The merry month of May promises to be sizzling hot as organizers for the annual Kaogma Festival unveil its line-up of activities and celebrity guests for this year’s week-long festivities that will surely turn up the social temperature this summer.

        Churning out a more compact yet better list of events and activities for the maximum fun and enjoyment of Camarines Sur constituents and its annual tourists and visitors, Governor LRay Villafuerte along with the Kaogma Foundation has released the event schedule for Kaogma 2007 as follows: May 19 – Opening Parade with Street Dancing Showdown with Jericho Rosales as special celebrity guest. A joint concert at night by bands Salamin and Cueshe will cap the opening ceremonies. The sports events opening on this day are: the 4 x 4 Competition and the Motocross that will be held for two days until May 20; the Tour of CamSur that will start in Caramoan and will run in the countryside for three days until its final lap finish and awards ceremonies on May 21.

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        May 20 – Start of Buruntolan, a mass-based marathon boxing match that is a crowd drawer, and the Extreme Sports Awarding Night. May 21 – Last day of Buruntolan which is capped by an awarding ceremony and a concert by Mayonnaise band; May 22 – the Grand Finals of the LRay Hot Kids Star Quest with the cast of popular TV fantaserye Mulawin with Sam Bumatay and Miguel Tanfelix along with Angelu de Leon as special celebrity guests.

        May 23 – Opening of the CamSur Bike Park and a Mountain Bike Exhibition during the day and the much awaited Ms. Kaogma Beauty Pageant with Piolo Pascual as celebrity guest and Slide as the pageant host; May 24 – Opening of the CamSur Skateboard Park with various skateboard exhibitions and the finals of the Dalan sa Kalangitan Singing Competition with Erik Santos as special guest.

        May 25 – the start of the CWC International Pro Tour with international riders from all over the world to see action at the best water cable ski park in the world that will last until May 27. In the evening of May 25, a Reggae World Night and a Bikini Open will be also be held as well as a flower show.

        May 26 – the finals of the CWC Open with an awarding night capped by a Musicfest headlined by bands such as True Faith, Giniling Festival, Paramita, Stone Free, Dicta License, Spongecola, Callalily, The Dawn, Itchyworms, Join The Club, and Razorback; May 27 – a Thanksgiving Mass for the 428th Foundation Anniversary and a variety show with celebrities Jenni Hernandez, Archie Alemania, Sandara Park, and Joseph Bitangcol as show hosts.

        Other activities for the Kaogma are the Hot Buys and Hot Food wherein food stalls, tiangges, and bazaars are set up for the veritable shoppers, curio aficionados, and food lovers to feast upon. JMTSantelices