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Mountain Province

Begnas di Bauko Festival

Begnas di Bauko Festival is the annual cultural festival in the municipality of Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines every March 9. At times, the date is a holiday such as in 2018 by virtue of Proclamation No. 440. Etymology The word begnas means thanksgiving in the mother tongue of the townsfolk. It refers to rituals and […]

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Davao del Norte

Araw ng Tagum

Araw ng Tagum, also known as Tagum Day, celebrates the historic event of the cityhood of Tagum, Davao del Norte, Philippines every March 7. In 1998, Republic Act No. 8472 was ratified through a plebiscite that converted the town to a city. March 7 is a holiday by virtue of executive issuance from the Office […]

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Metro Manila

Muntinlupa City Charter Day

Muntinlupa City Charter Day is the annual foundation anniversary in the city of Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines every first of March. It commemorates its cityhood in 1995 that was made possible through the passage of Republic Act No. 7926. The first of March is also a holiday in the city by virtue of Republic Act […]

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Oriental Mindoro

Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival

Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival is an annual summer event and eco-tourism that boasts of international and local artists every February or March. Held first in Puerto Galera in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, it is organized around its four pillars: arts, environment, indigenous people, and music. History of Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival […]

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Pangasinan

Asin Festival

Asin Festival is an annual festival in Dasol, Pangasinan, Philippines that celebrates its salt industry and the people working in the numerous salt-plains that dot the town. It is held every first Saturday of Lent and happens in sync with the religious feast day of the town patron, St. Vincent Ferrer, which takes place every […]

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Leyte

Turogpo Festival

Turogpo Festival is a water buffalo festival and Black Saturday event in the village of Camansi in the town of Carigara, Leyte, Philippines. It is held every Black Saturday, the Saturday of the Holy Week, in the month of either March or April. This yearly event attracts thousands of visitors. History of Turogpo Festival Accounts […]

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La Union

Ragragsakan and Panagbunga Festival

Panagbunga Festival is a cultural festival held in Santol, La Union, Philippines every March 25. A four-day event that begins in March 22, its official name is Ragragsakan and Panagbunga Festival. The word ragragsakan means merriment, and it also refers to a native dance where women balance a woven basket on their head and wear […]

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Romblon

Saginyogan Festival

Saginyogan Festival, previously called Coco-Banana Festival, is a yearly agricultural festival as well as a founding anniversary celebration in the town of Alcantara in Romblon, Philippines every March 21st. It is one of the popular festivals in the province of Romblon, which was put up as a thanksgiving and celebration for the abundant harvest of […]

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Oriental Mindoro

Banana Festival

Banana Festival is an annual, week-long agricultural, fruit, and religious festival celebrating and as a form of thanksgiving to the abundance and harvest of banana in the town of Baco in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. It is observed from March 18 to 19 yearly. As a religious celebration, it is conducted in veneration of the patron […]

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Tarlac

Ilang Ilang Festival

Ilang Ilang Festival, also spelled Ylang-Ylang Festival, is the yearly festival of the flower called ilang-ilang and founding anniversary in the municipality of Anao in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. It is held every March 16, which is declared as Araw ng Anao and a special non-working holiday in the town. It is the biggest […]