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                    [ArticleID] => 1943506
                    [Title] => Bounty and unity
                    [Summary] => This year’s 20th Dinagat Festival of Cordova, Cebu is another proof of unity at its best—strong community involvement, government support and solid cultural base. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-08-15 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134091
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1461977
                    [AuthorName] => Ligaya Rabago-Visaya
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
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                    [ArticleID] => 1358189
                    [Title] => Dinagat Festival: The legacy continues
                    [Summary] => 

Philippine festivals mirror the unique traditions and cultures of certain places. Consider the numerous islands and festivals, truly ours is a country diverse in some aspects but united by the people's shared aspirations. Celebrating the bounty and showing gratefulness to the patron saints are usual reasons, fittingly a socio-religious undertaking.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134091 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1461977 [AuthorName] => Ligaya Rabago-Visaya [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 605297 [Title] => Cooking with character fiesta in Cordova [Summary] =>

The invitation came from CEO Alex Farrugia of the Cordova Reef Village...

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1284784 [AuthorName] => Dr. Nestor Alonso ll [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 494597 [Title] => Love triangle nga anggolo gisuta sa pagpatay unta sa konsehal [Summary] =>

Love triangle o kasina sa negosyo maoy duha ka anggolo nga gisuta karon sa kapolisan sa lungsod sa Cordova nga nagpaluyo sa tinguha unta nga pagpusil kang konsehal Victor Tago sa maong lungsod sa miaging gabii.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1173948 [AuthorName] => Bong Soriano [SectionName] => Banat Balita [SectionUrl] => balita [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 490179 [Title] => Dinagat Festival saulogon sa Cordova [Summary] =>

Ang kagamhanan sa lungsod sa Cordova migahin og P2.1 milyones alang sa ika-10 niining kasaulogan sa Dinagat Festival karong umaabot nga Agosto 9,2009.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096643 [AuthorName] => Darrel Carumba [SectionName] => Banat Balita [SectionUrl] => balita [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 12837 [Title] => Gwen: Handshake with Tomas meant nothing [Summary] =>

This was the clarification of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia after she and Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña were seen shaking hands at the Dinagat Festival in Cordova and the thanksgiving party hosted by Sen. Miguel Zubiri last Sunday.

[DatePublished] => 2007-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291755 [Title] => Turismo tuyo sa Bakasi fest [Summary] => Ang pagpaila sa lungsod sa Cordova ngadto sa mga langyaw nga turista ug mga dumoduong nga gikan sa uban nga mga lalawigan maoy nag-unang tinguha sa mga opisyal sa maong lungsod sa ilang pagpasiugda sa Bakasi Festival.

Kini maoy nag-unang kalihukan nga gipasiugdahan sa kagamhanan sa maong lungsod nga nagsaulog sa tinuig nga pangilin sa matag Agosto 15.

Ang maong kalihukan nga apilan sa mga contingent nga naggikan sa kabarangayan sa maong lungsod ug ingon man sa naggikan sa mga lungsod ug siyudad sa Sugbo.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1600280 [AuthorName] => Ni Romeo T. Limpangog [SectionName] => Banat Balita [SectionUrl] => balita [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 290710 [Title] => Cordova andam na sa Bakasi Festival [Summary] => Ang bakasi nga usa ka matang sa isda ang giisip nga mao gayod ang nag-unang produkto sa kadagatan nga abunda niini sa lungsod sa Cordova, Sugbo. [DatePublished] => 2005-08-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804726 [AuthorName] => Edwin Ian Melecio [SectionName] => Banat Balita [SectionUrl] => balita [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 287569 [Title] => Cordova town to launch "Bakasi" fest Aug. 14 [Summary] => Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has released P600,000 to Cordova town for the launch of its first Bakasi Festival on Aug. 14.

Cordova Mayor Arleigh Sitoy said the Bakasi Festival is a revision of the yearly Dinagat Festival and would focus on the life and livelihood of fishermen.

The town had decided to modify the concept of the festival so as to help fishermen. Cordova had celebrated the Dinagat for six consecutive years until last year.

He added that the abundance of seawater eels locally known as "bakasi" had prompted them to make this a festival this year.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096371 [AuthorName] => Jose P. Sollano [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 265268 [Title] => Celebrating culture and identity [Summary] => CEBU CITY’S SINULOG FESTIVAL is so popular that it inevitably overshadows other festivals in the region. Thus, finding the Cordova Dinagat Festival listed in the WOW Philippines Calendar of Festivals and Events of the Department of Tourism two years ago was a wonderful surprise for Cristina Siojo-Sitoy, wife of Cordova town Mayor Arleigh Jay Sitoy.

On its sixth year, the Cordova Dinagat Festival is on its way to carving a niche in the country’s tourism industry.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620721 [AuthorName] => Nikko Dizon [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) ) )
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