The 55th year of the Aklan Day Celebrations will be highlighted by the six - day Aklan Piña and Fiber Festival on April 25-30, 2011 at the Trade Hall, Capitol Ground, Kalibo, Aklan.
This festival which is now on its 12th year has mainly featured Aklan’s best products made of piña, abaca, and raffia loomwoven fabrics, fashion accessories and souvenir items. It also includes the best tasting processed meat, bakery, confectionary and pasalubong products and plants and garden products.
Other exhibits will include: 1. A showcase of engineered bamboo products in Aklan, in line with one of DTI’s flagship program to promote and develop a local resource-based industry; 2. Contemporary Lifestyle Setting of Living Spaces by International Lifestyle designer PJ Arañador; and 3. Agro-Industrial exhibit of the 17 municipalities of Aklan featuring their One-Town-One Product (OTOP).
Alongside the FIber Festival will be a nightly dinner event with native, splendid and gastronomic cuisine of the Tsibugan sa Kapitolyo. Guests and visitors will enjoy the jovial mood with live band music and entertainment.
The Fiber Fest is also a showcase of Public and Private Partnership (PPP) led by the Provincial Government of Aklan, with the Congressional District Office, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Fiber Industry Development Authority, the Aklan Piña and Indigenous Fibers Manufacturers and Traders Association, Inc., the Hugod Aklanon Producers Association, Inc., and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. Aklan Chapter. /MP
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