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by Jane Dacumos on October 24, 2012 Have you been to the largest multi-arts festival in the country? It is known the Pasinaya Festival, celebrated annually at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and is the largest arts gathering in the country. Every year, thousands of visitors coming from all over the country join CCP as they celebrate the Pasinaya, which aims to promote the importance of arts and culture in the country. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on October 23, 2012 The Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. It is held during the month of August. Its name is derived from the friendly greeting "Madayaw", from the Dabawenyo word "dayaw", meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on October 23, 2012 The Manggahan sa Guimaras Festival is an annual celebration of Guimarasnons’ pride in their history, culture and their prized product, the mango. Guimaras has been making itself known through this tourism event that continues to draw the attention of thousands of visitors throughout the country. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on October 23, 2012 Moriones Festival is a truly unique attraction that draws visitors to Boac, Marinduque. Throughout the years, the festival is one of the highlights in Marinduque during the Lenten season where thousands of people here in the country join Marinduqueños as they celebrate this truly exotic festival. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on October 23, 2012 One of the happiest and grandest festivals in the country again celebrated in Cebu City, the Sinulog Festival. It is a very famous event held every 3rd week of Sunday in the month of January in honor of Santo Niño, the child Jesus and the patron saint of Cebu. It commemorates the Bisayan people's pagan origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on October 23, 2012 Passi City, also known as the “Sweet City” of Panay, is one of the wealthy cities in the province of Iloilo that showcase the Ilonggo culture by the revitalization of traditional music, arts, and dances. Pintados de Pasi festival is probably one of the finest and most recognized festivals of the regions of Visayas that was well-developed over the years. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on October 23, 2012 Voyadores Festival is one of the most awaited festivals of Bicol, held every 3rd week of September where the feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is commemorated. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on October 23, 2012 Have you seen a world of smiling masks where hundreds of dancers dressed in colorful costumes are dancing in the streets to the beat of the drums? If not, then you should witness Bacolod City’s Masskara Festival for even once in your life. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on October 5, 2012 Festivals in our country have been part of the lives and tradition of many Filipinos. these are celebrations that mirrored and showcase one’s culture and heritage. Through the years, thousands of festivals are held in different parts of the Philippines each year, every year. One particular festival in the province of Catanduanes is frequented of many visitors coming from nearby towns and gradually from all over the Philippines--the Catandungan Festival, one of the most exciting and colorful festivals in the country. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on October 2, 2012 The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is the principal government agency for raising and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance and services, and charities of national character. The PCSO holds and conducts charity sweepstakes, races, and lotteries and engages in health and welfare-related investments, projects, and activities to provide for permanent and continuing sources of funds for its programs. It also undertakes other activities to enhance and expand such fund-generating operations as well as strengthen the agency’s fund-management capabilities. » Read More
