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Mantawi Festival: Celebrating Mandaue City Whenever one thinks of the province of Cebu, these indelible images come to mind: Magellan’s Cross, posh hotel resorts, the colorful Sinulog Festival.... |
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Mudpack Festival To many people, mud is filthy, and playing in it is the exclusive domain of little boys and female mud wrestlers. But the people Murcia, Negros Occidental have rediscovered the childlike... |
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MY KIND OF FISHTIVAL I like it hot and fresh off the grill, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. I also enjoy it slightly chewy and opaque, swimming in an acidic pool of onions, vinegar, and cracked black pepper ... |
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Lights! Camera! Walk! Putting beauty queens, movie stars, and couture by top designers on parade, the famed Flores de Mayo in Manila has always placed emphasis on giving people something to watch. But even... |
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Pinta Flores Festival The Sto. Niño has held denizens of revelers since the Spanish first arrived in the Philippines carrying the image of the child Jesus as its patron. The Sto. Nno has held denizens of revelers... |
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Lanzones Festival We are chauffeured to a quick lunch at the home of Col. Jose, tucked away in the factory of the now regionally-famous pastel. This is a cupcake—a soft and spongy round bun injected... |
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A Colorful Walk of Faith and Tradition When one thinks about shopping, Singapore easily comes to mind – Orchad Road and its seemingly endless lineup of malls, Bugis Village and its rows and rows of great bargains,... |
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A Fruitful Endeavor Fruits in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato are so abundant that at harvest time, the locals line the streets eith them – literally. The undisputed highlight of the city’s Timpupo fruit festival is... |
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Kaogma Festival The next day, I was honored to be one of the judges of the float competition for the Kaogma Grand Parade. Boy it was hard! Ten colorful floats competed from different towns, namely Calabanga,... |
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A Fiesta Ripe for Picking Sweet mangoes for everyone! This is what the Dinamulag Festival is all about. Dinamulag, which means “oversized” in Tagalog, here refers to the gigantic mangoes that you can find in... |
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The Pigs' Tale No Filipino fiesta is ever complete without a lechon or suckling pig at the center of the banquet table. The townspeople of Balayan, Batangas, a province in the southern part... |
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Deciphering the Holy Child Celebration What better way to start the year than with a celebration that’s full of vigor? The devotees are dancing in the streets and chanting ‘Viva Santo Nino!” True enough, Filipino Catholicism and faith... |
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Ati-Atihan Festival The Revelry begins with the pounding of drums. Rhythmic and incessant, it could persuade even the most unwilling feet to stomp the beat. Soon, the streets are choked with ... |
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Riding the Colors of the Sea It all started thousands a year ago, in 1212 AD, when a group of Borneo settlers in sailboats came to the islands of Panay to look for a new home. The sailboats gradually evolved to become... |
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Legend of the Falls The bangkero, or boatman, of Pagsanjan, Laguna illustrates the steely resolve adopted by a man taking on the gods: on a wooden boat, armed with little more than a paddle,... |
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Dancing the Dinagyang The Sto. Niño has held denizens of revelers since the Spanish first arrived in the Philippines carrying the image of the child Jesus as their patron. The conquering troops of Miguel Lopez.... |
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Peñafrancia Ina, which is a Filipino word for mother, is the loving name of the Bicolanos for the Virgin. At the penafrancia Festival in Naga, I was in awe when I heard them call her this because I felt their... |
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On a Quest for Treasure Islands Bacolod, Negros Occidental hosts a contemporary attraction every year. Swarmed by media, sponsoring companies here and abroad, and tourists from around the globe,... |
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