Tabuk Matagoan fest set June 24

By Geraldine G. Dumallig

TABUK CITY, Kalinga – This capital city will hold its 12th founding anniversary and Matagoan Festival set June 24 to 26 as tentative dates.

City Tourism Officer Arlene Ethel Odiem, said “crowd drawers” would be held such as cultural street parade, motocross, Matagoan run, Patawid agro-industrial trade fair, agri-lympics, skills Olympics, drum and lyre competition, dornat or the rite of re-warming the bodong (peace pact among tribes.) 

Tree planting would also be held to commemorate  Environment Month while a re-enactment production of the history of Tabuk would also be presented.

On the first day, a Matagoan Festival Call is slated at 6 a.m. wherein the Manpedal TakoTabuk (MAPETAK) Bikers would be doing the rounds around town to “call” the people to join in  celebrations followed by a grand civic parade and program at the Tabuk People’s Gym.

Also included on the program is the Matagoan Dance Showdown which simultaneous with the Aegis Band concert on the 24th.

Part of the three-day event is Tourism Day which would feature the Guilom Adventure and white water rafting tour packages.

According to Odiem, the city government would be allotting P2 million for the event, which aims to promote Tabuk City as a major eco-tourism destination in the north through culture, environment and agriculture development.