BACOLOD CITY -- Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev will be the special guest during the 1st Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival on Saturday.
Khovaev is visiting Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, with First Secretary Dmitry Larionov for three days starting Thursday.
The festival of Bacolod’s famous grilled chicken is part of the envoy’s itinerary during the visit, which includes courtesy calls on Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr.
On Friday, the city government will hold a welcome dinner for Khovaev, who was designated Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Philippines in March 2015.
The envoy will also visit tourist spots in the cities of Bacolod, Talisay, and Silay.
The 1st Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival, which is one of the events in the city’s 80th year celebration, will feature a grilling ceremony on Saturday afternoon along Araneta St. -- from the Diamond Jubilee Tower towards San-Sebastian St.
A total of 300 meters of grilled chicken will line up the major thoroughfare.
About 25 chicken inasal vendors, including 12 from Manokan Country, will join the grilling of about 3,000 chickens.
The city government has requested about 200 police personnel and 100 traffic enforcers to secure the festival venues. (PNA)
