banamos festival 2011 schedule of activity

here is the schedule of activities of the 10th banamos festival of my hometown, los banos, laguna:

september 14, 2011

5am - opening / unang hirit (covered court / paciano rizal park)

7pm - bailamos: the nationwide dance contest (paciano rizal park)

september 15, 2011

7pm - himigsikan battle of the bands (paciano rizal park)

september 16, 2011

6am - civic parade (trace college to paciano rizal park)

10am - 396th foundation day anniversary (paciano rizal park)

2pm - musikohan exhibition (paciano rizal park)

september 17, 2011

7am - buko pie atbp (paciano rizal park)

1pm - dia aguas santas (thanksgiving mass, elejer, fluvial float parade and hotspring bathing)

7pm - miss los banos (paciano rizal park)

september 18, 2011

6am - padyak lb

3pm - bayle sa kalye street dance competition (central elem school to paciano rizal park)

5pm - bayle sa kalye showdown (paciano rizal park)

7pm - the grand revelry (paciano rizal park)

a spa and wellness fair and barangay trade fair at paciano rizal park and wtf! waterball adventure at tadlac and lakeshore resort will be held from september 14 - 18, 2011.

here is a teaser on what's in store in the event:

so tara na sa los banos!

tallest rizal monument in the world unveiled in calamba, laguna

to commemorate our national hero, dr. jose rizal's 150th birthday, rizal's birthplace, calamba city, laguna unveiled the tallest rizal monument in the world. the new monument is located on a 7 hectare land dubbed as the jose rizal park or the plaza; which is directly in front of the calamba city hall.

the monument is around 22 feet tall, which represents the 22 languages and dialects that jose rizal speaks. it is also on top of a 15 step stairways; each step represents a decade in the 150 years after his birth.

this is built by the local government of calamba city with the help of the philippine charity sweepstakes office (pcso).

pic is from: http://paulgeniusboy.blogspot.com/2011/06/worlds-tallest-jose-rizal-monument_19.html