Abaca Festival
abaca festival formally known catanduanes abaka festival festival held year virac catanduanes philippine celebration happens every year fourth week may recognizes importance abacá fiber manila hemp industry local economy festival also celebrates resilient spirit culture catanduanes catanduanes island native habitat endemic abaca plant banana relative cultivated strong fiber fact philippine fida fiber industry development authority declared island highest abaca producing province philippine rural development program prdp department agriculture bicol region share philippine abaca production emerged biggest produce overwhelming come catanduanes biggest abaca producing province country majority fiber produced rd class wide strip april president rodrigo duterte signed republic act declaring catanduanes province philippine abaca capital main feature festival padadyaw ginamlangan padadyaw kan abaka pinukpok fashion show urag catandungan sport competition kantang catandungan musika kan isla festival dance competition binibini ginoong bikol hagyan sa kabitoonan job fair virac catanduanes catanduanes catandungan festival