The Department of Tourism (DOT-CAR) is promoting two festivals in the region – Kalinga’s “Diddiga” Festival and “Alibay di BADANG” of Buguias, Benguet.
DOT OIC Armi Legaspina, in a Kapihan forum Wednesday stressed that DOT supports LGUs and other related tourism organizations/associations in their tourism endeavors, such as these festivals, by way of marketing and promotion.
The province of Kalinga will be having a “Diddiga” Festival on October 26 to 30 as the Kalingas join the country in celebration of the Indigenous People (IP) month.
The Digdiga has five components, namely the “Sallidummay” Festival and Indigenous trade fair to celebrate the province’s pride of “identity”; The Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) Faura to respect and recognize the rights of the indigenous people; the Chico River Festival to protect the Chico River as a heritage site; and the Batok Festival – to relieve a vanished Traditional Art. (more…)
