Buyogan focuses on the bee locally known as “buyog” from which the town’s name originated.

In the town of Lucban, Quezon, townsfolk trot out their beloved Gigantes or giants. Measuring about 14 feet tall, the giants come in pairs, the mag-asawa or couple, a giant man dressed in the peasant’s camisa chino or undershirt, and his wife clad in the native patadyong and kimona, a loose skirt topped with a flimsy blouse.

This is an annual boat racing contest celebrating the feast of Nuestra de Salvacion, the town’s Patroness.

Kadayawan is a native expression in Dabawnon tongue, which means “anything excellent that brings great fortune” from “dayaw” (good), describing a thing that is valuable and superior.

The event honors Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte’s patron saint St. James.

This festival is highlighted by street dancing participated in by contingents from schools and civic organizations.

Marang Yagangyang Festival is a fruit festival in the village of Colonia Divina, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines every first of September. It is a fest in thanksgiving for plentiful harvest of marang (Artocarpus odoratissimus), a tropical fruit that the village produces. Marang is a fruit that is indigenous to the Philippines. It is has considerably less strong scent and […]

The festival features street dancers dressed as cocks swaying to the beat of ancient Samar instruments.

This festival highlights the performance of the history and culture of Capize during pre-Hispanic times.

This is a gathering of the major ethnolinguistic groups in the province together with representatives from Davao.

The festival features evening novenas participated in by more than 40 clans, which culminate in a nocturnal fluvial procession at the Tanjay River.

This is a religious festival honoring Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia, the patroness of the Bicol Region River.