PUBLIC
GENERAL SANTOS
CITY (23 FEBRUARY 2015) – The 26th Kalilangan Festival was formally
opened last night at Oval Plaza stage, General Santos City.
The festive ceremony was
overladen with series of activities to showcase the different production and
performances of various groups and artists.
Gracing the event were the city
officials headed by Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera who is also the festival chairman,
joined by first lady Jane Rivera, Vice Mayor, Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles, Atty. Abdurahman Canacan,
last year’s festival chairman, Kristoffer FM Millado, festival co-chairman, and
festival director Marthin Millado.
Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno later
joined the occasion as its guest of honor.
On his part, Atty. Abdurahman
Canacan expressed his appreciation to RMMC as the host for this year’s festival
being an academic institution full of ideas and concepts.
“We have seen how the opening
ceremony was prepared. We are continuously expressing our commitment to support
all the activities of the General Santos City,” he said.
Featured during last night’s program
were presentations depicting the home-grown culture of the generals, tribal
history, communication and the community, the grandeur of nature, growth and
the future, and Kalilangan experience. These can all be summed up to mark the identity
of the people of Gensan.
Mayor Rivera undertook to tackle the
history of Gensan, its development and evolution during his speech.
The birth of ‘Kalilangan’, as the
official name of the festival, was the winning entry of Dr. Bai Janena Tito
during the festival naming celebration in 1989.
The night ended with colorful
fireworks display which lasted for about 3 minutes.
This year’s celebration of the
26th Kalilangan Festival and 76th Foundation Anniversary of
the City is an event that basically promotes General Santos City as the tourist
destination in the Philippines, focusing on its cultural heritage and history. The
festivities depict tri-people peaceful coexistence.(Sharmagne Villacastin/Gensan
CPIO)
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