Come to North Pandan Island
by Rosevie Decio on May 26, 2012North Pandan Island in Occidental Mindoro offers a vast stretch of beach with pristine white sand, much like the more famous Boracay Island. It has shallow, temperate waters which are good for swimming and snorkeling. Inland, the landscape consists of lush forest where can be found some rock formations, such as the Spanish Nose, named because it suggests human features. There is also a secluded lagoon.
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Banana Bonanza!
by Rosevie Decio on May 26, 2012Banana Festival – a humble thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest turned into one of the liveliest festivals in the Philippines. Join this festivity and surely, you'll go bananas with lots of bananas!
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Sanduguan Festival: The Festival to Commemorate the Old Tradition
by Kheem Caparas on May 24, 2012Sanduguan came from the Mangyan word "sandugo" which means brotherhood or being friends. A sandugo treaty is called a blood compact because the participants each drink a small amount of the other’s blood. The blood compact preserves the friendship between two people once different in religion, nationality, culture, and civilization. This was a very traditional way to formalize treaties of friendship in the country.
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Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival: The Mangyan Heritage
by Rosevie Decio on May 24, 2012Festivals are already ingrained in the Filipino culture. One of them is Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival – the one and only festival that combines the music, arts, culture, and nature for celebration – celebrated in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, on March 2-4 annually.
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Kalap Festival
by Rosevie Decio on May 24, 2012Celebrated every 21st of March is the Kalap Festival, the official festival of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro. This festival is a celebration of culture and history. Participated by various sectors of Calapan's broad citizenry, the people walk the city streets and move as one.
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