by Franklin P.
Gumapon
DIPOLOG CITY, April
28 (PIA) - - A grand motorcade around the major thoroughfares of this city
marked the start of the 14th P’gsalabuk sa Dipolog festival, which
will last until May 31.
In yesterday’s
opening activity, which was graced by Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) grand winner
Engr. Jan Slater L. Young, Mayor Evelyn T. Uy led the ribbon cutting to
commence the agro and food fair and visual art exhibit at the Dipolog City
Boulevard. This was followed by bottled sardines and cooked “Tuloy” fish eating
spree.
It was observed
that thousands of people turned up in yesterday’s opening program to see the
PBB grand winner, Slater Young, whose roots are from this city.
P’gsalabuk is a
Subanen term for thanksgiving. Thus, “P’gsalabuk sa Dipolog,” is a thanksgiving
festival held yearly in this city every April 27-May 31 to highlight the feast
of St. Vincent that falls on the last Saturday of May. (FPG/PIA-Zamboanga del
Norte)