The 9th Aklan Piña & Fiber Festival (Fiber Fest), one of the major events to highlight the weeklong celebration of the 52nd anniversary of Aklan, will be formally opened on 23 April 2008 at 3:00 in the afternoon. Venue will be at the Provincial Capitol Grounds, Capitol Site, Kalibo, Aklan.
Ninety-one exhibitors will participate in the said fair as follows: loomweaving (10), gifts & house wares (10), furniture & furnishings (4), food processing/bakery (8), garden/cutflower (18), Tsibugan sa Kapitolyo concessionaires (15), local government units/agencies & non-government organizations (24) and others (2).
Fiber Fest will showcase Aklan’s best products of blended loomwoven fabrics, fashion accessories and furnishings from piña, abaca, raffia and other fibers. Mixed-media-based gifts and houseware and furniture and furnishings will be of the latest designs and concepts. Deboned bangus, meat-based processed foods, and bakery products will also be highlighted as well as the cutflowers and the ornamental plants.
Special features of the Fiber Fest are the Aninag Fashion Show (6:30 pm on 23 April) and Raw Material Showcase that will be set-up side by side with the One Town One Product (OTOP) corner and the contemporary lifestyle setting of living spaces by the world-renowned lifestyle designer, Mr. PJ Arañador, regular designer-consultant and visual merchandiser of the show.
Aside from the assisted MSMEs, the 17 municipalities of Aklan and several community-based organizations/agencies will exhibit their OTOP and agri-industrial products.
Fiber Fest is a joint project of the Provincial Government of Aklan, the Congressional District Office and the Department of Trade and Industry – Aklan Provincial Office in coordination with the Aklan Piña Manufacturers and Traders Association, Inc. and the Hugod Aklanon Producers Association, Inc.
Alongside the Fiber Fest is the Tsibugan sa Kapitolyo, a nightly dinner event at the Godofredo P. Ramos Park, Provincial Capitol Grounds. Local restaurateurs will showcase their various native gourmets’ amidst music from live bands. This is a special project of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. – Aklan Chapter (PCII-AC) and the Provincial Government of Aklan.
Both the Fiber Fest and the Tsibugan sa Kapitolyo will run from 23 to 29 April 2008. /MP
Ninety-one exhibitors will participate in the said fair as follows: loomweaving (10), gifts & house wares (10), furniture & furnishings (4), food processing/bakery (8), garden/cutflower (18), Tsibugan sa Kapitolyo concessionaires (15), local government units/agencies & non-government organizations (24) and others (2).
Fiber Fest will showcase Aklan’s best products of blended loomwoven fabrics, fashion accessories and furnishings from piña, abaca, raffia and other fibers. Mixed-media-based gifts and houseware and furniture and furnishings will be of the latest designs and concepts. Deboned bangus, meat-based processed foods, and bakery products will also be highlighted as well as the cutflowers and the ornamental plants.
Special features of the Fiber Fest are the Aninag Fashion Show (6:30 pm on 23 April) and Raw Material Showcase that will be set-up side by side with the One Town One Product (OTOP) corner and the contemporary lifestyle setting of living spaces by the world-renowned lifestyle designer, Mr. PJ Arañador, regular designer-consultant and visual merchandiser of the show.
Aside from the assisted MSMEs, the 17 municipalities of Aklan and several community-based organizations/agencies will exhibit their OTOP and agri-industrial products.
Fiber Fest is a joint project of the Provincial Government of Aklan, the Congressional District Office and the Department of Trade and Industry – Aklan Provincial Office in coordination with the Aklan Piña Manufacturers and Traders Association, Inc. and the Hugod Aklanon Producers Association, Inc.
Alongside the Fiber Fest is the Tsibugan sa Kapitolyo, a nightly dinner event at the Godofredo P. Ramos Park, Provincial Capitol Grounds. Local restaurateurs will showcase their various native gourmets’ amidst music from live bands. This is a special project of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. – Aklan Chapter (PCII-AC) and the Provincial Government of Aklan.
Both the Fiber Fest and the Tsibugan sa Kapitolyo will run from 23 to 29 April 2008. /MP
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