Ormoc's 2nd Pasalamat Tugob Festival

After the breaking traditional Charter Day activities last year, the 2nd Pasalamat Tugob Festival is once again highlighting the 64th Charter Day celebration in Ormoc City, Leyte.

Tugob means “abundant” in the Visayan local dialect. The festival aims to showcase the 11 products identified to be abundant in the city namely: steam, water, pineapple, sugarcane, cassava, fish, livestock, coconut, vegetables, rice, and even sand and gravel. To translate these products, said to in abundance in the city, into a festival, different schools of the city were tapped to depict it.

One of  the highlight of the event is the Search for Ms. Tugob Queen Festival.  There were nine crop of beautiful and ravishing ladies vying for this year’s Miss Tugob Queen Festival. The lass from Western Leyte College was crowned who represent the sugarcane and was also the recipient of most minor awards like Best in Festival Costume, Solo Performer and Production Presentation.

Miss Tugob Festival Queen 2011 - Sugarcane

Miss Tugob Festival Queen 1st Runner Up - Water

Miss Tugob Festival Queen 4th Runner Up - Pineapple

Miss Tugob Festival Queen Candidate - Rice

Another highlight of the event is the street dancing where it took place at the main streets of the city in the morning and the final dance showdown was held at the open field of Ormoc Central School with at the end, an award to the best contingent was given.

The contingent from Eastern Visayas State University - Ormoc City Campus who represent the steam defeat their title as grand champion; they represent coconut last year and were able to join the Sinulog 2010 in Cebu City. They bagged the grand prize which was P125,000 plus trophy and they also won the third prize in the street dance competition, bagging P5,000.

Tugob Festival Dance Showdown Champion - Steam of EVSU

Second placer goes to Pineapple contingent of Sto. Niño College of Ormoc, which won a prize of P115,000 and a trophy. They also bagged the Best in Costume prize of P15,000 plus trophy and the Best in Street Dancing Award, winning another P15,000 prize and trophy.

1st Runner Up - Pineapple of Sto. Niño College of Ormoc

Coconut contingent of St. Peter's College

Livestock contingent.

Sugarcane contingent of Western Leyte College.

Vegetable contingent of STI - Ormoc.

Water and Vegetable contingent.

More than P600,000 in prizes were given to the festival winners.

Aside from the Tugob Festival, the City Government has lined up several activities for the 64th Charter Day celebration.

Among others, there will be gun sport fest sponsored by the YMCA, skate boarding from local skate enthusiasts, and soccer events from the Ormoc Soccer Aficionado groups. The Ormoc Garden Club will also present a garden show, while the City Agriculture and Services Office will also hold an Aqua and Agriculture Trade wherein a contest in landscaping and booth exhibits will also be featured.

Another highlight is the sky diving activity by the Cebu Parachuters Club where the participants will land at the city plaza.

At night, a fireworks display colors the night.

The Ormocanons hope that Tugob Festival, if held annually, will eventually become a tourist attraction for the city in the likes of Sinulog in Cebu and the Maskara Festival in Bacolod.

View more photos here: Ormoc.Gov.Ph

Photo credit to Miquicar Photostudio, Joenel Lou Tagalog & JL Sausa of Ormoc.Gov.Ph