21 balloons to fly at 12th Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
Posted on January 15, 2008
CLARK FREEPORT — At least 21 balloons from 14 countries are set to fly Clark skies in the upcoming 12th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) to be held from February 7-10 at the ADAC of the Philippine Air Force here.
Clark Development Corporation (CDC) president Liberato Laus said this year’s 12th PIHBF is a highlight of the “Clarksiyahan” — a “packet of activities” to be held from February 8-10 at the CDC Parade Grounds.
Clarksiyahan, Laus furthered, would also feature a drag race, quiz bee, inter-school street dancing, PEP squad competition, locators’ product selling, bikini open, and the Johnny Walker rave party and fashion show.
Joi Roa, president of Air Ads and committee chairman of the PIHBF, said of the 21 balloons, 19 are flown by foreign pilots from 13 countries while the other two are flown by Filipino pilots.
Roa assured spectators that this year’s event would be highlighted by new and colorful balloons which include two novelty balloons — an octopus from Japan and a tiger from Germany.
The pilots participating in the event come from the Philippines, Sweden, the United States, Hungary, Thailand, Malaysia, Germany, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Finland, Japan, Switzerland, England, and South Korea.
Also, the event would feature four paragliders, three from Malaysia and one from France, who are flying thrice daily for the whole duration of the event, Roa said.
Aside from the paragliders, Roa said planes and a chopper from Kuala Lumpur and Thailand would be flown into the country to participate in the four-day event.
Other new highlights of this year’s PIHBF are carnival rides and ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) where spectators would have the chance to ride an ATV in a dirt area that would also serve as an exhibit venue.
Laus said the 12th PIHBF is expected to outdo last year’s event, which hoarded more than 100,000 spectators.
He added that reports reaching his office revealed that last year’s balloon fiesta has doubled by more than 100 percent based on the more than 100,000 gate receipts collected by event organizers. (RGN)
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hi eric! how are things?
happy new year ha!
Are you going? A friend and I are interested to go, but don’t really know how to get there lol
yup im going!
Wah! Would really want to go there again, kaso family outing. Enjoy guys!
Pwede makisabay kami sayo Eric?
may entrance po ba magkano naman po kya kung meron man?!
A little more detail about the event and a little less ads would be nice. Thanks for the info.
planning to go here… see you there eric!
hi. can i ask how to get there by public transpo? thanks.