• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The Victorias City government is marking its 26th Kadalag-an Festival on March 14 to 24, at its new site, the Sidlak Victorias Global City.
In a press briefing on Monday, Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez said he wants to introduce the Sidlak Victorias Global City area to Victoriahanons and tourists.
The Kadalag-an festival was previously held at the Victorias City plaza.
The transfer of the festival site, according to Benitez, is aimed at avoiding traffic and congestion at the Victorias City proper, which was the subject of complaints in the previous two years.
Everything will be in the new site, carnival, kiosks will be there, he said, adding that preparations for site development and the staging area are ongoing.
From March 14 to 17, it will be filled up with pre-Kadalag-an sports activities, such as boxing, beach volleyball, Palumba para sa Kadalag-an, basketball, E-sports, drag race, airsoft, and skateboard competitions.
The highlights, according to Benitez, will be on March 21 to 24, where celebrities, artists, and bands have been invited.
March 21 is the charter day of Victorias City, and the search for Kadalag-an Queen 2024 is slated on March 22.*
