THOUSANDS of swaying candles light up the city as the Province of Oriental Mindoro celebrated its much-anticipated festival — Pandang-Gitab or Festival of Lights on April 27.

“In the previous years, the Department of Tourism (DoT) supported financially festival undertakings through prizes for street dance competitions and other tourism related events and activities. This year, to entice more tourists to visit our destinations and tourism sites, we invest on promotion and marketing. Media familiarization and exposure tour is one of the strategies,” DoT Region IV-B Director Danilo Intong said.