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Baragatan Festival 2015: When Palawan Cultures Converge

Posted on July 2, 2015

As the summer winds down to give way to the first rains of the monsoon, the city of Puerto Princesa hosts the “last hurrah” of the season called the Baragatan Festival, celebrating the province’s faceted heritage and culture. Rooted in the Cuyonon word for “meet” or “gather”, the name of this annual celebration evokes the convergence of cultures from across the largest province in the country. Among the activities during the two-week festival, which ran from June 8 to 23, were a floatRead More→

Kadayawan sa Dabaw: Ten Tribes, One Vibe

Posted on August 23, 2011

Street dancing during the ‘Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan’ Last weekend, Davao City welcomed its visitors at the airport with free drinks called ‘Davao Punch’ – a trademark concoction of guava, pomelo and calamansi created exclusively for the festivity. It was a great taste of things to come for the yearly spectacle that is Kadayawan, and a thoughtful prelude to the warm hospitality of the Dabawenyos that continued throughout the wonderful festival weekend. Street dancer in tribal-inspired costume Every August, the KadayawanRead More→