• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO
A resolution requiring the Bacolod City Tourism Office to submit a post-festival report to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), to aid in legislation, was approved by the Bacolod Sanggunian yesterday.
Authored by Councilor Em Ang, the resolution said festivals are a significant contributor to Bacolod City’s tourism industry and local economy.
Findings from festival reports act as a roadmap for developing or amending ordinances and making legislative decisions, it said.
A post-festival report is aimed at evaluating the efficiency, financial management, economic impact, and safety of a public event to guide future policy, regulation, or budget allocation, the resolution said.
Such post-festival reports allow for the evaluation of safety protocols (e.g. crowd control, emergency preparedness, and response) to design better security policies, it added.*
