VIVA VIGAN

       In December 1999, Vigan City was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List of Sites and Monuments as the city, which was established in the 16th century, is the "best preserved example of planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that have no parallel anywhere in East and South-East Asia.

       In the Month of September, Vigan city, as the only heritage city in the Philippines, we celebrate the World Heritage Cities Solidarity Cultural Festival. There are a lot of activities and events that will be held for the month of September here in Vigan like the Solidarity Food and Trade Fair at the Vigan Convention Center, Paseo de Vigan, and the tres patrimonio Zarzuela that opened on September 1. Other events of the festival from September 3 to 7 include singing competitions, photography, Zarzuela Ilocana, Dallot, Kinnantara, Cultural Quiz, Sabayang pagbigkas, story telling, writing on the History of Vigan as told by senior residents, painting, and folk dancing.

       Since I was a child, me and my family always visit in this different activities and I encourage you all to join and see these fun events, because this celebration is for all of us Biguenos.