Makati reroutes traffic on Wednesday-Friday for Sampiro de Makati Festival

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=1&rid=770534
• Tuesday, June 9, 2015

(PNA), CTB/CLTC

MANILA, June 9 (PNA) – The city government of Makati on Tuesday said that traffic along Makati Avenue will be rerouted starting Wednesday (June 10) at 10 p.m. for the annual grand parade and street party marking Makati’s 345th founding anniversary.

The grand parade dubbed “Sampiro de Makati Festival” on Thursday, June 11 at 4:30 p.m. starts from City Hall grounds through J.P. Rizal Street, and ends at the staging area near Berjaya Hotel on Makati Avenue.

The parade will culminate with a street dance competition at the staging area, which will be followed by a street party where five live bands will perform.

To make way for the construction of a stage near Berjaya Hotel, the stretch of Makati Avenue from the corners of J.P. Rizal Street to Kalayaan Avenue will be closed to traffic on Wednesday, June 10 starting at 10 p.m., and will remain closed until June 12 at 6 a.m.

Vehicles from Mandaluyong City going to Gil Puyat Avenue shall turn right on J.P. Rizal Street then turn left on Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo St.).

From Mandaluyong City to Rockwell and Guadalupe, vehicles shall turn left on J.P. Rizal Street towards destination.

Vehicles from Gil Puyat Avenue going to Mandaluyong City, Rockwell and J.P. Rizal Street shall take P. Burgos Street from Makati Avenue.

During the parade, one lane of J.P. Rizal Street will remain open for Taft-bound vehicles. After the parade has passed through, J.P. Rizal Street will be opened to two-way traffic.

The grand parade on June 11 will feature floats depicting significant eras in the history of Makati and a street dance competition among six groups with over 2,000 participants from the city’s 33 barangays. The six groups will vie for the best interpretation of the “Sampiro Shuffle”, a dance created to honor old Makati’s patron saint, San Pedro (St. Peter).

Other events marking the 345th Araw ng Makati include a photo exhibit featuring “Feathers in the Fields: The Birds of IRRI” and “Philippine Waterfalls” at the ground floor lobby of Makati City Hall Building II from 8am to 5pm from June 8 to 11, Family Day on June 20, Gabi ng Kapatiran on June 24 at World Trade Center, The Makati Show at Makati Coliseum and Pasinaya Festival at Bel-Air Covered Court on June 25.