Aliwan Festival 2007
Posted on January 31, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals, News | 138 Comments
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
Read More..>>More photos from the Cebu Sinulog Festival
Posted on January 31, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals | 2 Comments
Some more photos from the recently-concluded Sinulog Festival 2007 in Cebu City Philippines. Tribu Sinanduloy of Tangub City, Misamis Occidental won the overall title in the Sinulog-Based Category, while the group Lumad Basakanon captured the top prize for the Free Interpretation category.
Sinulog is an annual festival held every 3rd Sunday of January in honor [...]
Some more photos from Dinagyang
Posted on January 30, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals | 2 Comments
Here’s another batch of photos from the recently-concluded Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. This year’s festival was topped by Tribu Ilonganon of Jalandoni Memorial High School. they will be flying to Manila this April to represent Dinagyang at the Aliwan Festival. Aliwan is an annual competition of all the festivals across the Philippines. Last year, [...]
Read More..>>Dinagyang Festival 2007
Posted on January 30, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals | 15 Comments
As expected, thousands of tourists, both foreign and local drove to Iloilo City for the annual Dinagyang Festival. The fiesta is held every 4th Sunday of January in honor of the Santo Niño.
20 tribes participated in the ati-ati contest, the highlight of this grand festival. The streetdance startedat 8 in the morning and lasted [...]
From the Queen City to the Queen’s City
Posted on January 29, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals, Road Trip | 2 Comments
Last January 21,I flew to Cebu City, known as the Quen City of the South for the annual celebration of the Sinulog Festival. I got overwhelmed by the number of tourists visiting Cebu during the festivities. What’s even more overwhelming is the number of groups competing at the Sinulog.There are fifty competing groups coming from [...]
Read More..>>Sinanduloy: Sinulog’s Biggest Winner
Posted on January 25, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals, People, Uncategorized | 5 Comments
The Tribu Sinanduloy of Tangub City, Misamis Occidental emerged as the grand champion in the Sinulog-Based category of the recently concluded Cebu Sinulog Festival. The group also won the Best in Streetdance award. Their total winnings amounted to 1 Million Pesos.
Read More..>>Festival Queen
Posted on January 24, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals | 3 Comments
In Sinulog Festival, they are usually the most beautiful lady wearing the most colorful costume paired with the most intricate headress. You can easily spot them during the parade. They are usually right in front, holding the miraculous image of the Santo Niño.
Read More..>>Sinulog photos
Posted on January 23, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals | 9 Comments
Here’s the first batc of the photos I took during the Recenty-concluded Sinulog Festival. As expected, the Tribu Sinanduloy of Tangub City took home the grand prize in the Sinulog-based category, while the group Lumad Basakanon won the overall title in the Free Interpretation Category
All smiles from Surigao’s Bonok Bonok Marajao Karadjao Festival dancer
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