By
Aileen P. Refuerzo
BAGUIO
CITY – “Silahis ng Pasko,” the longest-running Christmas season offering in the
city unveiled its list of yuletide treats as part of the Christmas in Baguio 2018
calendar of events.
Former councilor Narciso
Padilla, head of the National Correspondents Club of Baguio which sponsors and
coordinates the 45-year old event with the City Government through the City
Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) said activities will begin with
the Grand Opening Day Extravaganza on Dec. 1 featuring a string of children’s
activities.
Thousands of Day Care
children and parents garbed in Christmas costumes will once again spread cheer
along Session Road for the annual Mardi Gras at 8 a.m.
The
parade will end at the Melvin Jones for the Silahis ng Pasko opening program to
be graced by Mayor Mauricio Domogan and Rep. Marquez Go.
At 2 p.m. the Miss and
Mr. Little Silahis ng Pasko will be staged at the Malcolm Square featuring the
awards ceremonies, children’s “kultora-o-rama,” and dancefest.
On Dec. 2, the
Share-A-Joy Children’s Christmas Fun Alley and Raffle Joys will happen for
Little Helping Hands, newspaper boys, shoeshine boys, baggage boys and bag
sellers. A Palaro and raffle will also be conducted at 9 a.m. at the
Malcolm Square.
Dec. 8 will be the
Immaculate Conception Day festivities with a Thanksgiving Holy Mass at the NCCB
Shrine of the Brown Madonna along Km. 7 Asin Road, Tuba, Benguet for peace and
solidarity and progress.
On Dec. 9, the
Philippine Military Academy cadets will hold their day at the Burnham Park by
staging the traditional Silent Drill exhibition at the Melvin Jones at 10 a.m.
.
At 2 p.m., the cadets
will move to the People’s Park at 2 p.m. for Christmas concert of the PMA band.
The Quest for the Baguio
Lucky Christmas Family will happen on Dec. 8-9 with the winning family to
receive a red carpet reception, accommodation, sightseeing tours and courtesy
calls on ranking government officials.
Simultaneously
on Dec. 7-8, Silahis will revive the Quest for the Baguio Lucky Foreign
Visitors, an international tourism promotions program, to be coordinated by
mediamen Thom Picana and Primo Agatep.
The Baguio City National
High School will stage the Dancing and Singing Christmas Tree at 2 p.m. at the
Malcolm Square.
Dec. 15 will be reserved
for the Special Day for Special People which will feature an amateur singing
contest and instrumentals at 8:30 a.m., a chess tournament for the sightless
special athletes and a children’s palaro for the blind, mentally
challenged, hearing and speech impaired and the orthopedically impaired at the
Malcolm Square.
On Christmas Day,
Silahis will stage the Santa Claus on the Road and the Quest for Lucky
Christmas Baby 2017 while the counterpart New Year Baby will be selected on
Jan. 1.
On
Dec. 27, Silahis ng Pasko will sponsor a Holy Mass at the at 4:30 a.m. to be
officiated by St. Vincent parish priest Fr. Jeffrey. Habado at Malcolm Square.
The Baguio Lucky
Balikbayan and the Cordillera Sportsmen Day will be held on Dec 29 9a.m. at the
Sunshine Park.
Padilla said they will
award the lucky balikbayans in the individual, family and couple categories and
the Balik nang Balik Balikbayans during the event along with the 12 Outstanding
Baguio-Benguet Elderly Luminaries.
The event will also
serve as the Baguio-Cordillera International Athletes and Sportsmen “Mabuhay”
get-together party.
A fellowship “salu-salo”
over “Pinikpikan” fare will cap the event.
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