PATAR WHITE BEACH, BOLINAO PANGASINAN

Posted by biyahero on May 28th 2007 to BEACHES

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Bolinao is situated at the northwestern tip of Pangasinan and the Lingayen Gulf. It is bounded on the north and west by China Sea, on the south by the rolling hills and plateaus of Bani, and on the east by Kakiputan Channel; this body of water separates Bolinao from the only island town of Pangasinan.

The white beach in Barangay Patar is ideal for tourism purposes. Nearby is a freshwater source believed to be an outlet of an underground river. The surf is also ideal for board surfing.

There is also several other resorts concentrated in the western most tip of Bolinao in Barangay Patar where one can find the one of best white sand beaches in Pangasinan.

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NINONG MARDIO

Posted by biyahero on May 27th 2007 to EVENTS

Peter Dustin Iaon V. Afable

Proud Parents: Peter & Diana Afable

Baptismal April 21, 2007

Minor Basilica of St. Michael Archangel, City of Tayabas

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Proud Parents: Glenn & Lucy Nadera

Baptismal May 27, 2007

Sto. Nino De Molino Parish, Molino Cavite

                                    

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HAGISAN NG SUMAN FESTIVAL 2007

Posted by biyahero on May 25th 2007 to FESTIVALS

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MAYOHAN SA TAYABAS FESTIVAL 2007

On May 15, Mayohan gives tribute to San Isidro with a procession
reminiscent of the yearly Quiapo devotion to Jesus Nazareno. From many towns of Quezon, multitudes of peasants and workers predominantly male flock to Tayabas. They clamor for suman and other pabitin as their sweat, strength, and rivalry pervade in the air. Impelled by their yearly panata or sacrificial devotion to San Isidro, they participate in HAGISAN NG SUMAN, believing that the bounty gathered in their sacks heralds economic upliftment. It portends the amount of their next harvest or income for the year.

                        
Suman is the ritual gift of HAGISAN. It is cooked with great enthusiasm by Tayabenses because Hagisan is an opportunity to share their prosperity. Bundles of suman are gaily tied in the pabitin, which is made out of a special kind of bamboo called bagakay.

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SANTAKRUSAN SA LUCENA 2007 presents KIM CHIU and GERALD ANDERSON

Posted by biyahero on May 22nd 2007 to FESTIVALS

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SANTAKRUSAN SA LUCENA 2007 presents KIM CHIU and GERALD ANDERSON

St. Ferdinand Cathedral / Queen Margarette Court

                        

                        

2007 Collection of the Quezon Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines (Renato Edad, Buddy Reyes, Obet Orajay, Luisa Lindog, Alfie Lim, Leslie Rivera, Rosie Capistrano, Rholand Roxas and more) James Copper, Event Coordinator

                        

                        

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LUCBAN PAHIYAS FESTIVAL 2007 ‘ A feast for the senses’

Posted by biyahero on May 18th 2007 to FESTIVALS

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Every year during the month of May, the small, historic town of Lucban in Quezon – nestled snugly at the foot of mystical Mt. Banahaw – opens its doors even wider as it welcomes balikbayans and tourists to the celebration of the Lucban San Isidro ‘Pahiyas Festival.’

The festival traces its roots to the 16th century – from a simple act of gift giving of the townspeople of Lucban, who were deeply grateful to the Franciscan missionaries for the religious instruction they received. Later, the Lucbanons began bringing the best of their harvest to church, both in solemn thanksgiving and to ask for further blessing.

                         

As the yield of their lands became more bountiful, the town church became too small, ill equipped to accommodate the offerings. So, the people agreed to display their crop in front of their homes. The priest would then go around a designated route to bless them, with a statue of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers, leading the way. Because locals believe that houses along the route are twice blessed, the priest changes the course taken each year, giving all residents a chance to take part in the ritual.

Pahiyas literally means "decor’’ or "embellishment’’ and refers to the brightly colored, multi-textured trimmings Lucbanons hang on their houses to welcome the passage of San Isidro. They artfully, display their freshest fruits and vegetables, pile up a variety of native baskets, tack colorful hand-woven buntal hats onto walls, drape cords of the delicious Lucban longganisa over their windows, and even prop up the occasional roast suckling pig against a door frame or balustrade.

Yet what undoubtedly draws the eye is the traditional kiping – paper-thin wafers made from rice flour paste, shaped in the form of the leaf of the kabal tree, and dyed in brilliant colors: Red, fuschia, orange, green, and yellow. They are strung together to form all sorts of shapes – from oversized flowers to the elaborate arangya or chandeliers. They become even more dazzling when they catch the light of the sun and everything around them becomes swash with color. After the festival, the kiping creations are taken down and cooked into rice chips, to be eaten by the very same people whose hands painstakingly shaped them. Clearly, nothing goes to waste.

The best way to experience the festival is on foot, in the midst of the mass of tourists who pack the town’s narrow streets. Each one jockeys for a better position to catch that once-in-a-lifetime shot, see that rare sight, or take in the aromas wafting from a nearby pancit hab-hab stall. The energy is thick, almost tangible. And though you may be tired at the end of the day, you will nonetheless feel replete – completely satisfied – with the extraordinary sensory feast that is Lucban’s Pahiyas.

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Bb. PILIPINAS joins MAYOHAN GRAND SANTACRUZAN 2007

Posted by biyahero on May 12th 2007 to FESTIVALS

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A Santacruzan is a religious-historical beauty pagent held in many cities, towns and even smll villages throughout the Philippines during the month of May. One of the most colorful May-time festivals in the Philippines which depicts the finding of the Holy Cross by Queen Helena, mother of Constantine the Great. Bb. Pilipinas joins Mayohan Grand Santacruzan 2007 the events and are featured as major sagalas and escorts.

                        

MAYOHAN GRAND SANTACRUZAN 2007
City of Tayabas

Featuring:

Ms. Magie Wilson - Bb. Pilipinas World
Ms. Nadia Shami - Bb. Pilipinas International
Ms. Liezel Verses - 1st Runner-up
Ms. Abby Cruz - 2nd Runner-up
Mr. Bobby Mago - Mr. World Philippines

                        

                        

                        
Best Indigenous Gown - Grand Prize Obeth Orajay, 1st Runner-up - Leslie Rivera, 2nd Runner-up - Rholand Roxas

                        

Reyna ng Santakrusan - Grand Prize Leslie Rivera, Reyna ng Mayohan - Leslie Rivera, Flor de Tayabas - Rholand Roxas

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MAYOHAN SA TAYABAS 2007 ‘Pormal na Pagbubukas’

Posted by biyahero on May 10th 2007 to FESTIVALS

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MAYOHAN FESTIVAL 2007 (May 8-16)
"City of Tayabas Opens New Doors, Provides Wider Opportunities"

Parada ng Pinakamagandang Baliskog at Pinakamahaba at Pinakamasarap na Suman

Ms. MUKHA 2007

MUKHA is an acronym for mukha, utak, katawan, halina and alindog (face, brain, body, charm and beauty). This is a project of Susi ng Tayabas that symbolizes unity and cooperation of the arts for the development of Tayabas. It was established by Orlando R. Nadres in 1987. Nadres, noted scriptwriter, passed away years ago but his works, like the stage play, Hanggang Dito Na Lamang At Maraming Salamat still lives.

MUKHA was part of the eight-day affair dubbed Mayohan Sa Tayabas (May 8-16) at the Silungang Bayan. This year pageant theme: Celebration of Life, Love and Peace.

- Ms. MUKHA 2006, Best in Talent, Best in Long Gown. - 1st Runner-up, Best in Intro Costume . The queenly winner, a combination of beauty and brain was beaming as she waved to the crowd. Her smile was so contagious. I matched it with my own.

                         

MUTYA NG PANGALAWANG EBA 2007

Angelica Dela Cruz (Candelaria)- Mutya ng Pangalawang Eba, Mis Photogenic ; Ana Kiara Vergara Graceland (Tayabas)- 1st Runner-up, Best in Swimsuit.

                           

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ALIWAN FIESTA 2007

Posted by biyahero on May 07th 2007 to FESTIVALS

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Summer time in the Philippines is also called the fiesta time because there are many festival that is celebrated all over the country. But there is one festival that is celebrated that incorporates all the different festivals of the Philippines into one grander, louder and more colorful festival that is happening outside of their own provinces and right at the core of Manila, the Aliwan Festival.

Aliwan Fiesta is known as the mother of all Philippine festivals will be celebrated on April 26 and 28. The Aliwan Festival is on its fifth year and organized by the Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) together with the cities of Manila and Pasay, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Aliwan Festival brings tourist attraction in Manila because it has so much to offer and brings a new level of excitement.

Aliwan Festival 2007, named as "Mother of all Fiestas", brings together hundreds of of the country’s finest craftsmen, street performers, and amateur models hand-picked to compete in the dance parade competition and float competition. The center of the attraction in this fiesta is the "Reyna ng Aliwan" beauty pageant. Cash prizes awaits the winners in the competition. The contingents are after the honor that they will get for being named as the best of the best.

Aliwan Festival brings and represents the pride of every contingents hometown that they are eager to showcase the richness of their culture and heritage to the world.

Aliwan Festival 2007 will be spectacular celebration because the performers and contingent right now are preparing for this much awaited event on April.

The festivals joining the "Aliwan Fiesta 2007" are the Sinulog Festival of Cebu City; Sagayan Festival of Sultan Kudarat; Pakalog Festival of Pasig City; Panagbenga Festival of Baguio City; Sambali Cagayana Festival of Cagayan; Disposorio Festival of Malolos, Bulacan; Pamitinan Festival of Rodriguez, Rizal; Boling Boling Festival of Catanauan, Quezon; Pili Festival of Sorsogon City; Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City (Ilonganon and Kahilwayan contingents); Babaylan Festival of Bago City, Negros Occidental; Alikaraw Festival of Hilongos, Leyte; Padul-ong Festival of Borongan, Eastern Samar; Pasalamat Festival of Pagadian City; Zamboanga Hermosa Festival of Zamboanga City; Kalilangan Festival of General Santos City; Padang-Padang Festival of Parang, Shariff Kabunsuan; and Melimud Festival of South Upi, Maguindanao.

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TAAL VOLCANO ISLAND TREK

Posted by biyahero on May 01st 2007 to VOLCANO

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Taal Volcano, in the Philippines,  was originally a huge volcano, that towered 18,000 feet up into the sky. It has been called the smallest active volcano, because it seems small now, but many people don’t realize that it is one of the largest volcanoes in the world.  It is located about 70-km south of Manila on "volcano island" inside a lake called Taal Lake, or Lake Taal.

In the distance, across the lake, is Mt. Makulot. Inside the main caldera,on volcano island, there is yet another lake, called the "Crater Lake". The highly sulfuric lake may have medicinal properties. People do swim in it, Some have even SCUBA dived in it, but I wouldn’t. Taal Lake itself, has a sulfur content that is higher than normal, and it is good for swimming. I believe the low sulfur content is good for the skin, especially if you swim in it regularly. The fish are certainly healthy!

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