BACOLOD CITY -- Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev will be the
special guest during the 1st Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival on Saturday.
Khovaev is visiting Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, with
First Secretary Dmitry Larionov for three days starting Thursday.
The festival of Bacolod’s famous grilled chicken is part of the envoy’s
itinerary during the visit, which includes courtesy calls on Bacolod City Mayor
Evelio Leonardia and Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo MaraƱon Jr.
On Friday, the city government will hold a welcome dinner for Khovaev,
who was designated Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Philippines in
March 2015.
The envoy will also visit tourist spots in the cities of Bacolod,
Talisay, and Silay.
The 1st Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival, which is one of the events in
the city’s 80th year celebration, will feature a grilling ceremony on Saturday
afternoon along Araneta St. -- from the Diamond Jubilee Tower towards
San-Sebastian St.
A total of 300 meters of grilled chicken will line up the major
thoroughfare.
About 25 chicken inasal vendors, including 12 from Manokan Country,
will join the grilling of about 3,000 chickens.
The city government has requested about 200 police personnel and 100
traffic enforcers to secure the festival venues. (PNA/By Nanette Guadalquiver /Posted by Becky D. de AsisThe Redline News)