Hermosa Festival 2009 Features “Pesca Kita”

A fishing competition dubbed “Pesca Kita” will be an added attraction to this year’s Zamboanga Hermosa Festival in celebration of Fiesta Pilar, Mayor Celso Lobregat announced.
Slated for October 3 from 6 to 10 a.m., the first anglers’ competition will be held at Paseo del Mar. It is sponsored by the Tourism Association of Zamboanga (TBA) in coordination of Mayor Lobregat, Z.C. Tourism Press Corps, Vamos A Zamboanga, SOPHIL, City Tourism Office, Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils. and MEGA Sardines.

 Lobregat said the competition, the first of its kind in Zamboanga, is open to all fishing enthusiastsâ??young and not-so-young, who consider fishing fun. â??Fishing for fund,â? he added.It will thence be an annual activity for the month-long Hermosa Festival just like the Wow Sardinas, the longest boodle fight eating on the entire stretch of R.T. Lim Boulevard, mainly sponsored by the sardines and biscuit factories.-Meanwhile, the city government is now finalizing preparations for the observance of Zamboanga Hermosa Festival 2009, a month long festivity in honor of Nuestra Senora La Virgen del Pilar, the cityâ??s most revered patron saint. Mayor Lobregat last Wednesday convened the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival committee to look into final details concerning the different activities lined up for the celebration which will be themed: â??Celebra kita con un voz, un tono y un suenoâ?.Mayor Lobregat said the celebration is an all-encompassing and complete festival that culminates on the 12th day of October, the feast day of the Nuestra Senora de La Virgen del Pilar.The city sponsored activities include the nightly cultural performances at the Paseo del Mar from October 1-2 and 4-9 starting at 6 p.m.; Cosechas de Zamboanga, an exhibit of agricultural products and processed foods including flowers and plants at the Plaza Pershing from October 1-15; Art Exhibit, a gathering of all artists in Zamboanga from Oct. 1-31 at 6 p.m. at the Garden Orchid Hotel; 5th Mayor Celso Lobregat Golf Cup at the Zamboanga Golf Course and Beach Park at 9 a.m. from October 3-4; Regatta de Zamboanga, a sailboat race at the R.T. Lim Boulevard on Oct. 4 at 8 a.m.; Mascota de Zamboanga, a display of Spanish-inspired gowns on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Convention Center of the Garden Orchid Hotel; Dance Sport Competition 2009 at the Vitaliano D. Agan coliseum on Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.; Chabacano Song Festival on Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Executive Hall of the Garden Orchid Hotel; Servicio Medical na Fiesta Pilar Nutrition Feeding on Oct. 9 from 8 a.m. to 12nn at the City Health Compound; Sisterhood signing (hermanamiento) between Zamboanga City and the Benkulu City, Indonesia on Oct. 10 at 10a.m. at the City Hall Conference Room; WOW Sardinas on Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. at the R.T. Lim Boulevard; Float Parade with Street Dance Competition on Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. and the commemorative program at 3 p.m. the same day at the JFE Sports Complex. A fireworks display will cap the activities on Oct. 11 at 9 p.m. at the Paseo del Mar. Some private groups and individuals are also conducting activities in line with the Fiesta and have included the same in the cityâ??s calendar of events. (CITY HALL PR – Vic Larato)

Via Zamboanga Today