BAGUIO
CITY -- The City Council, during recent regular session, approved on first
reading a proposed ordinance that seeks to institutionalize the Montan֮osa film festival as part of “Summer in
Baguio” activities.
The proposed ordinance stated the Montan֮osa film festival shall be every third week of March of every year as part of the summer vacation activities of the city government to boost growth of the local film industry.
Members of the committee shall include the regional director of the Cordillera Dept. of Tourism, city administrator, city tourism and special events representative, Office of the Congressman, chairperson of the committee on tourism, City Environment and Parks Management officer, City Buildings and Architecture Officer, city General Services Officer, Baguio City Police Office director, Baguio Fire Department fire marshal and Dept. of Public Works and Highways – Baguio City District Engineering Office representative.
Other committee members include City Health Services officer, City Engineering officer, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee representative, Emergency Medical services, City Public Information Officer, representative from the Workshop for Infinite Media, Inc., representative from the Baguio City Chamber of Commerce and other concerned agencies.
The committee shall convene and plan for the conduct of the event, schedule programs for dates and arrange venues, facilitate members of the committee on their duties, formulate rules in food preparation for delegates from participating provinces, cleanliness and maintenance of security and order, and other rules to be observed.
The committee shall also draft working plans for setting up stalls to house participants and other beautification or landscaping ornaments, delegate security personnel to patrol the area during the said event and include other activities for the successful conduct of the event.
The council proposed that an amount of P1 million be appropriated from the annual budget of the city for the implementation of the ordinance and for this to be included in the budget of the Office for City Administration.
The council noted activities of the first Montan֮osa film festival were held in outdoor cinemas at the Loakan airport drive-in and Burnham Lake and at the Baguio Convention Center last March 20-28, 2021 and that the festival was successful despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Baguio City was dubbed as a Creative City in the field of Crafts and Folk Arts by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on October 31, 2017.
Baguio is now a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. – Dexter A. See
The proposed ordinance stated the Montan֮osa film festival shall be every third week of March of every year as part of the summer vacation activities of the city government to boost growth of the local film industry.
Members of the committee shall include the regional director of the Cordillera Dept. of Tourism, city administrator, city tourism and special events representative, Office of the Congressman, chairperson of the committee on tourism, City Environment and Parks Management officer, City Buildings and Architecture Officer, city General Services Officer, Baguio City Police Office director, Baguio Fire Department fire marshal and Dept. of Public Works and Highways – Baguio City District Engineering Office representative.
Other committee members include City Health Services officer, City Engineering officer, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee representative, Emergency Medical services, City Public Information Officer, representative from the Workshop for Infinite Media, Inc., representative from the Baguio City Chamber of Commerce and other concerned agencies.
The committee shall convene and plan for the conduct of the event, schedule programs for dates and arrange venues, facilitate members of the committee on their duties, formulate rules in food preparation for delegates from participating provinces, cleanliness and maintenance of security and order, and other rules to be observed.
The committee shall also draft working plans for setting up stalls to house participants and other beautification or landscaping ornaments, delegate security personnel to patrol the area during the said event and include other activities for the successful conduct of the event.
The council proposed that an amount of P1 million be appropriated from the annual budget of the city for the implementation of the ordinance and for this to be included in the budget of the Office for City Administration.
The council noted activities of the first Montan֮osa film festival were held in outdoor cinemas at the Loakan airport drive-in and Burnham Lake and at the Baguio Convention Center last March 20-28, 2021 and that the festival was successful despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Baguio City was dubbed as a Creative City in the field of Crafts and Folk Arts by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on October 31, 2017.
Baguio is now a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. – Dexter A. See
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