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TOL hails Baguio City’s Penagbenga Festival

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MANILA, Philippines – Senate Majority Leader Francis ‘TOL’ Tolentino today hailed this year’s celebration of the Penagbenga Festival, which showcases the vibrant culture and flower industry of Baguio City. “Baguio is a model for local governments nationwide because of its best practices in tourism, good governance, and entrepreneurship,” said the senator. “The recent passage by the Senate of important amendments to Baguio’s charter is aimed to…

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TOL hails Baguio City’s Penagbenga Festival

1 hour ago·Manila, Philippines

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The Manila Times

43 floats bloom at Baguio flower festival

BAGUIO CITY — The 29th Panagbenga Baguio Flower Festival drew thousands of visitors on Saturday, Feb. 22, as the Grand Street Dance Parade made its way through the city's main thoroughfares. The parade began at 8 a.m., but eager spectators started gathering as early as 5 a.m. The procession started at Panagbenga Park and followed a route through Session Road, Harrison Road, Jose Abad Santos Drive, and Lake Drive before culminating at the Melvin …

19 hours ago·Manila, Philippines

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Rappler

Rappler Recap: Tourists flock to Baguio City for Panagbenga street dance parade

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Panagbenga Festival weekend kicks off with its annual Street Dance parade where hundreds of students dance their way to the Melvin Jones Football Field. This year’s theme is “Blossoms Beyond Boundaries” and incidentally, coincides with the Baguio Country Club’s 120th anniversary. The performances follow the same route as the festival’s previous iteration which begins at Panagbenga Park in South Drive, moves towards…

1 day ago·Philippines

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Manila Bulletin

12 contingents dazzle crowd at Panagbenga street dance parade

BAGUIO CITY – Twelve contingents wowed the crowd as they performed at the grand street dancing parade of the 29th Panagbenga Festival with the theme “Blossoms Beyond Boundaries” here on Saturday, Feb. 22.YOUNG native dancers perform in the Panagbenga Grand Street Dance Parade in Baguio City on Saturday, Feb. 22. (Zaldy Comanda)Spectators lined up as early as 5 a.m. to watch the event.The parade was led by the Philippine Military Academy Band and…

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