BUDAYAW FEST -- Nestor Horfilla (2nd from right), overall project head of the upcoming Budayaw Festival tells reporters in a press conference at Abreeza Mall on Wednesday, Aug. 9 that more than 400 artists from member-countries of BIMP-EAGA will converge in General Santos City on September 20 to 24 for the cultural presentation. He is joined during the conference by Consul-General Berlian Napitupulu (2nd from left) of the Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia, Adelina Suemith (left), chief of the project monitoring and evaluation division of NCCA, and Jimmy Musa (right), focal person of MinDA. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
The upcoming Budayaw Festival in General Santos City is seen to highlight the rich cultures of the member-countries of BIMP-EAGA or the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines – East Asean Growth Area.