Heritage Cities Cultural Celebration

             What is Solidarity? Solidarity is a unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest. solidarity is an independent trade or union movement that developed into a mass campaign for political change inspired popular oppositions to communist.

          Vigan City, as the only heritage city in the Philippines, once again celebrates the World Heritage Cities Solidarity Cultural Festival for the whole month of September. This special day actually commemorated with week- long festivities aimed at strengthening pride in the History culture of Vigan. This aims in keeping with the long-term goal of preserving 630 heritage structures that date backe from the 18th and 19th century. Some events or activities of thefestival from September 3 to 7 singing competitions, zarzuela Ilocana (ilocano stage play), phtography, dallot, kinnantaran, cultural quiz, and many more. Four right now, the festival has been featuring the Chinese Community Solidarity Festival to appreciate the contributions of the Chinese Community in the development of the city. The rule of the city's youth in the preservation of the World Heritage City is the focus of the Heritage Youth Congress.

                        Last 2012 in Japan, our country was awarded the UNESCO's Best Practice in the World Heritage Management during the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage in Convention in Kyoto, Japan.