BAUKO, MTN. PROV.– With the theme “Bauko: Home of Talents and Opportunities,” Bauko is set to celebrate its thanksgiving festival “Begnas di Bauko” on March 14-16, 2019 at the Municipal Oval here.
This town hosts the headwaters of the major river systems of Northern Luzon– the Abra, Agno, Chico, and Magat rivers, thus, this year’s celebration aims to highlight advocacies and interventions for watershed protection and conservation and the same time promoting its talents and opportunities.
The festival will feature reconnection to cultural and nature sites through a pre- Begnas Trekking, a civic parade that will mobilize the 22 barangays and various sectors and partners including sister cities and municipalities that strengthen and reignites the spirit of belongingness. With the Agro-Industrial Tourism Fair and the cultural presentation on the 14th of March, the first day will be a cultural fellowship with Senator Cynthia Villar as Guest of Honor and Speaker.
The Priests and Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc and Lagawe and the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Luzon will be staging a concert to raise funds for Ecological advocacies and a Church Building at Soysoyoc, Tapapan.
Woven products will be highlighted in a fashion show during the search for Ms Begnas at the same time providing venue for the newly installed SK councils for a night of fellowship with the elders and the search candidates.
School age children will take the center stage during the 2nd day of the festival with CEO Mike Defensor in a talent showdown and indigenous games. The 3rd day will be a day with partners and friends in the name of community development. Director Nancy Bantog of DOST-Region will grace the occasion with the promotion of health good practices through marathon and Red Cross events.
Mayor Abraham B. Akilit enjoins the participation of all barangays and invites everyone to be in Bauko on these dates for a taste of the town’s hospitality, culture and arts, scenic and panoramic landscapes. Most of all, for mobilization of support for watershed protection and conservation specially in a month when fires would be like fallen stars scattering in our mountains.**Arsenia Addon
