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<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMayor Khymer Olaso hailed the Mascota de Zamboanga as a celebration of the city\u2019s unique identity, a symbol of resilience, and a tribute to the creativity and talent of its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is a reminder that our city\u2019s beauty lies not just in its landscapes, but also in the beauty of its people, its culture and its heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mayor likewise thanked the participants, the city\u2019s top couturiers for their passion and for continuously improving their craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vice Mayor Beng Climaco, Tourism Undersecretary Myra Paz Abubakar and some members of the City Council and special guests graced the event held at a local hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mascota de Zamboanga competition was organized by the city government in collaboration with the Fashion Designers Association of Zamboanga (FDAZ). (CMO-PIO)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photo Credits: Berlits Bolo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: City Government of Zamboanga<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mascota de Zamboanga, fashion show and competition of chavacano-inspired wardrobes took center stage anew Monday night, October 6 highlighting day 10 of the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival 2025. Mascota is a mainstay in the annual Hermosa Festival, the city\u2019s grandest celebration that highlights the unique blend of multi-cultural heritage of Zamboanga and held in honor of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-region-ix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12076,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12065\/revisions\/12076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/559151606_1240850278074354_3585855272373058505_n-705x1024.jpg\")
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