FLOAT PARADE

Yearly this carousal event allure the interest of tourist to witness the annual celebration, Every February is a month long celebration of Baguio City and cordillera region in commemoration and tribute to City's flowers. This event was created to rise up and regain from the devastation of Luzon earthquake in 1990 . Float parade always been part of this event, a display of float entirely concealed with flowers prepossessing the art of every participant.

CELEBRITIES

To make the float more engaging some float ostentatious comprises local celebrities as part of their entries be more attractive. Some of them were also just plainly a spectators only, it is once in a year and unique festival that every one must have to witness.

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THINGS TO KNOW

• Language
• English
• Can able to understand and speak since most of schools and local offices use it as medium language.
• Tagalog 
• Can do speak and understand
• Ilokano
• Ibanag
• Transportation
• Air
• From manila you can do access by plane through Baguio City airport
• Land 
• Bus
• Victory Liner, Genesis and other bus companies
• P 425.00 
• Foods
• You can find restaurants, fast foods and other food services in a nearby Mall.
• Local delicacies also can be found along the street of session road and nearby market 
• Where to stay
• Maplandia
• Go Sarangani Travel
• Financial Establishments
• Remittances can be found anywhere
• Banks is also not an issue since most of the known banks are all here.

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NORTHERN BEAUTIES

Beauties always epitomizes of one place. This festivity is not only the display of their rich in flower production but also tells us that this place is also blooms with natural beauties, simplicity and rich in cultural diversity.

"THERE IS BEAUTY IN SIMPLICITY"

In every festival one of the highlights of its event is the flaunting of beauties. Whereas locals have their own participants to represents their sectors. Various clothing designs touched with ethnic products were ostentatious wore to demonstrate the artistic conceptualization of designers.

More on Panagbenga Events and related topics follow 

>>> Panagbenga 2015: Float Parade 

>>> Panagbenga 2015: Street Parade

>>> Baguio City

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PANAGBENGA

One of the astonishing festival in Philippines, visited by various spectators not only with in the nation, But also by several tourist from around the world flocked to witness the one of its kind festival.

"SEASON OF BLOOMING"

Panagbenga is referring to a flower festival "Season of Blooming" is an annual month long observance of their traditions to celebrate the abundant agricultural products conducive for the healthy growth of flowers. 

STREET PARADE

A demonstration of significant ethnic group and other representatives of nearby provinces array with flower inspired costumes, influenced by Bendian an Ibaloi dance is one of the main feature of Panagbenga's celebration. It also give the opportunity of the younger generations to cherish and perpetuate their culture old tradition. 

Annually 

More on Panagbenga's Event follow Panagbenga 2015: Beauties and Panagbenga 2015: Float parade

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MOUTH WATERING FOODS

Sweet small muffins, one of delicacies included in a buffet prepared by our recent club president Atty. Majie Asuncion during our visit in their festivity. Aside from the colorful and historic commemoration of their festival, the group were really enjoyed the tasteful foods. Local delicacies have been served earlier for our merienda while waiting for a parade.

BUCO PANDAN

FISH FILLET

ASPARAGUS WITH TOFU

KALDERETA

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BEAUTIES

"Simplicity is beauty" Local government and religious sectors have always organized competition activities such as parade and pandangohan (Street dancing), represents by various sector of the community from different level of government including elementary and high school within the district. Pandangohan were usually held in front of church's open field, were as the communities and spectators are freely to see the yearly competition for the best.

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VIVA STA. MARTA

Pateros commemorates its fiesta of Sta. Marta every February... It's nice to see this celebration in their colorful costumes during the parade. Local government and religious group have joined hand in hand for the preparations of their community's festivity. 

Pateros, officially the Municipality of Pateros (Filipino: Bayan ng Pateros), is a first-class municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines. This small town is famous for its duck-raising industry and especially for producing balut, a Filipino delicacy that is boiled duck egg. Pateros is also known for the production of red salty eggs and "inutak", a local rice cake. Moreover, the town is known for manufacturing of "alfombra", a locally-made footwear with a carpet-like fabric on its top surface. Pateros is bordered by Pasig City to the north, Makati City to the west, and Taguig Cityto the south.

Pateros is the only municipality and the smallest, both in population and in land area, in Metro Manila, but it is the second most densely populated at around 29 thousand people per square kilometer after Manila. Wikipedia

THINGS TO KNOW

• Language
• English
• Can able to understand and speak since most of schools and local offices use it as medium language.
• Tagalog 
• Can do speak and understand
• Transportation
• Jeepney
• From Edsa you can take a ride along shaw boulevard going San joaquin, Pateros via Pasig
• P11.00
• From Pasig palengke take a ride going pateros 
• P8.00
• Foods
• Inutak
• Bibingka
• Sapin-sapin
• And a famous BALUT
• Where to stay
• Maplandia
• Financial Establishments
• Remittances and banks can be found in town proper

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PAILAH

Pailah Festival named after from its town's ancient name Pila, Laguna. "PAILAH" also derived as Palay (Rice) as their major crop since Hispanic era, Isda (Fish) since the municipality is also near in the lake, Tilapia is also one of their livelihood, Lilok Antigo (Antique Carvings) along the district not only from the crops farming and fishing they have dependent but they also have handicraft products to make this town also known as one of the best suppliers of native products and wood carvings which is Laguna is famous to its talents and skills. Halaman (Ornamental plants) they have produced a lot of supplies for different places of Manila and its neighboring provinces for their premier class of ornamental plants.

This event were duly attended by Nayon Photographers' Club who were invited to cover the yearly event. From manila we prepared to depart as early as 5:00 am to witness this event by 8:00 am. As we arrived we have ample time to set up and prepare our things. One you can observe if you are in Pila is like you are travelling back in time, the old houses are well maintained and preserved its Hispanic architectural designs, same as the church as well. This municipality of Laguna is a sleepy town but were not affected by war for its excessive bombardments during Japanese American battle, up to now the evident of the town is still on its finest preservation of heritage village such as their houses, church and other structures that you can find here.

 

BEAUTIES

The beauties of Pila is an evident of true Filipina beauty, in fact Pailah Festival held a Lakan and Binibi ng Pila every year's event, the first day celebration always a start of an awarding for its Mister and Miss Pila Laguna. The crowned winners is always in part of the parade and street dancing.

Pailah festival ends up with an awarding of great performers of parade and street dancing competition held at grand plaza in between old parish church and municipal hall. Defending champion of last year's competition where not so luck to get the recent award but still placed as one of the top winners.

THINGS TO KNOW

• Language
• English
• Can able to understand and speak since most of schools and local offices use it as medium language.
• Tagalog
• Transportation
• Land-Bus
• P127.00 Cubao to Sta. Cruz Laguna, Via Pila Laguna. HM and Jam bus serves the public transportation along the area 
• Foods
• Not all favorite fastfoods can be found in the town proper, but for the budget travelers take our recommendation to look for a short orders cafeterias, foods is very good.
• Where to stay
• check hotels here http://www.maplandia.com
• Financial Establishments
• Banks at the town proper as well as ATM
• Remitance centers are also available here

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