Upon arrival in front of Manila Hotel last Saturday, I immediately saw the float of the City of Laoag and I told myself that Laoag’s Entry could be the winning float. True enough, Laoag City’s Pamulinawen Festival won its 6th Best Aliwan Fiesta Float last Satuday besting 21 other floats from all over the country.

Pamulinawen Festival Float 2012 Aliwan Fiesta

I was truly amazed at Laoag City’s float seeing a wonderful design made from garlic, peanuts and other agricultural products that the City is perfectly known for.

The 2nd Place was awarded to Lingganay Festival of Alang-alang, Leyte. Unfortunately I was not able to see the float because I had to leave early to meet a client at the Manila Hotel.

This years 3rd Place in Float Competition is Sagayan Festival of Parang, Maguindanao.

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Here’s the Aliwan Fiesta Street Dancing Competition 2012 Results Congratulations Tribu Pan-ay of Dinagyang Festival 2012 for their back to back to back crown as the best festival of Aliwan Fiesta from 2010 to 2012. Dinagyang is Aliwan Fiesta’s newest Grand Slam Champion in the Street Dancing Competition!

Dinagyang Festival 2012 in Aliwan

Earlier this afternoon, I’m actually choosing between Buyogan Festival and Dinagyang Festival for my pick for this year winner but after learning that Dinagyang Won again, I’m no longer surprised after watching their performance posted in Youtube.

Buyogan Festival of Abuyog Leyte

Aliwan Festival Street Dancing Competition Runners-up who won P50,000 cash prices are :

• Salakayan Festival of Miag-ao, Iloilo
• Pandang Gitab Festival of Calapan City
• Zamboanga Hermosa Festival of Zamboanga City
• Kalivungan Festival of North Cotabato
• Mamang-os at Kambingan Festival of Tuy, Batangas

5th Place for this year who won P100,000 is Lembuhong Festival of Surallah, South Cotabato

4th Place for this year who won P150,000 is T’nalak Festival of the Province of South Cotabato

3rd Place with P250,000 cash price is Pintados Kasadyaan Festival of Tacloban City, Leyte

2nd Placer this year who won P500,000 cash price is Buyogan Festival of Abuyog, Leyte

And this years 1st Place who won One Million Pesos is the newest Aliwan Fiesta’s Grand Slam Winner Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City

Checkout the Winners of Reyna ng Aliwan 2012

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So who is this years Aliwan Fiesta Festival Queen 2012? If in case you are not familiar, Reyna ng Aliwan is a yearly event that presents young beautiful ladies and festival queens from various festivals in the country. Here are the winners I got from the latest tweet of my friends who stayed in Aliwan Theater.

Ms. Angeli Gomez(photos from Missosology)

The 2012 Reyna ng Aliwan is Angeli Gomez who represented Hinulawan Festival of Toledo Cebu.

Quennie Rose Bautista from Surallah, South Cotabato

This years Reyna ng Aliwan First Runner up is Ms. Quennie Rose Bautista from Surallah, South Cotabato who also won the Reyna ng Aliwan 2012 Best in Evening Gown award.

Mira Mae Dimmerling in Aliwan 2012

Meet this years Aliwan Festival Queen 2012 2nd Runner up Ms. Mira-Mae Dimmerling of Sinulog Festival also from Cebu. Mira Mae Dimmerling also won 1st Runner-Up in 2011 Ms. Ecotourism Philippines.

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More than its delicious food, Iloilo is also well known for it’s yearly festival called Dinagyang. This year, Iloilo will bring Ilonggo street dancers to Metro Manila for the annual Aliwan Fiesta on April 12 to 14, 2012.

Dinagyang Festival in Aliwan Fiesta 2012

Tribu Pan-ay will be performing a send-off parade today in Freedom Grandstand in Iloilo City. Tribu Pan-ay will face 20 other Aliwan Fiesta 2012 contingents from different regions nationwide for the P1-million prize money.

Charmaine Grace Deatras (Miss Iloilo Dinagyang) and Kimberly Diedrich (Ms. Iloilo Paraw Regatta) will also join Reyna ng Aliwan 2012. The grand parade of contingents will start 1:30 p.m. at the Quirino Grandstand going to the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex for the ultimate showdown in front of Aliw Theater on April 14.

Now on its 10th year, Aliwan Fiesta 2012 brings together champions of various cultural events all over the country in one big cultural extravaganza of street dancing, float design and beauty pageant. Dinagyang has won for two consecutive years with Tribu Pan-ay in 2011 and Tribu Paghidaet in 2010 declared Aliwan champions.

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Are you excited to watch the Aliwan Fiesta 2012 Grand Parade of Festivals? Mark your Calendar, the grand parade of the nations best of the best festivals will be on April 14, 2012 at the Quirino Grandstand. After the showdown in Quirino Grandstand, street dancers will go directly to the CCP Complex for the culminating showdown in front of the Aliw Theater.

Dinagyang Festival in Aliwan Fiesta

The highlight of this years Aliwan Fiesta 2012 event is the streetdance competition with a total of 22 contingents. Everyone is also excited to see the float parade which will be participated by 22 floats from different parts of the country.

Heres the list of Participating Festivals according to the order of performance :

1. KALIVUNGAN FESTIVAL OF ALAMADA, COTABATO
2. ALA EH LAMBAYOK FESTIVAL OF SAN JUAN, BATANGAS
3. PATTARADAY FESTIVAL OF SANTIAGO CITY, ISABELA
4. KALILANGAN FESTIVAL OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY
5. BOLING-BOLING FESTIVAL OF CATANAUAN, QUEZON
6. ZAMBOANGA HERMOSA FESTIVAL OF ZAMBOANGA CITY
7. DAYANG DAYANG FESTIVAL OF PASAY CITY
8. HALAMANAN FESTIVAL OF GUIGUINTO, BULACAN REPRESENTED BY FELIZARDO C. LIPANA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL & TUKTUKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9. LEMBOHUNG FESTIVAL OF SURALLAH, SOUTH COTABATO
10. SALAKAYAN FESTIVAL OF MIAGAO, ILOILO
11. PADANG-PADANG FESTIVAL OF PARANG, MAGUINDANAO
12. PANAGBENGA FLOWER FESTIVAL OF BAGUIO CITY
13. BUYOGAN FESTIVAL OF ABUYOG, LEYTE
14. TAGAGIIK FESTIVAL OF TAGUIG CITY
15. MEGUYAYA FESTIVAL OF UPI, MAGUINDANAO
16. MAMANG-OS AT KAMBINGAN FESTIVAL OF TUY, BATANGAS
17. SAGAYAN FESTIVAL OF THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO
18. LINGGANAY FESTIVAL OF ALANGALANG, LEYTE
19. T’NALAK FESTIVAL OF SOUTH COTABATO
20. ILOILO DINAGYANG FESTIVAL OF ILOILO CITY
21. PANDANG GITAB FESTIVAL OF ORIENTAL MINDORO

Many Thanks to Enrico Dee for sharing the list:)

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Photos courtesy of Ritche Merjilla Asagra

Magayon Festival 2012 Organizers wish to offer all the lovely sights and sounds of Albay to all the local and foreign tourists. The festival is a month-long festivity that promotes Albay tourism and local livelihood by showcasing it in their festivities.

Magayon Festival

The festival will also let you discover Albay’s rich history and cultural heritage. Along with their cultural presentations, Albayano’s will also showcase their talents and skills. Heres the complete list of activities for the 2012 Magayon Festival.

Magayon Festival 2012

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Magayon Festival in Albay

Are you visiting Albay for the 2012 Magayon Festival?

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Masskara Festival is a popular annual celebration that is celebrated in the city of Bacolod which is located in the Negros Island in Philippines. The festival is celebrated in the month of October annually for the past 30 years.

Bacolod Masskara Festival 2011 (Photo Courtesy of Byahilo.com)

As you know every year thousands of tourists visit the lovely city of Bacolod in Philippines just to watch the festival. Masskara Festival is also a major attraction for both domestic and international tourists.

The word Masskara means ‘A Mass of smiling faces’ in English. The mask itself is one of the distinct characteristics of the festival. Visitors can see that native people wearing smiling masks decorated with beads as well as ornaments and dancing throughout the festival across the major streets of Bacolod.

The major attraction of the festival itself is the street dancing that takes place in addition to the partying which makes the festival day truly remarkable for both the tourists as well as the locals. The festival event takes place mainly on a weekend that is closest to October 19 which is considered to be the Foundation Day of the City. The festival provides the visitors more than that of the colorful street dancing that takes place accordingly to the rhythm of the Latin music beats.

Other major activity that takes place during the Masskara Festival includes Masskara Beauty contest followed by carnivals, food festivals as well as sports events. Additional activities include the musical shows, trade fairs as well as garden shows and drum performance. It is full of time and a mix of music, scenic beauty and delicious foods which make the festive mood unparalleled to tourists as well as native people.

The festival is being celebrated since 1980. The main reason for celebrating the festival was to overcome the gloomy situation which Bacolod city was facing that time. Sugar prices hit all time low and also a tragedy took place when an inter-island vessel carrying many Negrenses that includes those belonging to the prominent families in Bacolod City collided with another vessel and sank. It was estimated that close to 700 lives were lost in the tragedy that took place.

The festival began to be celebrated as a declaration by the people that no matter the tough times they are facing, Bacolod City is going to survive as well as finally triumph with residents considering this as an opportunity to come out of their home and enjoy the festival keeping aside their sorrows as well as difficulties.

Masskara festival 2012 is going to add splendor to the tradition of visiting this festival of lights in a more broader and deeper manner.

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One of the most spectacular festivals in Philippines is the Kadayawan sa Davao Festival. As the name suggests, the Kadayawan Festival is held in Davao, a city in Mindanao Philippines, which became famous for conducting this annual festival. The term Kadayawan is derived from Dabawenyo (language in Davao) word “Dayaw”. It means good, superior, valuable or beautiful. Basically it’s a greeting word.

Kadayawan sa Davao Festival 2012

With the Kadayawan Festival 2012, the people in Davao City and nearby provinces express their gratitude for the gifts of nature, the cultural wealth, harvest bounties and a peaceful life. The festival celebrates the life and style of the people in the country.

Highlights of the Davao Kadayawan festival

The Davao Kadayawan Festival holds a number of cultural events, of which the significant highlights are the colorful street dancing, Floral –float parade and the exhibition.

People who are planning a tour to Davao is suggested to make it in time for the Kadayawan festival to witness the one of the most celebrated festival in the Philippines, and personally experience the beauty, the culture and their heritage. The Kadayawan Festival includes the following activities that are worth watching.

• Floral float parade: Amazingly beautiful floats designed skillfully using mainly flowers, and a few other materials and ornaments, parading through the city

• Indak-Indak Sa Kadalan: This most anticipated event of the Festival is a colorful and vivid, Street dancing competition featuring the common tribes in the city of Davao with traditional tribal attires.

• Hiyas sa Kadayawan: A beauty pageant with the stunningly beautiful young ladies from different tribes in Davao

• Trade fairs and Exhibition: Island tourism services, products of interest and skillful handicrafts will be on display

• Nightly street party

• Cultural performances

• Sporting events and fun competitions

• Concerts

More about Davao Kadayawan Festival

It’s not just the Kadayawan Festival which is going to impress you. Even the hospitality, commitment and dedication of the people there are impressive. Decorated roads, a beautiful background of nature, and the hustle and bustle for the festival would make you wish you could come back next year as well.

The Davao Kadayawan Festival 2012 will be held on the third week of August as usual. Reports about the schedule of Kadayawan 2012, which hasn’t been finalized, states that the Indak-Indak Sa Kadalanan, the street dancing competition, will be held on August 18th and Floral float competition (Pamulak sa Kadalanan) will be held the following day.

This year, the Kadayawan Festival is going to be unique as it will coincide with the greatest festival of Muslims, “Eidl Fitr”, post Ramadan. The thanksgiving ceremony will be held early before the initiation of the full fledged celebration, as Pasasalamat. The venues for each event are yet to be finalized. But those visiting Davao in Philippines at the time of the Festival will be posted with updates on the Kadayawan Festival and invited to be part of the festival as well.

This time, Kadayawan Festival 2012 also holds a surprise, which will be interesting for people who love watching flowers. The Queen of Philippine Orchids is a very beautiful flower, and is known as “Waling waling” in Philippines. The flower which blooms only once a year can be seen at the Kadayawan Festival. It’d be made to bloom during the festival post treatment under specific conditions for blooming earlier than it used to.

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Philippines is popular as one of the most preferred tourist destinations in the World. The natural beauty and unparallel hospitality are major factors, which have helped to increase the visitor traffic to this wonderful country. The Malaybalay city in the province of Bukidnon in Mindanao is celebrating a festival every year, which is pretty popular by the name of Kaamulan Festival.

Kaamulan Festival 2012 Schedule of Activities

Kaamulan Festival can be better defined as a big gathering of seven tribes in Bukidnon in order to celebrate their cultures and traditions. The seven tribes of Bukidnon are :

• Talaandig
• Higaonon
• Bukidnon
• Manobo
• Tigwahonon
• Matigsalug
• Umayamnon

Kaamulan is derived from the word amul which is a Binukid word, meaning to gather. The purpose of the gathering is actually not one but many including showing harmony between the tribes to the World. Even amidst challenges like the destruction caused by the typhoon Sendong in Bukidnon, the people in the province still celebrate Kaamulan Festival this year, with the entire splendor. The Kaamulan Festival has been going on every year for decades now.

There are many foreign tourists who come every year just to celebrate this festival. The local tourism office in Bukidnon announced that the Kaamulan Festival this year will start on February 16 and there will also be a grand opening celebration on February 24th marking the official beginning of the festival.

Most visitors, who are interested to know the culture in some parts of the Philippines eagerly await one particular event in the whole cultural festival which is– The Street Dancing Parade. The street dancing contingents comes from various places in Bukidnon and include even school-going children. This year’s Kaamulan Street dance competition will be on March 3 according to the official schedule of activities. This year, however the tourism authorities are planning to make it grand with a few additional cultural events.

The most important activities in the 2012 Kaamulan festival include Street Dancing Competition, Ethnic athletic competition, Ethnic mass wedding, Grand convention of the seven tribes of Bukidnon and Governor Alex “Boy” Calingasan Chess Championship. Heres the complete list of activities for this years festival.

The festival schedule of activities is courtesy of www.bukidnononline.com

The Fortich Street in the city of Malaybalay will be full of spectators at the time of the street dancing competition so be prepared for huge crowd. The Kaamulan Festival banners will be everywhere and watching the festival would definitely be one of the most memorable events in your visit in Bukidnon. Besides the street dance, there will be Agricultural exhibitions, Photo exhibitions and contests, Food festival, Garden shows, Mountain biking competitions, Livestock exhibitions and so on.

The Kaamulan Festival is quite incredible and amusing. Travelers will have a good time with a lot of entertainment and competitions which they can participate in. By the end of the festival, those who got to watch it would have a very good idea about the cultures and traditions of the tribes in Bukidnon and also realize that theres really so much fun in the Philippines.

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If you want to see colorful costumes and vibrant festival street dancers without leaving Metro Manila, then head to Makati this Sunday – February 26, 2012 for the Caracol Festival 2012. Since the event is being held every last Sunday of February, Major streets in Makati are being closed for the grand Caracol Festival Street Dancing Parade.

Caracol Festival 2012 (courtesy of Byahilo)

This festival is participated by students from Makati’s public schools. According to the Festival organizers, Their aim is to highlight Makati City’s cultural heritage and the importance of conserving the environment and its natural resources.

Caracol started in 1986 and finaly listed in the Fiesta Islands Program of the Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) in 1989. What makes this festival different is its contingetns nature-inspired costumes and artistic performances promoting the the protection and conservation of nature.

Last year, festival goers are also encouraged to participate by wearing environment inspired body paints, colorful masks and other costumes with flowers, birds, fruits and animals.

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