"Kannawidan Ylocos Festival."

VIGAN CITY -- Ilocos Sur starts today the staging of the "Kannawidan Ylocos Festival"

Ilocos Sur Gov. Chavit Singson said the week-long (Jan.31 -Feb. 8) .The "Kannawidan Ylocos Festival" aims to preserve and sustain the old traditions, attractive products and practices of the Ilocanos, as well as promote the local tourism industry and cause the increase in the demand for local products, create more job opportunities and generate more income,

"We come up to realize that this festival will give an identity of the province, like the Sinulog Festival in Cebu, and the Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City. Through the 'KannawidanFestival,' we are preserving and sustaining our old traditions, promoting our attractive products and practices, Ylocos