FIRST BURN

FIRST BURN. Tourism Undersecretary Kat de Castro (in light purple scarf), Clark Development Corporation Noel F. Manankil, Philippine International Hot Air Baloon Fiesta (PIHABF) Event Director Joy Roa, and Bases and Conversion and Development Authority President Vince Dizon (partly hidden) lead the ceremonial inflation of hot air balloon Thursday (Feb. 9, 2017) at the Omni Aviation Complex inside Clark Freeport in Pampanga. This signals the official opening of the first day of the 21st PIHABF, which runsuntil Feb. 12. (PNA photo courtesy of CDC-CD)
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