Mga turista, dinayo ang masaya’t makulay na pagdiriwang ng Hermosa Festival sa Zamboanga City;

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00:00 Zamboanga City streets are filled with colors and happiness

00:06 because of the street dancing and parade of lights for the end of Hermosa Festival 2023.

00:12 The so-called "pagdiriwang" was really organized by tourists.

00:16 Zamboanga Hermosa Festival is one of the most popular tourist destinations

00:21 that tourists visit in Zamboanga every month of October.

00:27 According to the tourism office, almost 300 tourists visit the city every month.

00:33 Everybody is very nice. The hospitality here is off the roof.

00:39 If you have a visit Zamboanga, you're missing out.

00:42 Zamboanga has everything. They have islands, they have beaches.

00:46 It's a very colorful city. It's unique. It's a unique city.

00:50 It's something for everybody, really. It's a very nice city.

00:53 I work abroad now and I keep coming back and this is my first time to be here in Zamboanga

00:59 after 22 years living abroad.

01:02 For those who would like to come and visit Zamboanga, it's an amazing place

01:07 and I'm proud to be a Zamboangenia.

01:10 The city also holds a series of competitions and programs

01:14 that thousands of residents and tourists participate in

01:17 for the 15-day celebration of Hermosa Festival

01:21 sponsored by the patron saint of the city, Our Lady of Virgen del Pilar.

01:25 Meanwhile, the LGU of Zamboanga City

01:29 has approved the increasing tourist arrival of the city

01:32 which has resulted in aggressive measures

01:35 to boost their tourism and economy.

01:38 This is a sign of progress and development.

01:41 We are very happy.

01:43 Hopefully, we can have more activities

01:47 in this city for more tourists.

01:51 We have a great economy.

01:53 Mayra Espinosa of the Philippine Information Agency, Zamboanga, for the country.

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