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Updated March 2000

 
PHILFEST 2000: IN THE BAYANIHAN TRADITION
 
 

TAMPA, FL (Basta Pinoy News) -- Bayanihan, a Philippine tradition where the community assisted in moving a family’s house, portrays the value of collective effort within a community. 

For Filipinos in the United States, Bayanihan has survived and in its current practice, though no houses are physically moved, resources and efforts are shared for communal benefit. 

This is best exemplified by the aggregate efforts of the Tampa Bay Area Filipino American community and their friends. No, they are not literally moving somebody’s house. These Filipinos are, however, building a home. A home to house treasures -- their culture, their arts, their values. They call this home the Philippine Cultural Enrichment Complex. 

The community’s untiring effort in raising funds paved the way for the construction and completion of the Sinagtala Theater and the Barangay Pavilion.

The PhilFest Festival is one of the means by which the community raises funds. 

Through volunteer work and assistance from the community, its friends and supporters, the three-day event brings in substantial resources necessary to implement the completion of Phase II, the Bayanihan Cultural Arts Center.
Since its inception in 1996, PhilFest has continually kept attendees educated and entertained with its exposition of Filipino Arts and Culture, products, and traditional Filipino songs and dances, This April 7, 8 and 9, the three-day festival, dubbed PhilFest 2000, is set to surpass its goals. 

Once more, the men and women of this community have set themselves to carry out their part, vital to the completion of their ‘home’. A home they look forward to hand over to their community -- and their children. (BPNews-- EC)

See also: PHILFEST 2001: Grand Showcase of Philippine Culture



 

   

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