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Davao del Sur

Sagawak Festival

Sagawak Festival is the founding anniversary, also known as Araw ng Malalag, in the town of Malalag, Davao del Sur, Philippines every May 28. It is a fest that commemorates the establishment of the municipality and it also pays tribute to the indigenous people called Tagacaolo Tribe. The 28th of May was proposed to be […]

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Cebu

Baliw-Baliw Festival

Baliw-Baliw Festival is a cultural and religious festival held in San Vicente, Olango Island, Lapu-lapu City, Cebu, Philippines every May. As a religious fest, it is held in honor of St. Vincent who is the patron saint of the village. Etymology Baliw-Baliw Festival comes from baliw, which means turning crazy or mad, and baliw-baliw is […]

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Cebu

Kagasangan Festival

Kagasangan Festival is a cultural, sea, and religious festival in Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines every May 16. It was organized as a toast to the aquatic resources and diving spots of the town that have become a popular tourist destination, and also as a fiesta celebration of its patron, St. John Nepomucene. It is a cultural […]

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Cebu

Pamuhuan Festival

Pamuhuan Festival, also referred to as Pinamuohan Festival is the town-wide cultural and religious celebration in Pinamungajan, Cebu, Philippines every May 4. It is timed to coincide with the fiesta of St. Monica, the patron of the town. It is one of the cultural fests that joins the yearly Pasigarbo sa Sugbo of the Cebu […]

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Cebu

Sikoy-Sikoy Festival

Sikoy-Sikoy Festival is a cultural and religious festival San Fernando, Cebu, Philippines every May 15. It pays homage to fisher folks and their way of life and it is likewise organized as a public expression of devotion to St. Isidore the Laborer, the patron of the town. It is one of the cultural fests that […]

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Cebu

Lapayahan Festival

Lapayahan Festival is a cultural and religious festival in the town of San Remigio, Cebu, Philippines every May 16. It is conducted as a platform to promote its white sand beaches as well as a simultaneous celebration of the fiesta of the patrons of the town, St. Isidore the Farmer and St. John Nepomucene. It […]

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Cebu

Sanggi Festival

Sanggi Festival is a harvest and religious festival in the town of Tabogon, Cebu, Philippines every May 20. It celebrates agriculture which is one of the main sources of livelihood of the people in Tabogon. Its schedule is also held in conjunction with the feast of the town’s patron, St. Isidore the Laborer. It is […]

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Cebu

Rosquillos Festival

Rosquillos Festival is a cultural, religious, and food festival in Liloan, Cebu, Philippines every May 30. The annual fest is a display of devotion to the town’s patron, San Fernando El Rey, and a means to promote its product, the disc-like cookies called rosquillos. It is one of the cultural fests that participate in Pasigarbo […]

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Metro Manila

Makati Day

Makati Day, also called Makati Foundation Day and Araw ng Makati, is an annual founding anniversary celebration in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines every first of June. The date can be a holiday: special public holiday in 1967 and 1972, as well as special working holiday in 1993. History of Makati City Before colonial period, […]

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Quezon

Mayohan Festival

Mayohan Festival is a cultural and religious festival in the city of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines every May 15. The fifteenth of May may be a special nonworking holiday in the city by virtue of presidential proclamations (like Proclamation No. 997 signed by President Benigno Aquino III on April 16, 2015). The fest is popular for […]