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The country’s biggest festival is set to take the center stage once again. The Cebu Sinulog Festival features scores of contingents coming from within and outside Cebu. Sinulog is prayer dance ritual characterized by the movement of two steps forward and one step backward imitating the rush of the river, hence, its name. The grand [...]
At least 34 festivals will be joining the upcoming Pasigarbo sa Sugbo street dance competition to be held this August 9 in Mandaue City Cebu Philippines.
The following are results of the recent Aliwan Festival 2008 which was held in Manila last May 1 to 3, 2008. Winner Results for the Streetdance Competition Grand Champion: Lumad Basakanon, Sinulog Festival of Cebu City 2nd Place: Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City 3rd Place: Sinulog Festival, Carmen Cebu Runners-up – Kadayawan Festival of Davao City [...]
Be prepared as the country’s biggest, loudest, and the most colorful festivals will once again converge at the Philippine capital of Manila for the annual Aliwan Fiesta 2008.
As posted by the Philippines Department of Tourism (DoT), see below the list of events for the year 2008: Panagbenga: Baguio Flower Festival Baguio City; February 1 to March 5 (074) 4465793, 4421007 Sibug-Sibug Festival Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; February 1 to 16 (062) 3335557 Bicol Arts Festival Legazpi City, Albay; February 1 to 28 (052) [...]
Yesterday, I went to Makati City, Philippines to witness the Caracol Festival. The first time I heard of these festival was in 2006, but I wasn’t able to witness it because I went to Bacolod then. Last year I also skipped this event for Cebu Sinulog Festival. Now, I no longer have any reasons for [...]
April 28, 2007 was no ordinary date in the Philippine calendar. It was the day when the 5th Aliwan Fiesta was held in Manila, Philippines. Aliwan Fiesta is an event organized by the media outfit Manila Broadcasting Corporation. It’s aim is to bring all the festivals of the country in Manila for a one big [...]
Here’s the updated list of the official participants to the Aliwan Festival 2007: Sinulog Festival of Cebu City Sagayan Festival of Sultan Kudarat Pakalog Festival of Pasig City Panagbenga Festival of Baguio City Sambali Cagayana Festival of Cagayan Disposorio Festival of Malolos, Bulacan Pamitinan Festival of Rodriguez, Rizal Boling Boling Festival of Catanauan, Quezon Pili [...]
Get ready as the country’s biggest, and most colorful festivals will once again converge in Manila for the annual Aliwan Fiesta 2007! L-R: Meguyaya Festival of Maguindanao; Cebu City Sinulog; Placer Masbate’s Himag-Ulaw Festival; GenSan’s Kalilangan Festival
I have never been to any town in the Philippines where Butterflies were given so many honors enough to make a fiesta out of it, and to my discovery, almost the whole town depends on growing and cultivating these colorful species for their livelihood. It was the Gasan town’s foundation day celebration and for the [...]
