Oct. 17-18, 2009
LEYTE BIG EVENT IN OCTOBER:
2nd Oktuba Fest 2009

After the success of the first Oktuba Fest last year, the An Waray party list, in its noble desire to promote the local coconut industry is coming up with the 2nd Oktuba Fest on October 17 to 18.

Local government units from all over Leyte and Samar have confirmed their participation to the said event.



The activities for this year's Oktuba Fest include:
-The search for the Best Bahal
-The search for the Best Bahalina
-The search for the Best Tuba Concoction
-The search for the Best Tuba-infused Dish.

Participating in these activities are the official representatives of the various local government units in Leyte and Samar Islands.



One of the highlights in this year's Oktuba Fest:
October 18 2009 - @ the Government Center, Palo, Leyte
The TAGAY
The Largest Wine Tasting Event



This celebration hopes to bring together 7,107 tuba wine-drinkers, representing the 7,107 islands of the Philippines, to break the record in the Guinness Book of World Records for the Largest Wine Tasting Event.

Currently, the holder of the record is Spain, with a total of 5,095 participants. Breaking and setting the record in this event would prove to be a great achievement not only for the Eastern Visayas Region, but the Philippines as a whole.


How to take part at THE TAGAY:
- Participants to the Wine Tasting event must at least be 18 years of age
- Registration forms for the would-be participants, have been sent out
- Deadline for submission of the pre-registration forms is on October 13.
(Pre-registrants will not only secure a slot for the event but are also entitled to an event souvenir)

Onsite registrations will also be conducted:
- At the Rotonda of the Boys Scouts Monument near DepEd and Philippine Coconut Authority
- The area near LAMP office at the MacArthur monument
- The area on the left near the DENR office.

18 Oct 2009
Leyte "Tagay for a Cause" breaks world record for largest wine tasting event

Tacloban City -- Leyte has broken the world record for largest wine tasting event with the support of the thousands of participants from all walks of life, in the Tagay for a Cause, tuba wine tasting event of Oktubafest which was spearheaded by the An Waray.

The PICPA which was the official tabulator for the event reported a total of 7,187 participants which is more than the current record holder, Spain, with more than 5,000 participants.

The Guinness Book of World Records had assigned an adjudicator for the Tagay for a Cause, the International Wine and Food Society, the representatives of which were present during the wine tasting event.

An Waray Partylist representatives Florencio Noel and Neil Montejo, both expressed gratitude for the overwhelming said the response of the people of Region was overwhelming.

About 10,000 people were at the Oktubafest's 'Tagay for a Cause' at the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park at Candahug, Palo, Leyte on Sunday, October 18.

However, the PICPA or the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants accounted for 7,187 participants who were registered.

It was learned that the cut-off time was 2:30 in the afternoon. Those who arrived after the cut-off time were no longer included.

Furthermore, three truck-loads of donations for the flood victims in Luzon were brought by the participants to the Tagay venue at MacArthur Park.

These donations were turned over to the Social Action Committee of the Archdiocese of Palo which in turn will send the goods to Luzon.

Donations varied from used clothing, canned goods, local dried fish, among others.


Source:
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p091018.htm&no=01