Jollibee's float with their mascots on it.
Photo by Neyzielle Cadiz
The Panagbenga 2014 reaches its highlight with the float parade. Tourist flood the streets of Baguio to witness this event. Floats decorated with flowers begin parading the streets as early as 8AM in the morning.
This year's float event consisted of 22 floats competing for the best float and street dancers from yesterday's street dancing competition to entertain the many spectators. The float parade begins at Session Road and stops at the Athletic Bowl.
Streets were literally flooded with people to watch the float parade
Photo by Neyzielle Cadiz
People getting desperate, they begin climbing trees to watch the parade
Photo by Neyzielle Cadiz
The float parade attracted as many as 2.2M tourists who began waiting for the floats as early as 6AM in the morning. People pushed around and looked for different ways just to witness the event. Artists from both GMA and ABS-CBN joined the float parade, notable ones were Marian Rivera and Alodia.
Around 9AM in the morning the parade stops because of the surges of people. The Athletic Bowl reaches full capacity and additional security was added for crowd control.
Line of cars at Kisad Road. Sign of the many tourists in Baguio.
Photo by Neyzielle Cadiz
There were so many tourists that parking spaces were lacking and places where parking is usually unavailable were made into pay parking places.
Photo by Neyzielle Cadiz
The float parade happens at the last Sunday of February as a traditional climax for the Panagbenga.
After the float parade they will close down Session Road and that signals the start of Session in Bloom.
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