Bambanti Festival 2018 highlights ‘Isabela Kong Mahal
GEARING up this 2018 is the annual Bambanti Festival, back with this year’s theme: “Isabela Kong Mahal” (Isabela, My Beloved Land), depicting Isabeleños’ ardent love for the land of their birth through various creative concepts and images.
Spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Isabela, the week-long festival will be celebrated from January 22 – 27, 2018, heralding the province’s rich cultural heritage, the resiliency of her people, as well as its indigenous world-class products, lifestyle, and cuisine as pride of place.
Through the theme “Isabela Kong Mahal”, Isabeleños will showcase their strong commitment to their beloved land and outstanding virtue of hard work, proudly sharing to visitors how their family-inherited traits contributed to the fast growing socio-cultural and economic development of the province.
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ISABELA Rocks 19th Gawad Kalasag National Awards
click image to see more photosIn what is considered the Olympics of DRRM, PDRRMC ISABELA was adjudged BEST PDRRMC in the Philippines in fitting ceremonies held on December 11, 2017, at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria. The Council was also elevated to the elite Hall of Fame after winning the award three times in a row.
Isabela Governor Faustino G. Dy III and key members of the Council led by PDRRMO Edmond Guzman received the award from Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Undersecretary Ricardo B. Jalad of the OCD and Undersecretary Austere A. Panadero of the DILG.
The award is one of five glistening trophies won by Isabela in five major categories, plus an unprecedented two more Hall of Fame awards for the Council and for Cauayan City’s Rescue 922.
In his keynote, Lorenzana described Isabela as the runaway winner, a rare feat spectators can only describe as “simply phenomenal”