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by Jhaypee Guia on July 13, 2012 Sangyaw is an archaic Waray word which means to herald the news. The Sangyaw Festival was created by the former First Lady Imelda Marcos in the 80s. The festival has been revived in 2008 by her nephew and current city Mayor Alfred Romualdez. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 12, 2012 Sitio Tulwanan in Barangay Lugdungan is the original settlement of Dipolog's early inhabitants, the Subanons. About 6 kilometers from the city proper and along the Dipolog River, it is where the Subanons used to transport their products to trading posts and markets in the early days. To preserve its historical significance and for the younger generation to see and reflect on their cultural history, the City Government constructed replicas of Subanen houses in the site. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 7, 2012 La Carlota City in the southwestern part of the central Negros Island lies at the foot of sacred Mt. Kanla-on, the highest peak in Central Visayas. It is home to one of the oldest and most prominent sugar mills in the province, producer of the fierce fighting cocks, a dreamland for nature lovers, and a birthplace of the three world boxing champions. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 7, 2012 The MassKara Festival is a festival held each year in Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental province in the Philippines every third weekend of October nearest October 19, the city's Charter Inauguration Anniversary. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 2, 2012 The province of Iloilo celebrates many colorful festivals every year. The locals hold these festivals yearly as a gesture of thanks for the blessings they have received through the year like bountiful harvests. They also celebrate to honor their patron saints, then to share happiness with friends and family from the province and beyond. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 Blood compact was an old ritual in the Philippines where tribes would cut their wrist and pour their blood into a cup filled with liquid and drink each other's blood as part of the tribal tradition to seal a friendship, pact, or treaty, or to validate an agreement. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on June 30, 2012 The Palayag Festival is a celebration done by the townspeople of Buenavista in Guimaras every third Sunday of January. This festival is abundant in cultural and tradition from the oldest town of the province. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on June 30, 2012 The Manggahan Festival of Guimaras is an identity festival commemorating the anniversary of the province as being an independent province. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on June 30, 2012 The Guimaras Provincial Monument and Museum was built in 2006 by then Governor Juan Carlos Rahman A. Nava, MD, now incumbent Congressman of the Lone District of Guimaras. » Read More
by Kheem Caparas on June 30, 2012 To discover the fascinating and colorful history of the province of Bicol, the University of Nueva Caceres Museum holds an astoundingly diverse selection of relics and exhibits that proudly depicts the province's past. It is the ideal place for indulging in one's search for Bicolano culture. » Read More
