Bacolod City’s’ 5th Bacolaodiat Festival chairman, Leonito Lopue, lauded the city government, the Filipino Chinese Community and the people who joined in the three-day Chinese New Year which also coincided with the Valentine’s Day celebration.
Lopue said that only Bacolod City has its own Chinese community festival, a remarkable contribution in the city’s tourism industry, thus, [...]
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Philippine Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2010 sees to highlight Clark’s tourism potential
Clark Development Corporation (CDC) president Benigno N. Ricafort has expressed optimism that this year’s 15th Philippine Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2010 slated on Feb. 11- 14 will highlight Clark’s role as a major tourist attraction and investment destinations in Asia.
Ricafort said the promotion and media mileage to be generated by the hot air balloon fest [...]
Fewer Out of Town Contingents in Sinulog Festival 2010
Photos courtesy of Anton Sheker
Sinulog organizers see few out-of-town contingents joining this month’s grand parade, but they won’t let it dampen the festive mood and ongoing preparations for the religious festival’s 30th anniversary of one of the biggest cultural event in the country.
Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) executive director Ricky Ballesteros said they are now 80 [...]
Karakol Festival 2009 in Subic Bay Freeport
While a Hollywood-inspired parade spiced up this year’s “Karakol” festival in this free port, the original religious message of thanking Subic’s patron saint San Roque remains the core of the festivity.
In the street dancing activity that kicked off recently, characters from hit movies like “Grease,” “Sister Act,” “The Matrix” and “Moulin Rouge,” as well as [...]
Salay town in Misamis Oriental celebrates Pineapple Harvest Festival
Cold winds and intermittent rains did not dampen the spirit of the farmers in Saray village of Salay town in the province of Misamis Oriental who celebrated their first Pineapple Harvest Festival last February 12, 2009.
Organized as Saray Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative, the farmers have availed of the PineappleGrow project under the ARBs Agribusiness Enterprise Development [...]
Baguio City expects the biggest crowd in the Panagbenga flower festival’s street dancing and floral float parade
The chairman of the executive committee of the Baguio Flower Festival Monday said that the city expects the biggest crowds in the on-going festivities during the grand streetdancing parade on February 22 and the floral float parade on March 1.
Anthony de Leon said with such expectations, all sectors here, especially the Baguio City Police [...]
