MABALACAT CITY – The Hauslands became the first stop of the Balacat Festival Caravan as Mabalacat City is underway with its Balacat Festival. The Balacat Festival is an annual, celebration for the people of Mabalacat to appreciate local culture, arts, history, and heritage; it also highlights the city’s thrust towards greater heights of progress and a stronger vision of development in the area. Its culminating activities are held from February 25 to March 1.
In partnership with the Mabalacat City’s Office of Tourism, City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), and Mabalacat City College, the Hauslands took the initiative to plant 100 balacat trees at The Hauslands Mabalacat. These efforts hope to save the endangered tree species and to preserve its existence for future generations. The Hauslands aims to preserve the city’s namesake to honor the City of Mabalacat through the “Balacat Park” within the subdivision, providing the community a chance to partake in conservation efforts.
Present at the tree planting event was Mabalacat City Mayor Crisostomo C. Garbo, Vice Mayor, Atty. Gerald Guttrie Aquino, City Councillors Cherry Manalo, Elizabeth R. Pineda, Roland Peña, Victor Tiglao II, Noelito B. Castro, representatives of Carlo Francis B. Dizon, and Ruvielane S. Margarito, Marjorie Grace M. Sambo Elmer S. Mendiola, Christian Balangit, Barangay Officials Elmer R. Calaguas, Noel Christian Maglalang, Jose Noel A. Dimarucut, City Administrator, Franco Alejo L. Madlangbayan, City ENRO Head, Jeusa M. Santiago, Hausland Development Corporation (HLDC) Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Maricel Q. Soliman, as well as teachers and students from the Mabalacat City College.
Addressing the crowd, the HLDC Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Soliman, said “as our communities are revitalized by these balacat trees, we hope that this reminds each and everyone of us of our heritage, our history, and our duty to safeguard the environment.”
