{"id":235949,"date":"2019-10-27T21:37:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T01:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=235949"},"modified":"2019-10-28T17:59:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T21:59:08","slug":"camiguin-celebrates-lanzones-fest-4th-most-competitive-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/27\/camiguin-celebrates-lanzones-fest-4th-most-competitive-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Camiguin celebrates Lanzones fest; 4th most competitive province"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-235949 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/27\/camiguin-celebrates-lanzones-fest-4th-most-competitive-province\/27102019jor\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6186\" height=\"4124\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/27102019jor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-235952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/27102019jor.jpg 6186w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/27102019jor-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/27102019jor-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/27102019jor-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6186px) 100vw, 6186px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-235952'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: LANZONES FESTIVAL.  Students in their colorful outfits perform a traditional dance to celebrate the 40th Lanzones Festival in Mambajao, Camiguin on Saturday (Oct. 26, 2019). The festival coincides with the harvest season of the lanzones, the island province&#8217;s primary agricultural product that begins every third week of October. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/27\/camiguin-celebrates-lanzones-fest-4th-most-competitive-province\/26102019jor6-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6466\" height=\"4311\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor6-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-235951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor6-1.jpg 6466w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor6-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor6-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6466px) 100vw, 6466px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-235951'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: LANZONES MADNESS. Street dancers wave giant \u201clanzones\u201d during a parade in celebration of the 40th Lanzones Festival in Mambajao, Camiguin on Saturday (Oct. 26, 2019). The festival coincides with the harvest season of the lanzones, the island-province&#8217;s primary product, every third week of October. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/27\/camiguin-celebrates-lanzones-fest-4th-most-competitive-province\/26102019jor3-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-235950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor3-1.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26102019jor3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-235950'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: LANZONES FESTIVAL. Dancers, clad in colorful costumes, jive to the tune of lively music during the parade in celebration of the 40th Camiguin Lanzones Festival in the town of Mambajao on Saturday (Oct. 26, 2019). The province is famous for its sweet lanzones, to which the annual Lanzones Festival is dedicated, and its interior forest reserves, collectively known as the Mount Hibok-Hibok Protected Landscape, which has been declared as a heritage park by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; This year\u2019s annual Lanzones Festival has become more festive as the island-province is also celebrating its win in the national award for local government units with best practices.<\/p>\n<p>The 40th Lanzones Festival is one of the island\u2019s major attractions and was established to celebrate the bounty of the lanzones fruit, considered as the sweetest in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Among the highlights of the festivities is the street dancing competition held in Mambajao on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Camiguin, according to Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo, was named the fourth Most Competitive Province in the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index Awards out of the 84 provinces in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The distinction, now its seventh year, was bestowed on deserving LGUs by the Department of Trade and Industry through its Competitiveness Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>In consonance to that award, the province\u2019s capital town of Mambajao also bagged the Most Competitive Municipality award for the 3rd to 6th Class Municipalities category.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from that, Mambajao has won the Best in Economic Dynamism and the 3rd place in Government Efficiency for the same category.<\/p>\n<p>Awards are given to LGUs in four categories, namely, 3rd to 6th class municipalities, 1st to 2nd class municipalities, component cities, and highly urbanized cities.<\/p>\n<p>Romualdo said it has always been their vision to develop the island-province with sustainability and environmental consciousness in mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe worked hard for this,\u201d he said, referring to the awards, \u201cto make Camiguin a better place for us and for our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To realize this, he said Camiguin had to take measures that would ensure food and power security for the island.<\/p>\n<p>Romualdo said they are now working to implement a province-wide agriculture program that would encourage Camiguinons to plant crops so they would not have to depend on mainland Mindanao for their food requirement.<\/p>\n<p>On its drive for a more fossil fuel-free energy, the provincial government will be putting up solar panels and windmills on the island, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The province will also be regulating its water supply starting next year as a way to prevent a water crisis that is being experienced in Metro Manila at present.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not wait for the time that we will suffer because of water shortage. We have to act now,\u201d the governor told the crowd at the coronation of \u2018Mutya sa Buhawanan\u2019 beauty pageant held at the provincial capitol grounds Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>With these future programs in the pipeline, Romualdo said it wouldn\u2019t be a surprise if Camiguin will reap more awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will just keep on working hard for the good of Camiguin, for the good of its people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN\u00a0&#8212; This year\u2019s annual Lanzones Festival has become more festive as the island-province is also celebrating its win in &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":235952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54365,3,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-235949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-instagram","category-lifestyle","category-travel","mauthors-jigger-jerusalem","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235953,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235949\/revisions\/235953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}