Agusan mayor conferred Manobo ‘Bae’ during opening of Magdiwata Festival

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — The Magdiwata Festival of this municipality kicked off Thursday at the municipal grounds with Mayor Grace Carmel Paredes-Bravo conferred an honorary title as Manobo Bae or female tribal chieftain during ceremonies early dawn.

Another ritual praying to Magbabaya to offer the bountiful resources of Mt. Magdiwata followed the installation of Bravo as a Manobo leader that formally marked the opening of the four-day festival, the first of its kind since it was celebrated 21 years ago. The local government has scheduled the festival from June 1 to 4 based on Executive Order No. 48, Series of 2023 issued by the mayor on May 2.

The Magdiwata watershed is the main source of potable water of the San Francisco Water District, which services at least 9,400 commercial and residential water concessionaires in this booming town. Side activities will be held during the environmental summit. These include the search for the most innovative environment project for high school students, Magdiwata “Trashion Show” where fashion designers will show off their entries of gowns made of recyclable materials, Cebuano poetry contest on the environment, and photography contest featuring the different interesting sites of Mt. Magdiwata, and the hammock adventure going towards Sitio Cantagan in the interior village of Lucac.

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