June 29 is Festivals Day in Tacloban City

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
May 27, 2013

TACLOBAN CITY – June 29, 2013 is Festivals Days in Tacloban City. The Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival will be conducted in the morning while the Festival of Lights will be held in the evening.

This was the agreement made during a meeting held on Friday, May 24, by the representatives of the City Government through City Administrator Tecson John Lim and the Pintados-Kasadyaan represented by Alangalang Mayor Loreto Yu.

Quoting Atty. Lim, “representatives of Sangyaw and Pintados-Kasadyaan were at City Hall to discuss how we can all have a peaceful and fun-filled Fiesta this year and for the years to come.”

Mayor Yu said that the Pintados-Kasadyaan will be allowed to street dancing parade in the parade route requested by the group.

Since the original request of the Pintados-Kasadyaan is for a June 27 activity, Mayor Yu said the organization will have to write the City again for permit to hold a festival parade on June 29.

Moreover, the request of the Pintados-Festival organizers to have nightly activities at the RTR Plaza was also approved, Mayor Yu added.

For his part, Atty. Tecson noted in his Facebook, “So happy with the results of the meeting as it would seem that Pintados-Kasadyaan would be amenable to having a "Day of Festivals" where Pintados-Kasadyaan will hold their parade in the morning and the Sangyaw staging their Parade of Lights in the evening.”

Pintados Festival is now in its 27th year, Kasadyaan Festival is in its 18th year while the Sangyaw Festival of Lights was introduced last year by the City Government.

The Pintados Festival is a religious festival that pays homage to Senor Santo Niño, the Patron of Leyte, through merry-making event displaying the rich cultural heritage of Leyte and Samar in a unique and colorful way, showcasing the art of body tattooing which Visayans were known for in the past.