LAOAG CITY —- Ten groups of young Ilocano film-makers were given the chance to document the province’s fading culture and local industries to preserve them in the next years to come.
Aianree Raquel, Ilocos Norte provincial tourism officer, said the province’s celebration of its 203rd founding anniversary this month would be highlighted by the “Tan-ok ni Ilocano” (Greatness of Ilocano) film festival.
“The film festival is our way to document and record Ilocos Norte’s heritage and tradition, but at the same time, it allows us to reflect on our present social condition as narrated by our people, those who are living the story,” Raquel told the Inquirer.
Under the film festiva…
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