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| THE Palad Sandbar is one of the natural attractions of Marinduque, which is most known for its Moriones Festival during the Holy Week. Photo: Marinduque Tourism Office |
MARINDUQUE IS celebrating its centennial founding
anniversary this week with activities highlighting the island province’s nature
destinations and cultural heritage beyond its iconic masks that are featured
during the annual Moriones Festival. “(T)he province is putting its best foot
forward with the wide array of festivities to showcase its rich cultural
heritage, native crafts, language, natural attractions, and the warm character
of its people,” Governor Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr. said in a statement from
the local tourism office.
The unveiling of the
plaque for the Boac Cathedral as an Important Cultural Property — declared by
the National Museum of the Philippines in December 2018 — kicked off the
celebration on Monday. Other events lined up are: launch of the Centennial
Monument and the Bantayog-Wika, an initiative of the National Commission for
Culture and the Arts, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, and the provincial
government, in recognition of Marinduque’s vernacular as among the roots of the
national language; an art workshop led by artist Fernando Sena, a native of
Gasan town; agro-trade and tourism fair organized by the Marinduque Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and the Department of Trade and Industry; and the 4×4
Offroad Jeep Club Philippines National Jamboree opening and the Centennial
Heritage Tour, which will both go around the province’s tourist spots.- BusinessWorld
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| A street-dancing contingent. Photo: Seller Nolos |
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| Float Parade. Photo: Seller Nollos |
The Mogpog Pavilion at Barakalan sa Sentenaryo |
| 4x4 Offroad Jeep Club Philippines Jamboree, Marinduque February 22-24, 2020 |
Other photos: ctto
Starhorse Shipping Lines operates several roll on-roll off
ferry trips daily between the Lucena City port in Quezon and Marinduque.
