THE Davao City Investment Promotions Center (DCIPC) is expecting around 20,000 to 30,000 tourists to visit Davao City for the Kadayawan Festival in August. DCIPC chief Jason Magnaye said the influx of more tourists in Davao City could drive the economic activity upward. The city can at least earn P225 million especially with the number [...]
BARANGAY San Nicolas celebrated yesterday, April 28, the annual Kaplag-Buwad Festival to commemorate the discovery of the image of the Sto. Niño 447 years ago. The image arrived at the fish port of Pasil from Lapu-Lapu City through a fluvial parade at 6 a.m. People carrying image of the Holy Child went to the San [...]
ON THE shores of Mactan yesterday morning, natives were doing a ritual dance and a ritual offering to their anito when foreign invaders emerged from the mangrove trees. Armed with spears, kampilan and kalasag, the natives attacked the invaders. The battle ended when Datu Lapu-Lapu killed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. (read more)
FOLK healers gathered once again in this year’s celebration of the “Healing Festival,” which showcases traditional healing products and methods indigenous to the mystical island of Siquijor. The festival, held at Bandilaan Mountain View Park last week, started two years ago and is a project of Siquijor Governor Orlando Fua. It aims to boost the [...]
MOISES Padilla town in Negros Occidental is set to hold Litson Festival on March 27 in line with its “Magayon Hinuptanan Festival”. Mayor Francisco Nazareno said this year’s festival theme is “Magpakabakod kag magtrabaho, mga katawhan, siling sang Dios, kay ako kaupod ninyo.” (read more)
GOING home to Natonin, Mt. Province for its annual Sas-alliwa (which literally means ‘homecoming’) Festival happening April 21 to 25 is something the municipality’s sons and daughters are looking forward to. “The Sas-alliwa was launched to encourage all those who were born and raised in Natonin but now living elsewhere to go back and experience [...]
ILIGAN City — Alimango Festival, a celebration that culminates during the Araw ng Lala on March 22 of every year, was held in line with the thrust of National Leadership and the vision of the Department of Tourism to promote and enhance community-based development and sustainable tourism. What is envisioned therein is a community-based and [...]
NOTHING keeps me up at night than preparing for a road trip to an exotic festival in Mindanao, more so when it was a last-minute decision to pack. Dying to cover the highly regarded Kaamulan Festival in the neighboring highlands of Bukidnon, a last-minute call from a friend who asked me to join her was [...]
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Mayor Greg Abalos launched the 12th celebration of the Strawberry Festival with hopes to continue past tradition and make new ones. Abalos said the festival’s first salvo coincides with the Philippine Military Academy graduation where President Benigno Aquino III is sure to attend, hoping the country’s chief executive will find the [...]
This was what festival organizers call the country’s new tourism slogan when a whopping 1.5 million tourists, according to police estimates, flocked to the Summer Capital over the weekend to witness the 17th staging of the annual spectacle of floats and street performances that officials claim have gained worldwide attention. Department of Tourism Secretary Ramon [...]
