In unity there is strength
I was able to catch a glimpse of the Philippine Dragonboat team practicing at the Manila Bay. The team has brough honor and glory to the Philippines, when it swept all the gold medals at the 26th Southeast Asian Games, here in Manila.The Dragonboat, or the Traditional Boat race is just one of the two events whose gold medals were all won by a single country at the SEA Games: The Philippines. Another event was chess, which was swept by Vietnam.
Molo Church: The Feminist Church of Visayas
The Molo District of Iloilo City is a former Chinese enclave. Originally called Parian, Molo is home to one of the country’s feminist Catholic churches. It is just one of the few churches in the country where the patron saint is a female.
Its patron saint is St. Anne, or Santa Ana to the locals.
The church is a blend of Gothic and Rennaisance architecture. It’s interior is funadametally Renaissance, with all its elaborate decor. While it’s exteriors are Gothic-inspired.
Along the aisle of the church stands sixteen life-sized female saint images.
The present Molo Church was constructed in 1869, and has withstood countless earthquakes, typhoons, and wars.
St. Anne Church is a 10-minute jeepney ride from the Iloilo City proper. There are daily boat trips and airline flights from Manila to Iloilo, and vice versa. There are also hourly ferry trips from Iloilo to Bacolod, and vice versa.
Aliwan Fiesta 2006
The country’s grandest festival showdown is set to take center stage next month along Roxas Boulevard, in the Grand Old City of Manila. The highlights of the festival will be on April 29, where various festivals, floats, and festival queens will parade from Quirino Grandstand down to Aliw theater adjacent to the Star City theme park.
As of this writing, there are already 28 festivals who have confirmed there attendance. These are:
From National Capital Region:
1. Redrista Festival of Quezon City
2. Marikina Festival
3. Pakalog Festival of Pasig City
From Cordillera Autonomous Region:
4. Panagbenga Festival of Baguio City
Region I
5. Pamulinawen Festival of Laoag City
6. Agdamdamili Festival of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
Region II
7. Sabutan Festival of Palanan, Isabela,
8. Pinilisa Festival of Jones, Isabela
Region III
9. Halaman Festival of Guiguinto, Bulacan
10. Sto. Ni?o Festival of Malolos, Bulacan
11. Angel Festival of San Rafael, Bulacan
Region IV
12. Sumakah Festival of Antipolo City
13. Boling-Boling Festival of Catanauan, Quezon
Region V
14. Himik-Ulaw Festival of Placer, Masbate
15. Pili Festival of Sorsogon City
Region VI
16. Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City
17. Tultugan Festival of Maasin, Ilo-ilo
18. Kahilyawan Festival of Santa Barbara, Iloilo
19. Pintados de Pasi Festival of Passi City, Iloilo
20. Babaylan Festival of Bago City, Negros Occidental
Region VII
21. Sinulog Festival of Cebu City
Region IX
22. Pasalamat Festival of Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur
23. Hermosa Festival of Zamboanga City
Region XII
24. Halad Festival of Pigcawayan, North Cotabato
25. Kalilangan Festival of General Santos City
Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
26. Padang-Padang Festival of Parang, Maguindanao
27. Meguyaya Festival of Maguindanao
28. Kambulang Festival of Parang, Maguindanao.
The Grand Festival winner will be taking home the 1 Million-Peso cash prize. First runner-up will receive P500,000 and third runner-up, P250,000. The top 10 finalists will each get P10,000.
Girlfriends
After the Black Friday movement’s silent protest at the Rizal Park, I proceeded to the Baywalk, Roxas Boulevard, hoping to do some interesting shoots. Just a few meters away from the gates of the United States Embassy, i found this two lady spending some lazy moments on the Bay Area.
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