SILHIG FESTIVAL

"FESTIVAL is a day or period of celebration, typically a religious commemoration."

     There are lots of festivals in the world, most especially here in the Philippines. And we are lucky to have one here in our barrio, Paknaan. We call our festival as Silhig Festival. The festival shows and promotes the broom-making industry which has provided livelihood for the residents for how many generations. Silhig is a Cebuano word for broom. Our brngy. Captain Malquias Soco once said "Holding the festival will create awareness about the importance of patronizing our own products." He knew that even on the high technological days of today, Silhig does an important role in our life in its simplest way.

     Captain Malaquias Soco was once a broom-seller.