Garbo Festival 2009

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Garbo sa Lapulapu Festival 2009 - (November 18, 2009) Today is the Grand Mardi grass of Garbo Festival 2009. This is the 9th annual festival celebration of Lapulapu City. The festival is honor to the oponganons patron saint, St. Virgen de La Regla. The is also to celebrate the Youth Day of the city.

The Festival activity was headed by the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) of Lapu lapu City.

The Grand Mardi grass will be start at 12noon heading in Lapulapu City Central School going to GMC Arcade fronting at Lapulapu PUJ Terminal. Some of the participants were from barangays and schools, bringing their colorful props, costumes and big floats.

There are two categories on the main grand showdown, one is Float Category and second is Pasahalad or the Street Dancing. The judges will pick five winners in different categories. Not just like previous festival, only three winners were picked. Now, almost 600k were given to the ABC officers to support the BIG celebrations and activities of Garbo sa Lapulapu Festival 2009.

The Annual Fiesta of Lapulapu City is on the 20th and 21st of November.

Catch also the Ms. Lapulapu 2009 this coming November 20 at Saint Alphonsus Catholic School Compound.

Happy Fiesta mga Oponganons!!