This Week’s Festivals: Feb. 23-29, 2019 | Inquirer News

This Week’s Festivals: Feb. 23-29, 2019

/ 04:05 AM February 23, 2020

Feb. 23 to 28: Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga

The city of Zamboanga in Zamboanga del Sur province celebrates its 83rd charter anniversary.

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Among the activities in the last week of the festival are sepak takraw tournament, hiphop dance competition, grand civic-military parade and job fair.

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Feb. 23 to 29: Cagsawa Festival

Culmination of the monthlong festival in Daraga, Albay province, commemorating the 206th anniversary of the 1814 eruption of Mayon Volcano that destroyed Cagsawa Church.

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Only the belfry and some parts of the convent of the centuries-old church, which became a tourist attraction, remain after the eruption.

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Activities include regional dance showdown, music festival, LGBT volleyball tournament and motorcross competition.

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Feb. 25 to 27: Asin Festival

Salt, the leading product of Dasol in Pangasinan province, is showcased in a four-day festival that also pays tribute to the town’s salt farmers.

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Activities include a fluvial parade, agri-tourism farm tour, field demonstration, “laro ng lahi” and cultural and community night.

Compiled by Kathleen de Villa, Inquirer Research

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