Mayor Amy Alvarez reportedly ordered the cancellation of town's planned activities in view of the national government's declaration of a “state of public health emergency” throughout the country.
Jonathan Benitez, one of the local artists who headed the project, said that the opening of the Baroto art installation and mural paintings on March 10 for public viewing helps by providing a platform to local artists.
The festival commemorates the arrival of the original settlers who populated the town from the islands of Cuyo and Agutaya. It also recognizes the Tagbanua indigenous peoples (IPs), one of the oldest tribes in Palawan.
