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Last Saturday, March 19, I went to Sagay City with Eyya to witness the 15th Sinigayan Festival. The name was derived from a hard semi-spherical shell called “Sigay” which is abundant on the shores of Sagay.

This post is a bit late but I just really want to share some of the photos I took in the recently concluded Babaylan Festival of Bago City in Negros Occidental. It was a fun-filled day and I learned a lot about their City and the festival. I was a little annoyed with myself that [...]

Last weekend, I went to Bago City, Negros Occidental with my blogger friend, James, to witness the Babaylan Festival for the first time.  Thanks to the Tourism Officer, Ms. Rosseni for inviting us and showing us around.

Happy year of the Rabbit!!! Kiong Hee Huat Tsai everyone! Yesterday, Bacolod City celebrated Chinese New Year with a bang as it was the opening of the 6th Bacolaodiat Festival. And every year it gets more and more exciting as more activities are added to give more color to the festival.

Tribu Paghidaet of La Paz won the 1st runner-up for this year Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Ati-ati competition held last Sunday, January 23,2011. The group is compose of 62 warriors, 30 girl dancers, 30 star dancers, 50 drummers and backed up by 55 staff members.

Here’s the video and Photos of the 2011 Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Ati-ati competition Champion, Tribu Pan-ay.

The group Tribu Pan-ay of Fort San Pedro National High School won the coveted title as the Grand Champion in the Ati-Ati competition for this years’ Dinagyang Festival  held in Iloilo City last Sunday, January 23,2011. The tribe also won Best in Choreography and  Best in Performance. Tribu Paghidaet

Yesterday, I went to Kabankalan City with my nieces for the Sinulog Festival 2011. I was supposed to celebrate Sinulog Festival in Cebu City, unfortunately I got sick after the holiday season and I wasn’t up for it as I need to rest. Instead, I decided to go to Kabankalan.

Cultural and religious festivals honoring Sr. Sto Niño are the biggest come-on for foreign tourists whose number is on the rise in Western Visayas every January, a report from the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) here said.

Last November 5, I was able to witness for the first time one of the most colorful festival in the Philippines, the Pintaflores Festival in San Carlos City with my friends Portia, Melay and Ruel. Pintaflores or the Dances of Flowers came from the words “Pintados” – body paint or tattoo and “Flores” Spanish word [...]