Archive for June 27th, 2008

Grand and Majestic celebration of Sangyaw Festival set June 29

TACLOBAN CITY- A grand and majestic celebration of the Sangyaw Festival this coming June 29 is guaranteed as 11 major cities plus two big municipalities outside Tacloban City will be sending their own cultural contingents to join the festivities here.

Caracol Festival
Makati City’s Caracol Festival

19 festivals confirm participation in today’s Tacloban Pintados Kasadyaan Festival

The office of the provincial Tourism office of Leyte has confirmed that this year’s Pintados Kasadyaan Festival 2008 will feature 19 festivals from the towns of Leyte, Samar and Biliran.

In a phone call, a staff from the Office of the Provincial Tourism Office confirmed that the grand street dance will start at 10 in the morning today. She also revealed that the Pintados Kasadyaan Festival 2007 Champion Buyogan Festival of Abuyog Leyte will be this year’s last performer. Last year’s first runner-up and the Pintados Kasadyaan 2005 and 2006 Grand Champion Alikaraw Festival of Hilongos Leyte is set to make a grand comeback and try to snatch the title from Buyogan Festival of Abuyog. Alikaraw will be the fifth performer in today’s grand contest.

Alikaraw Festival

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