BACOLOD City – The Manokan Country Inasal Festival is now the Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival.
The city council approved amendments in City Ordinance (CO) No. 482 series of 2009 which institutionalized the festival featuring the famous grilled chicken delicacy – the inasal.
According to Councilor Em Ang, the amendments aim to “establish the ownership” of the chicken inasal, which she referred to as a “cultural heritage.”
The chicken inasal is “Bacolod’s original,” Ang added.
The city council amended Section 1 of CO No. 482, which changed the name of the festival.
It also amended Section 2 (a), which defines the terms “chicken inasal” and “festival.”
The “coverage” of the festival under Section 2 (b) was also amended.
From corner Rizal-Ferrero streets to corner Burgos-Ferrero streets (the area where the Manokan Country is located), the festival venue will now be determined by a special committee, the same committee that will oversee the festival preparations under CO. No 482’s Section 3.
The city council also raised the budget for the festival, from P500,000 to P2 million, by amending Section 5.
The annual Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival is celebrated every first week of May./PN
