BAGUIO CITY—Organizers of the 21st edition of the Panagbenga agreed to reduce the number of stalls during the 35-day Baguio Blooms exposition from Feb. 1 to March 6, 2016 to pave the way for works by local and visiting landscapers.
Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan, chairman of the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc., said that from the previous 300 stalls dedicated for food, clothing and other artifacts, only 100 will occupy one side of the market encounter area along Jose Abad Santos Drive and Juan Luna Drive.
One side of the exhibit area will be used for the display of creations of local and visiting landscapers in order to sustain the promotion of quality landscaping works.
“We have to continue promoting that the Baguio and Benguet areas are the source of quality flowers used for the various activities of the flower festival,” he said.
Domogan said those who will be chosen to display their various products will be given stalls of 4 meters by 4 meters.
Local landscapers in the city expressed their gratitude to the organizers of the flower festival and the city government for increasing the number of spaces to be occupied by their works, saying that it will serve as an opportunity for them to showcase their craft.
Local landscapers are being commissioned by various multinational companies joining the grand float parade.
Small and medium floats cost between P200,000 and P350,000 each. Large floats cost between P500,000 and P1 million.
