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First time a president of the Philippines opens the Masskara Festival !!! President Rodrigo Duterte on October 2, 2016 !!!
* On 28 October, 2018, Google posted the above animated gif to mark the 39th anniversary of the MassKara festival in the Philippines, a popular celebration known for its vibrant masks, feathers, costumes (like the one’s seen in Today’s Doodle) and dancing on the streets.
While the festival is at its peak on this particular day, it is a month-long celebration that includes, in addition to street dancing and singing, contests for pig-chasing, pole-climbing, and fireworks shows.
The annual Mango Festival of the Province of Guimaras celebrates not only the province’s world-renowned mangoes but also the colorful history and rich culture of Guimaras.
The annual Catandungan Festival of Catanduanes province used be held every year towards the end of October. It was often a three-day celebration running from October 24 to 26.
In 2015, Catanduanes held its final Catandungan Festival. This was so the focus could shift to a new annual festival celebrating the Abaca fiber, a symbol of resiliency representing the indomitable ability of the Catandunganons to overcome challenges such as typhoons which often batter the island.
June 2017
The soft opening of Palawan’s Baragatan Festival will be on June 9th, the date on which trade fairs, the Garden Show, and the Photo & Art Exhibit will be opened to the public.
The festival’s grand opening will be on June 16 when the Baragatan Grand Parade will showcase various floats prepared by different communities, as well as the candidates for Mutya ng Palawan.
Dinamulag Festival is also known as the Zambales Mango Festival, a yearly celebration that has been held in the province of Zambales since 1999. Continue reading “Dinamulag Festival”
The Pamulinawen Festival is held in Laoag City, every year in early February. Laoag City is the capital of the province of Ilocos Norte.
Pamulinawen is the name of a woman made popular in the classic Ilocano song titled… Pamulinawen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClY0M_U2bMo
The Pamulinawen Festival celebrates the city’s founding as well as the feast day of its patron saint, William of Maleval, who died on February 10 way back in the year 1157 AD. The festival’s highlight is a parade and a street-dance competition.
It takes 10 hours by bus from Manila to Laoag City.
