Sarakiki-Hadang Festival
by Jhaypee Guia on July 14, 2012Sarakiki is a local term apparently referring to premeditated or frenzied movements which means to allure, to draw with, to attract or exercise attraction, to entice, or to win. By its pre-colonial denotation, it means to praise, extol, or eulogize spirits of gods.
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Manaragat Festival
by Jhaypee Guia on July 14, 2012The Manaragat Festival is an annual month-long fiesta celebration (August 1–31). It is a tribute to the fishermen of Catbalogan City. The Manaragat is a festive dance characterized by varied movements and intricate steps of the different species of fish and seashells inhabiting the Maqueda Bay and beautifully presented by dancers in exotic and colorful costumes.
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Catbalogan: The Capital City of Samar
by Jhaypee Guia on July 14, 2012Catbalogan City is the capital of Samar Province. It is Samar's main commercial, trading, educational, political and financial center. It is also an important and major seaport serving inter-island vessels. Catbalogan City's central geographical location in Eastern Visayas makes it ideal as the gateway to the region's three Samar provinces.
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Calbiga Cave: The Philippines' biggest Karst Formations
by Jhaypee Guia on July 14, 2012The Philippines' biggest karst formations and one of the largest in Asia, the 2,968-hectare cave system is composed of 12 caves with wide underground spaces, unique rock formations, and subterranean watercourse. The surface area of Calbiga Caves has a "mid-mountain" forest which is the habitat of some threatened wild species like bats, cave crickets, eyeless shell fishes.
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Bangon-Bugtong Falls
by Jhaypee Guia on July 14, 2012Among the family of waterfalls of Calbayog City, Bangon-Bugtong Falls is one of the most majestic and spectacular spots that is worth visiting. As you ascend the stream, you will be amazed to see a circular pond of about 30 meters in diameter, wide enough for swimming and deep enough for diving.
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