Activities

February 21, 2007

The event will be implemented through the concerted efforts of the private sector, government organizations, agricultural sector, tribal groups and other concerned sectors. 

 An executive committee will be created which shall manage and oversee the festival.  Committees will be organized identifying their respective roles and functions. Highlighting ethnic foods, the seven-day festival will take place at the Benguet State University campus with corresponding entrance fee for maintenance of the area.

 Components of the festival will be cookfest, lectures, cultural presentations, trade fair and exhibit, local concerts, and ethnic games which shall run for the whole duration.  The exhibit shall also include installation of native huts of the different tribes/ethnoliguistic groups.

 During the event, each province together with their tribal/ethnolinguistic groups will be given a day to showcase their culture on ethnic food preparations and cultural presentations.

 For those who would like to avail of a wholesome treat, a selection of visitor’s package will be offered.

 The activities will be documented.  For the cookfest, the food preparations of the different menus incorporating cultural significance will be compiled.

 

FoodFest Components

 

1.      Cookfest

Objective: To showcase the unique ethnic and exotic foods in the region

Description/Mechanics

This component will showcase the different ethnic and exotic foods in the region. Restaurant owners will be invited to serve native foods with corresponding fees.

A food demonstration of the various menus for every province together with their tribes shall also take place.

Foods to be showcased will be whole menus (i.e canao menu, kini-ing etc. ), exotic foods such as babate, babadi,Ginga, kiwet (fresh water eel), rice cakes, ethnic beverages such as sabeng, ethnic vinegar like “tengba”, wines of different tribes, and vegetarian menu.

 

2.      Lectures series/Forum

Objectives:

a) Ethnic foods

·         To create awareness, knowledge and understanding of ethnic food production, processing, preparation, and serving encompassing the customs and traditions of different tribes

·         To promote sustainability of the region's resources

b) Native instruments

·         To have knowledge and develop skills in playing the different native instruments

c) Native dances

·         To have knowledge and develop skills in performing native dances

 

Description/Mechanics

Lectures and forums will be presented with interactive discussions, workshops and demonstrations. Lectures on ethnic foods will be deal on both plants and animals, for animals may be domestic or wild while plants from forest or grown. There will also be lectures agricultural systems of the different tribes and sustainability of resources.

Other lectures include the different native instruments and their uses together with demonstrations on how to play the instruments and native dances and their fitting occasions coupled with demonstrations.

This will also provide the public an overview of the Cordillera region, its people and their heritage. Reliable speakers will be tapped for this component.

 

3.      Cultural presentations

Objective: To entertain and educate the people on the relevance of cultural presentations on the life of the Cordillera people that will revolve around food gatherings, preparations and festivities

Description/Mechanics

The different provinces together with their tribal groups will perform dances, songs, story telling, chants

 

4.      Local artist concerts

Objective: To entertain the public on traditional and contemporary native songs among local artists.

Description/Mechanics

This component is necessary to attract more crowd in the activity area. Local singers from the Cordillera will be tapped to perform in this activity but new singers will also be encouraged to participate to discover new talents. It is encouraged that native songs will be performed to promote local singers as well as local composers.

 

5.      Trade fair and exhibit

Objective: To showcase and promote ethnic and locally produced products

Description/Mechanics

Local farmers and entrepreneurs will be invited to the trade fair and exhibit. A registration fee of P1,000.00 will be collected from exhibitors to subsidize cost to be incurred for the activity. With the fee, an exhibitors will be entitled to a selling booth, a chair, electricity and security during the night. Exhibitors will be coming from the different provinces of the region. Products will focus on ethnic/organically produced (fresh or processed), ornamental plants, woodcrafts, woven items, and other handicraft items.

An exhibit area will also be set up to display artifacts, utensils representing culture and traditions of the Cordillerans. This will include items, publications, photos and other documentary references referring to cultural heritage. Native huts will also be installed that will show the kitchen, eating area, food storage, and replica of native food.

To give highlights to the exhibit, special awards will be given to oldest artifacts, best documentary article, and oldest photo of significance.

 

Proposed layout and arrangement/cluster for the photo exhibit will be as follows:

1.      Ethnic food

2.      Vegetarian section

3.      Coffee, wine and tea beverage section

4.      Artifacts, utensils, jars, kayabang, etc.

5.      Cultural documentary section (photos,video,literatures,publications)

 

6. Visitor’s Package

Objective: To promote the cultural and market potential of the region

Description/Mechanics

The visitor’s package will have a choice of circuits to visit and will incorporate food, accommodations, farm visit, opportunity to be dressed up in native clothes and a chance to perform native dances and given tokens during the event. Fees will be charged to cover the expenses to be incurred during the visit.

 

7. Indigenous Games

Objectives:

a) To educate the public on indigenous games

b) To develop camaraderie among participants

Description/Mechanics

Ethnic games will be open to the public. Several games will be spread out for the period to draw crowd. Corresponding prizes will be given to winners.

Proponents

In the conduct of the activity, the New Benguet Provincial Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Benguet Provincial Tourism Council will be the lead facilitators for the private sector co-organizers; the Benguet State University and the Benguet Provincial Government through the Benguet Tourism Office will be the lead facilitators for the government sector co-organizers; the Benguet Press Corps and the PIA-Benguet will be the lead co-organizers for the media group and the Cordillera Organic Producers Association and the Cordillera Organic Agri-Development Council will be the lead co-organizers for the practitioners group.

Contact us

February 19, 2007

For inquiries please contact: 

Cordillera Food Festival Secretariat

Mr. Gerry Lab-oyan, +63918 9213531 (mobile)

or email: cordifoodfest@i.ph or cbbenguet@gmail.com

 

 

 

Call for Exhibitors

Application forms will be available soon. Exhibitors should be able to showcase any from the following categories

• Coffee and other indigenous beverage
• Indigenous food
• Crafts

Committees

 

A. COMMITTEE ON ADVISORY/STEERING COMMITTEE

1.      It shall manage and supervise the whole conduct of the event

2.      It shall see to it that the events adhere to prescribed norms of the various tribes/ethnolinguistic groups

 

B. COMMITTEE ON VENUE AND PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENT

1.      It shall form a working group that will see the implementation of all functions and assign a chairman who shall be responsible for the supervision of the committee’s functions.

2.      It shall identify appropriate venue for the congress.

3.      It shall be responsible for the lay out and space allocation for all component activities.

4.      Coordinates for the use of all facilities relative to conduct of the activity.

5.      It shall coordinate with other committees relative to the set-up of the venue and all required facility.

6.      It shall make a draft budgetary requirement for all its expenses and coordinate with the proper committee relative to budgetary needed.

7.      It shall be responsible for the procurement of all materials needed by the committee in coordination with the concerned committee and shall be responsible in liquidating all cash advances relative to the implementation of its functions.

8.      It shall maintain cleanliness and orderliness of the venue.

 

 

C. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS

1.      It shall be responsible in sourcing out funds relative to the activity.

2.      It shall form a working group that shall see the implementation of its functions.

3.      It shall have the authority to disapprove and approve cash advances made and shall supervise the proper disbursement of cash advances.

4.      It shall prepare project proposal for cooperating and co-sponsoring agencies.

5.      It shall be responsible in consolidating commitments and finances given by the sponsors of the project.

6.      It shall prepare the financial report of the project relative to the funds / commitment received and disbursed.

 

D. COMMITTEE ON PROGRAM AND INVITATION

1.      It shall make the draft program for the activity for the approval of the chairman.

2.      Identifies guests and participants to the activity and coordinate for the attendance of the identified participants.

3.      Prepares a concept lay out for the program and coordinate with the Physical Arrangement Committee for needed space and facility.

4.      Prepares a budget plan for the committee’s needs and requirements.

5.      Prepares all the needed materials like program invitation, letters, corsage, etc needed in the activity.

6.      Makes all the necessary arrangements relative to the conduct of the festival

7.      Coordinates with the appropriate committee relative to the requirements and assistance needed.

 

E. COMMITTEE ON SECRETARIAT

1.      Prepares the needed documents / materials for the implementation of work.

2.      Take charge in the registration.

3.      Acts as receptionist.

4.      Coordinates with the appropriate committee relative to the needs and requirements in the effective implementation of its tasks.

5.      Prepare budget plan needed for the committee’s conduct of functions.

6.      Responsible for the ushering of guests and participants during the opening program and exhibit days.

 

F. COMMITTEE ON EXHIBIT AND SPECIAL SETTING

1.      Identifies participants to the exhibits.

2.      Makes the needed invitations / communications relative to the invitation of participants to the activity

3.      Prepares a consolidated profile of participants for the directory of exhibitors.

4.      Prepares the exhibit lay out for physical arrangement committee to implement.

5.      Prepares the concept / lay out of the special setting and special event.

6.      Procures materials needed for the committee’s work.

7.      Conducts meetings if necessary for the implementation work.

 

G. COMMITTEE ON THE CONDUCT OF LECTURES / FORUM

1.      Identifies appropriate topics or issue to be tackled.

2.      Invites resource speakers / panelists.

3.      Facilitate the conduct of the activity.

4.      Coordinates with the appropriate committee for any assistance and requirements of the committee.

5.      Make acknowledgement for the resource persons and guests.

6.      Prepares terminal report for the activity.

 

H. COMMITTEE ON ACCOMMODATION

1.      Identifies appropriate place (inns, lodging, dorms, hotels) where the participants and guests are to be housed.

2.      Coordinate with other committees relative to the implementation of the assigned works.

3.      Guides or assists the participants to the accommodation places.

4.      Responsible in orienting the participants relative to the rules and regulations of the places for accommodation.

 

I. COMMITTEE ON PEACE AND ORDER

1.      Responsible in the maintenance of peace and order.

2.      Responsible in coordinating with other agencies / groups (e.g. PNP) who are capable of maintaining peace and order.

3.      Assists in the maintenance of traffic flow.

4.      Coordinates with other committees relative to the execution of the assigned functions.

 

J. COMMITTEE ON SHUTTLE / TRANSPORTATION

1.      Identifies appropriate transportation vehicle in the hauling participants to farms and other identified places for the eco-tour.

2.      Responsible in coordinating with concern agencies / offices who could provide transportation vehicles.

3.      Coordinates with the committee on peace and order for the maintenance of smooth traffic flow.

4.      Coordinates with other committees relative to the performance of assigned works.

 

K. COMMITTEE ON VISITOR’S PACKAGE

1.      Prepares visitor’s package options and the different circuits to visit which will include food, accommodations, farm visits

2.      Coordinates with the committee on accommodations

3.      Identifies appropriate farms and other places where the participants will visit.

4.      Coordinates with the committee on transportation and other concerned committees relative to the performance of the assigned functions.

5.      Coordinates with program coordinator for arrangement of entertainment and performance of visitors

 

L. COMMITTEE ON FOOD

1.      Responsible in the preparation of meals and snacks on the duration of the congress.

2.      Coordinate with the venue of accommodation for possible built-in preparation of foods and snacks.

3.      Coordinate with other committees relative to the performance of assigned functions.

 

M. COMMITTEE ON AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

1.      Identifies awards / prizes to be given after the activity.

2.      Identifies recipients of the awards or recognition.

3.      Source out logistics for the awards / recognition to be given.

4.      Prepares documents / materials needed in the conduct of the activity.

5.      Coordinates with appropriate committee relative to the needs and requirements of the committee.

6.      Prepares criteria in the selection / identification of awardees.

 

N. COMMITTEE ON PROMOTIONS

1. Provide information support through print and broadcast.

2. Coordinates with media launching activities and other related activities

3. Facilitate press conferences and coverages

 

 

O. COMMITTEE ON DOCUMENTATION

1.      Takes charge of the photo, video and manuscript documentation of the various activities

2.      Compiles photo, video and manuscript documents

 

Components

1. Lectures series/Forum/discussions/workshops

- This component will present and discuss the different cultures/traditions by the

different tribes/ethno-linguistic groups in CAR. This is to provide the

Public an overview of what is CAR, its people and their heritage. Reliable speakers will be tapped for this component.

2. Cultural Presentations

- The different ethno-linguistic groups will perform the following so the people will know the differences of the cultural heritage of the different tribes in CAR:

1. dances

2. songs

3. indigenous story telling

4. culture thru music

3. Cookfeast

- This component will showcase the different ethnic and exotic foods in CAR as follows:,

a. whole menu

- Canao menu

- keni-ing

b. exotic food menu

- babate

- babadi

- Ginga

- kiwet (fresh water eel)

c. ethnic beverage

- sabeng

- wine

d. vegetarian menu

- pure vegetable

- lacto-vegetarian

- ovo-lacto- vegetarian

4. Coffee/tea beverage corner

5. local artist concerts

- This component is necessary to attract more crowd in the activity area. Local singers from the Cordillera will be tapped to perform in this activity but New singers will also be encouraged to participate so we can discover new talents in CAR. Native songs is recommended to be performed so as to promote our local singers at the same time local composers.

 

6. Trade fair and exhibit

-The trade fair will be conducted to showcase and promote locally produced products in CAR and also with our farmers and local entrepreneurs. A registration fee of P1,000.00 will be collected from participants to subsidize cost to be incurred for the activity. With the fee, a participant will be entitled to a selling booth, a chair, electricity and security during the night. Participants will be coming from the different provinces of CAR. Product focus will be as follows:

1. organic products

   • fresh

   • processed

2. ornamental plants

3. woodcrafts

4. woven items

5. other handicraft items

 

- An exhibit area will also be set up to display artifacts representing culture and

traditions of the Cordillerans. This will include items, publications, photos and

Other documentary references referring to cultural heritage. To give highlights to

the exhibit, special awards will be given as follows:

1. oldest artifacts

2. best documentary article

3. oldest photo of significance

- Proposed layout and arrangement/cluster for the photo exhibit will be as

follows:

1. Ethnic food

2. Vegetarial section

3. Coffee and tea beverage section

4. Artifact products

5. Cultural documentary section(photos,video,literatures,publications)

6. Miniature native houses

Objectives

General Objective::

The activity is aimed to provide a venue for a gathering of the different ethno-linguistic groups and tribes coming from the 6 provinces of CAR.

Specific Objectives:

1. Showcase the culture and tradition of the different CAR ethno-linguistic groups in dances, chants, foods and other ethnic ceremonies.

2. Rediscover cordilleran customs, culture and traditions among old folks

3. Provide opportunity and venue of gathering people to share experiences and express ideas

4. Preserve indigenous knowledge, technologies and materials

5. Present /exhibit documents on customs, culture and traditions

6. Promote peace and sustainable development among the different ethno-linguistic/tribe in CAR

7. Promote and strengthen market potential of indigenous crafts, materials, skills

 

Rationale

February 16, 2007

The Cordillera Administrative Region has rich cultural heritage that its people should be proud of. A conglomerate of tribes, each has diverse but unified culture sharing common beliefs and practices. It has its identity expressed through foods, native dances, chants, and other ethnic rituals.

 We do not only speak of culture because of ethnicity but how the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) of the Cordillera relate to food, land and people.

 It is lamentable that current efforts to showcase Cordillera culture are focused on dances and rituals more often than not purposely for tourism purposes.

 This, however, may not be fully appreciated and given attention to because there is no coordinated and sustained efforts to showcase and educate both the present and next generation of Cordillerans and the public at large as part of their own dynamic culture.

 With the fast trend of global modernization and the influence of time, there is a threat that the Cordillera IP identity expressed through customs and traditions could diminish if not lost in the process.

 With these realities, there is a need to revisit our heritage and contribute our share of affirming our identity; and enriching, developing and sustaining the rich culture we came to know since birth. 

 Hence, a festival is proposed to showcase and educate our people of the Cordillera’s rich culture and ethnic foods unique from the other cultures of the country.  

 The activity will counterpart existing initiatives in showcasing Cordillera culture and support plans and programs such as the mega region program of the present administration which eyes the Cordillera as a major tourist destination.