Zamboanga may have a reputation of being a dangerous city ( it figured prominently in the news last year after armed rebels attacked several villages and abducted hundreds of civilians ) , but it is home to hundreds of bird species , including migratory birds like the Pacific Barn Swallow . One of the organizers of the festival , maiabird , wrote about some of the rare bird species in Zamboanga :
Mayni maiabird phunchaw wakicht 'ir kullakax Zamboanga markan jan uñt 'at jamach 'inakxatw qillqt 'i :