Sta. Cruz, Laguna. After a three-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, ANILAG (Ani ng Laguna) Festival celebration was finally back on March 11-18, 2023 with events held either at the Festival Grounds and the Time Plaza in the provincial capitol compound, or at the Laguna Sports Complex in Brgy. Bubukal.
The weeklong festivities was packed with a total of fifty (50) exhilarating and colorful events, including thrilling carnival rides which opened on March 10 in the capitol compound, with the succeeding days attracting thousands of revelers.
On the last night of the festival, Governor Ramil L. Hernandez treated thousands who gathered in the Festival Grounds to People’s Night Extreme, a concert that featured notable young artists in the music industry, driving the jam-packed crowd in a frenzy of excitement. The energy of the crowd was truly contagious that elevated the entire mood of the festival to the max.
Gov. Ramil expressed his heartfelt thanks and gratitude to each and every one who made the celebration a tremendous hit, whether they are organizers, participants or employees, most especially the people who tirelessly supported and trekked to the Festival Grounds amid crammed venues night after night after night.
With dazzling and blazing fireworks displays concluding the most awaited celebration after three long years, ANILAG Festival 2023 dropped the curtain with a smashing success.
Si Venus L Peñaflor ay naging editor-in-chief ng Newsworld, isang lokal na pahayagan ng Laguna. Publisher din siya ng Daystar Gazette at Tutubi News Magazine. Siya ay isa ring pintor at doll face designer ng Ninay Dolls, ang unang Manikang Pilipino. Kasali siya sa DesignCrowd sa rank na #305 sa 640,000 graphic designers sa buong daigdig. Kasama din siya sa unang Local TV Broadcast sa Laguna na Beyond Manila. Aktibong kasapi siya ng San Pablo Jaycees Senate bilang isang JCI Senator.
