The annual Pintados Kasadyaan held on June 27, despite being moved to another date, attracted not only thousands of spectators and more participants, but also representatives from the US Embassy and national government officials like Senator Mar Roxas, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Senator Miguel Zubiri and MMDA Bayani Fernando.
The Pintados Kasadyaan Festival started at 10:00 o’clock [...]
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Pintados Kasadyaan Festival attracts nat’l officials, 25 competing tribes, thousands of spectators
Leyte stages first Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival sarswela performance
For the first time, a sarsuela performance will be featured in the month-long Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival, thanks to the Leyte Normal University, the Province of Leyte and the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals Committee.
Entitled “Panahon han Kawara han Paglaum, “Pag-abot han Senyor Sto.. Nino ha Tacloban,” the sarsuela will be staged at the RTR Plaza on June [...]
Davao del Norte’s Kadagayaan Festival opens
The Kadagayaan 2008 Festival opened here yesterday (June 23) amidst pomp and pageantry at the sprawling RDR Gym Grounds, marking the opening of the weeklong celebration of the 41st Araw ng Davao del Norte.
Rodolfo del Rosario will lead the opening program today along with the province’s key officials and guests from the Department of Trade [...]
Davao’s Kadayawan Festival 2008, a celebration of abundance
The 2008Â Kadayawan Festival of Davao City this August will be a celebration of abundance.
Art Boncato, chair of the committee on publicity and media of the Kadayawan festivities this year during the Club 888 Forum of the Marco Polo Hotel on Wednesday stressed that as Davao celebrates its bounty there is a need to value the [...]
Siquijor’s Lubi Festival draws huge crowd
Thousands flock Maria town as dancers from its different barangays, clustered into four, perform Wednesday in the Lubi Festival street dancing and showdown that takes off at the Maria Municipal Hall.
Lubi Festival, now on its third year, showcases various coconut products of the town through a trade fair, dances and street revelry which serves as [...]
Wagayway Festival : The newest Philippine festival unfolds in Imus
The newest Philippine festival with a historical twist will unfold in Cavite, the country’s seat of independence.
In time for the coming Independence Day, the town of Imus in Cavite, will commemorate on May 24 the victory of the Battle of Alapan that paved way to the first Philippine Republic when the Philippine Flag was first [...]
Sta. Clara Fertility Rites In Obando Bulacan Begins
One of the country’s most popular Maytime festivals is the fertility fiesta in Obando, popularly known as the Kasilonawan Festival, attended every year by busloads of local and foreign tourists who come as observers and participants. People from all parts of the world come to Obando to seek divine help in getting pregnant and in [...]
