Biz group to showcase grand Flores de Mayo

The Boracay Foundation Incorporated (BFI) will showcase the third Grand Boracay Flores de Mayo here on May 23.
Raffy Cooper, BFI marketing officer, said the festival will be participated in by different resorts here.
The participants will parade at the front beach, anticipating that it will be witnessed by the delegates attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Boracay is the venue of the Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting on May 23-24.
Featuring one of the most beloved traditions, the Santacruzan, the event will highlight the island’s most beautiful young ladies and their consorts in a flower-decked procession. The participants will wear traditional Filipino costumes in commemoration of the finding of the Holy Cross by Reyna Elena, Cooper said.
Cooper also said the Flores de Mayo parade in Boracay is different from all other similar traditions in the country since it will be held at the front beach.
The program starts after the 5 p.m. mass to be held at the Balabag Holy Rosary Parish. A colorful parade will then commence from Station 1 to Station 2 here./