FIESTA!!!!! PARTY PARTY SA PINAS

Ati-Atihan

Date: 3rd Sunday of January
The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held in honor of the Santo Niño held annually in January concluding on third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines. It is the wildest among Philippine fiestas and considered as the Mother of All Philippine festivals. Celebrants paint their faces with black soot and wear bright, outlandish costumes as they dance in revelry during the last three days of this two week-long festival. Catholics and non-Catholics alike observe this special day with processions, parades, dancing, and merrymaking.

Sinulog

Date: 3rd Sunday of January
The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival honors the child Jesus, known as the Santo Niño (Holy Child), patron of the city of Cebu. It is a dance ritual that commemorates the Cebuano people’s pagan origin, and their acceptance of Christianity. The festival features a street parade with participants in bright-colored costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumpets, and native gongs.

Dinagyang

Date: 4th Sunday of January

The Dinagyang is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January. It is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis. Dinagyang was voted as the best Tourism Event for 2006, 2007 and 2008 by the Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines.

Panagbenga

Date: February
Panagbenga is month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio. The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city’s flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake. The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers unlike those used in Pasadena’s Rose Parade. The festival also includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes, that is inspired by the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region.

Kaamulan

Date: 28th Feb – 1st March
The Kaamulan Festival is a Bukidnon ethnic-cultural festival that takes place from the last week of February to the first week of March. Kaamulan, from the Binukid word amul, “to gather”, is an indigenous Bukidnon term for a gathering for any purpose. It can mean a datukship ritual, a wedding ceremony, a thanksgiving festival during harvest time, a peace pact, or any number of these together. The Festival is held in Malaybalay City from the second half of February to March 10, the anniversary date of the foundation of Bukidnon as a province in 1917,d to celebrate the culture and tradition of the seven ethnic tribal groups—Bukidnon, Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo, Matigsalug, Tigwahanon and Umayamnon—that originally inhabited the province. It is the only ethnic festival in the Philippines.

Moriones

Date: Holy Week
The Moriones is an annual festival held on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The “Moriones” are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers as interpreted by local folks – Morion means “mask” or “visor,” a part of the medieval Roman armor which covers the face. The Moriones or Moryonan tradition has inspired the creation of other festivals in the Philippines where cultural practices or folk history is turned into street festivals.

PAHIYAS

Date: 15th May
Lucban celebrates the Pahiyas Festival in honor of the patron saint of farmers, St. Isidore. This festival showcases a street of houses which are adorned with fruits, vegetables, agricultural products, handicrafts and kiping, a rice-made decoration, which afterwards can be eaten grilled or fried. The houses are judged and the best one is proclaimed the winner.

Kadayawan

Date: Third week of August
The Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. Its name derives from the friendly greeting “Madayaw”, from the Dabawenyo word “dayaw”, meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living.

Nakakatakam!!!

WARNING: This are the foods the mostly seen anywhere here in the Philippines, if your are a filipino then you should taste all of this.

Pork chop suey
is a Chinese dish primarily made up of mixed vegetable with meat like chicken, fish, beef, shrimp or pork, added for extra flavor. Chopsuey is widely believe to be an  American-Chinese immigrants creation, and not an authentic Chinese dish. They said, Chinese farmers...

Pancit Palabok
is a Filipino noodle dish of Chinese origin.  It is called palabok because the thin rice noodles are covered with a bright colored orange shrimp-flavoured thick sauce.  Aside from the sauce, pancit palabok has a toppings of prawns, wedge cut hard-boiled eggs, chicharon...

Pancit Canton or Lo Mein
is a dish of Chinese origin that becomes one of the traditional Philippine noodle dish that is mostly made of egg noodles, vegetables, chicken, pork and shrimp. Ingredients : 1/2 lb. shrimps 1 eggwhite 2 tbsp. cornstarch 2 chicken breast, deboned 3 tbsp....

Adobo
(a famous filipino dish cooked in vinegar and soy sauce) is a filipino food favorite. May the recipe be done with pork, chicken or a combination of both. It could be also good with beef. There are lots of variations in cooking adobo recipe.

lumpia
are eggrolls that are deep-fried like a wrapped stick of meat. Lumpia is aspring roll filled with ground or finely mince of pork, beef or vegetables then served it with sweet and sour sauce.

Pinakbet or Pakbet

“Pansit” or Pancit bihon
is one of the variety of Pancit Guisado is somewhat a Chinese-Filipino food dish .   

Tinolang Manok or Nilagang Manok

Maruya (“Banana Fritters”)
is one of favorite merienda for the Filipinos. 

Places That I'm Proud to Say :"walang katulad"

Boracay Paradise

Beaches in the Philippines are among the world’s finest. You can enjoy the white sand as it gently touches your bare feet.
Spend a day or two in Boracay, famous for its powdery white sand and breathtaking beauty with sparkling emerald waters.
You will have no idle time because exciting things never run out in Bora.

Marine Sanctuary

Some best places to visit are also unusual travel destinations. Take for instance Apo Island in Negros Oriental.
Feel and be one with nature as you explore marine life beneath the calm waves of the sea.
Swim with hammerheads, stingrays, and a bounty of colorful fishes near the coral beds.

Going Back in Time

 

Catch a glimpse of history in its perfect form and frolic along the roads of Mestizo District in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
The soft trot of horses gaily pulling kalesas further gives you that old classic feel.
Century-old houses beckon you on to go back in time and see the glorious beauty of the rich Castillan architecture of the 18th century.

Marvelous Hills

The Chocolate Hills in Bohol is also one of the best places to visit in the Philippines.
Over a thousand hills look like mounds of chocolates and rise some 30 meters above the ground.
Enjoy this splendor and beauty during summer, when the hills turn charming brown.

Dream Tropical Island

 

Or go to the island province of Cebu.
Taste a tropical island life with its gentle weather, pristine beaches and crystal clear waters.
You can mix leisure and business with the frills of modern living in the country’s second biggest metropolis.

And don’t worry about the weather in other parts of the Philippines. Since we only have rainy and summer or dry season, you can always find places to visit. The weather gives you more reasons to go where you want to be. There are great places to visit in the Philippines for every season.

Stairway to Heaven

 

The Banaue Rice Terraces is a great place that shines in any season.

These man-made rice paddies are good for just plain sight seeing or trekking to the sky.

Be there before during harvest and glow with the view of golden rice grains during sunrise.

Theres no Place Like Home

I live in an archipelago with 7,107 islands, surrounded by marine life and resources. Loads of beautiful and exotic beaches that are just perfect for working on a glorious tan is just one of the reasons tourists flock to the Philippines in droves. 

The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands each hosting attractions both natural and man-made. With an extended coastline boasting both of black and white sand beaches, a highly diverse marine life, lush mountain forests filled with rich flora and fauna, every island has something special to offer its visitors.

Natural wonders like the perfectly shaped Mayon volcano, the tiny Taal volcano, the picturesque Banaue Rice Terraces, and the powdery white sands of Boracay are just a few of the top tourist draws the country has to offer.

Being in the tropics, we enjoy balmy weather all year round with the exception of months June to August which is the monsoon season. Either way, tourists in the country will find that they will never be lacking for things to do on any of the Philippines’ many islands.

But don’t get me wrong. The country is not just about nature trips and sunny beaches. Towering skyscrapers, humongous shopping malls, and numerous bargain centers called "tiangge" may be found in the major cities and outlying towns. Tourists out for a bit of shopping usually find themselves overwhelmed by the wealth of bargains and smorgasbord of commodities ranging from original designer clothes to cheaper knock-offs which may be bought at unbelievably low prices.

People and Traditions 

Originally of Malay stock, the typical Filipino is brown skinned, compactly built, and sports thick, curly hair and a flat nose. However, occupation by different foreign colonists have resulted in inter-racial unions from which sprung the “mestizos” or mixed-race offspring. Don’t be too surprised to meet fair-skinned tribal Ifugaos who took after their Japanese ancestors or Filipinos with Spanish, Chinese, or American features.

The country is also blessed with many different customs and traditions that are still being practiced in today’s modern world. You would still see indigenous tribes living in the mountains and tropical forests, practicing their old beliefs which was passed on from generation to generation. Tourists are lucky if they chance upon native wedding rituals, feasts, and farming rites.

Our country is also host to hundreds of local dialects such as "Tagalog", "Bisaya" and "Chavacano." Tourists, however, should not worry about communication difficulties as most Filipinos are taught to speak English starting at very young ages.

Filipinos are very fond of commemorating things through fiestas.

Be it religious, regional, or citywide, people will always find reasons to deck the streets with streamers and hold street parties and parades that often last for days. Some of the more popular fiestas are the “Ati-Atihan” in Kalibo, Aklan; the Sinulog Festival in Davao, Panagbenga Flower Festival in Baguio City, and the Pahiyas in Quezon Province.