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SK festival set Oct 24-26 in Ifugao

LAGAWE, Ifugao – A Sangguniang Kabataan Day festival will be held in this capital town on Oct. 24-26 with activities to foster camaraderie among provincial youth.

“This would provide a day of fun for the youth, said SK federation provincial president and board member Jomar Buyuccan.

Gov. Teddy Baguilat Jr. expresses support to the activity allotting a budget counterpart of P200, 000 citing Buyuccan as a good role model for uniting the youth

Buyuccan authored his first ordinance entitled “An ordinance declaring the fourth Saturday of October as the Sanguniang Kabataan Day” which was approved by Baguilat.

Buyuccan said his ordinance also aimed to create camaraderie among the youth thorugh gatherings so they could plan activities.

The activities on CK Day includes a dinner, prayer, parade, launching of SK Day ordinance, boxing tournament, singing contest, and youth variety show, G-String marathon, launching of the Ifugao State College of Arts and Forestry teen center and closing program.

More than 600 participants are expected to attend and participate in activities.
Buyuccan said he was inviting the media to cover events particularly the the G-string 9 km marathon fun run from Barangay Piwong in Hingyon town up to the Lagawe town plaza.

Members of the organizing committee headed by the PSKF are Lagawe local govnerment unit, provincial governor’s office, Pastor Jimmy Lachaona, Joel Tultog, Emmo Bimohya, Philippine National Police, PSDD headed by Mirriam Baguidudol, Ifugao Provincial Hospital, James Banawol, and the Ifugao Youth Confederation. -- Jun Kindipan Dumar