The Best of Negros Oriental presents: Buglasan

by: Jennifer Catan-Tilos 

(Dumaguete City, October 15, 2010)    AS the ten-day Buglasan grand celebration formally opens on October 15 at Sidlakang Negros Village, Festival Directorate Glynda Descuatan said this year’s Buglasan is getting bigger, more colorful and more attractive as all 25 cities and municipalities participated in different events.

An opening program dubbed as ‘The Best of Negros Oriental presents: BUGLASAN” will be held at 8:00PM at the center stage in Sidlakang Negros Village where parade of town’s loveliest ladies as Buglasan King and Queen candidates show off and display wit to add color to the festivities. Other best performances from different groups in the province will be presented, Descuatan said.

Part of the program a guest presentor, the colorful Siquijor’s Solili Festival will perform and share its traditional marriage ritual.

The presentation of Solili is a tribute to the late Provincial Governor Emilio Macias II as Siquijor was part of Negros Oriental province then before it became independent on September 17, 1971 or separated by virtue of Republic Act No. 6396.

Right after its show at Sidlakan, the Solili Festival will also presents at Robinsons Place at 8:30PM on the same night as a prelude to midnight sale.

With this kind of large celebration, Descuatan said Buglasan Festival will not only bring merrymaking to all local and foreign visitors but economic or livelihood share in the province. (PIA/JCT)