Record crowd in Davao electronic music festival

DAVAO CITY- A total of 12,398 people attended the Carte Blanche 2014 electronic dance music festival held at the concerts grounds of  the Davao Crocodile Park.

According to event organizer Kat Dalisay, this year’s festival figures were much higher than last year’s carte blanche which had 10,033 people.

“We really wanted to make this event bigger and better.” Dalisay said.

Two fields were rented during the event as compared to last year which was held in only one field.

Dalisay said she hopes that Carte Blanche will be an event which Davao will be proud of and one which will bring in more tourists to visit the city.

Touted as the biggest dance floor in the southern Philippines, Carte Blanche 2014 gathered 28 djs and MCs from all over the country to perform in the electronic dance music event.

The event was held without any untoward incident as Dalisay said she had mobilized 110 bouncers backed up by four mobile patrol units from the Davao City Police Office, troops from Task Force Davao and security guards to man the perimeter.

Two standby ambulance plus six first aid stations were also established during the event.

The City’s strict ordinances on smoking and the liquor ban were implemented during the event. (PIA/RG Alama)