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Ifugao

Gotad ad Ifugao

Gotad ad Ifugao is a cultural festival and founding anniversary celebration in Ifugao, Philippines that is held every 18th of June annually. A week-long and province-wide affair, it is a fest that is participated by its constituent localities and showcases the proud customs and tradition and indigenous practices of its people. The foundation day is […]

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Eastern Samar

Padul-ong Festival

Padul-ong Festival is a religious festival in Borongan City in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines held every September 8th. A weeks-long festival, it is conducted in honor of Nuestra SeƱora dela Natividad, the patroness of the city. It also coincides with Borongan City Native Pig Lechon Festival. History of Padul-ong Festival Padul-ong Festival comes […]

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Cotabato

Kalivungan Festival

Kalivungan Festival is a cultural and harvest festival, a celebration of indigenous people, and a founding anniversary celebration in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. A week-long celebration, it is observed every 1st of September, which is declared as a nonworking holiday in the province. History of Kalivungan Festival Kalivungan Festival comes from the word kalivungan, […]

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Catanduanes

Catandungan Festival

Catandungan Festival is a cultural and religious festival as well as a founding anniversary celebration that is held in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines every October 26. It is held in honor of Our Lady of La Naval. A province-wide observance, it is a remembrance of the historic creation of the province on October 26, […]

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Capiz

CAPIZtahan

CAPIZtahan is a cultural and food festival, founding anniversary, and memorial celebration in the province of Capiz in the island of Panay Philippines held every April 15th. It is a gathering of the cultural festivals of the constituent localities of the province, a celebration of its rich cultural heritage, and a community affair that aims […]

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Camiguin

Lanzones Festival

Lanzones Festival is a cultural and fruit festival held in the province of Camiguin, Philippines in the third week of October. It celebrates lazones, a fruit that the province is famous for. A week-long festivity, it is scheduled in time for the harvest season of the fruit. Camiguin also celebrates the Panaad every Holy Week […]

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Bohol

Sandugo Festival

Sandugo Festival is a cultural and historical festival as well as a founding anniversary celebration held in the city of Tagbilaran in Bohol, Philippines every July 22nd. It commemorates the historical blood compact entered into by Sikatuna and Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in the 16th century. With a monthly-long calendar, its celebration also aims to […]

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Basilan

Pakaradjaan Basilan

Pakaradjaan Basilan is an annual cultural festival in the province of Basilan, Philippines held every 7th of March. It is a weeks-long festivity that starts in the last week of February. It was created by the provincial government to present a more positive and inviting image of Basilan, the largest island in Sulu located in […]

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Apayao

Say-am Festival

Say-am Festival is a cultural festival and founding anniversary celebration in the province of Apayao, Philippines held every February 14. It usually starts on the first day of February and culminating activities fall on the 14th of the month, which is the date that the province was established. The festival honors the culture of Isneg, […]

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Antique

Binirayan Festival

Binirayan Festival is a cultural and historical festival held in the province of Antique, Philippines every April or December. First conducted in 1974, it was a means to unite the people of Antique, recollect their historical beginnings, and instill unity. It celebrates the arrival of Malay settlers in Panay and their contact with indigenous people […]