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Cebu

Kaplag Buwad Festival

Kaplag Buwad Festival, also known as Kaplag Festival, is a cultural, historical, seafood, and religious festival in Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines every April 28. It is an annual commemoration of the finding of the image of Sto. Niño in a hut in Cebu by a Spanish colonizer who was part of the […]

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Cebu

Katubhan Festival

Katubhan Festival is a cultural, harvest and religious festival in the town of Medellin, Cebu, Philippines every April 27. It gives a toast to the sugar industry of the town and is an expression of devotion to Sto. Niño, the titular of the parish in Medellin. It is one of the cultural fests that participate […]

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Southern Leyte

First Holy Mass in the Philippines Anniversary

First Holy Mass in the Philippines Anniversary, also known as First Easter Mass in the Philippines Anniversary, is held in Limasawa Island, Southern Leyte, Philippines every March 31st. As the primary highlight of the Sinugdan Festival organized by the local government, this annual event commemorates the first Catholic mass that took place in 1521. It […]

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Metro Manila

International Bamboo Organ Festival

International Bamboo Organ Festival is a cultural, historical, and music festival held at Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines every February. It is a celebration of the Spanish colonial-era, wind-powered bamboo organ, a National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines, installed at the St. Joseph Parish Church. Bamboo organ of Las Piñas Las Piñas was inhabited […]

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Negros Occidental

Cinco de Noviembre

Cinco de Noviembre, also known as Negros Day, is cultural and historical commemoration observed in Negros Occidental, Philippines every November 5th in remembrance of the local revolt that ousted Spanish rulers from power in 1898. It is a special nonworking public holiday in the province of Negros Occidental pursuant to Republic Act No. 6709 that […]

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Laguna

Buhayani Festival

Buhayani Festival, also called Calambagong Buhayani Festival, is a festival that honors the Filipino national hero Jose Rizal and held yearly in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines every June 19. The town of Calamba, Laugna was the birthplace of Rizal in 1861. The 9th of June is a special nonworking holiday in the entire province of Laguna […]

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Palawan

Manunggul Festival

Manunggul Festival is a cultural festival and founding anniversary in Quezon, Palawan, Philippines every May 15. History of Manunggul Festival Manunggul Festival began in 2008. It was organized to coincide with the founding of the municipality of Quezon in 1951, celebrate unity and diversity of its people, and underscore the significance of the town in […]

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Cebu

Gabii sa Kabilin

Gabii sa Kabilin, also known by its translation A Night of Heritage, is a one-night cultural event held in Metro Cebu, Philippines every May. It is conducted as one of the activities in Cebu that coincides with the celebration of the National Heritage Month. Through the years, it has become one of the most-awaited cultural […]

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Cebu

Kadaugan sa Mactan

Kadaugan sa Mactan, translated to Victory in Mactan, is held in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines every April 27. It is a yearly re-enactment of the Battle of Mactan of 1521, an encounter where local chieftain Lapulapu defeated the Spanish forces and killed Portuguese colonizer Ferdinand Magellan. The result of the battle was the disastrous outcome […]

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Ilocos Sur

Tobacco Festival

Tobacco Festival is a festival of culture, history, agriculture, and cityhood in the city of Candon, Ilocos Sur, Philippines every March. Besides celebrating the tradition and identity of its people as well as the tobacco industry, the fest commemorates the Cry of Candon during the Philippine Revolution every March 25th and its transformation to a […]