GEE1.1 S2 Week 5 Tuesday Clock-in by Sheila Dingcong

Jannina Lactawan

2020-08-31 14:23:48 UTC

The Philippine Festival I like the most is Wattah Wattah festival located in San Juan City because I want to experience splashing the water along the streets of San Juan together with the residents.

Every 24th of June, the Catholic community celebrates the feast of St. John the Baptist and thanksgiving done in the traditional “basaan” or dousing of water among children and grown-ups on the streets as a way of sharing the blessings. parade, street dance competition and other activities liven up the annual celebration.

Source: https://pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1023354

Francine Llagas

2020-08-31 14:50:39 UTC

The Philippine Festival that I like the most is Pahiyas Festival in Lucban Quezon. This festival is a thanksgiving feast for a beautiful harvest. Kiping (colorful decorations made from dried rice paste) are used to decorate the houses along with various fruit, vegetables, and flowers. It is celebrated annually every May 15th.

Alethea Lactawan

2020-08-31 14:55:05 UTC

Giant Lantern Festival 🎄

The Giant Lantern Festival is held every December in San Fernando City, Pampanga which is also known as the Christmas Capital of the Philippines. This festival features a competition of gigantic and bright lanterns made from colored plastics, steel frame, light bulbs and electric wires to light them up and parade them to each barangay in Pampanga before midnight mass of Christmas. Although I only see this on screen, this is the Philippine festival I like the most because it allows me to feel the holiday vibes and it reminds me of my Christmas childhood memories. 🎅

Anjelika Mati

2020-08-31 15:04:36 UTC

The festival I like the most is the Panagbenga festival at Baguio. The word panagbenga means “the season of blooming” and this festival reflects the history, values, and traditions of Baguio. The festival lasts about one month wherein people will be busy decorating with lots of flowers for the Grand Float Parade

2020-08-31 15:47:39 UTC

Cabuslay, Lee Ann

2020-08-31 17:19:29 UTC

The Iloilo Dinagyang Festival is a showcase of the rich heritage, colorful history, passionate devotion, and fun-loving spirit of the Ilonggo people. The festival traces its roots as a thanksgiving celebration every 4th weekend of January in honor of Senyor Santo Niño, the child Jesus.

Jamie Lim

jlim0024 — 2020-08-31 19:10:43 UTC

Sinulog Festival or Santo Nino Festival is a traditional celebration in Cebu City held every third Sunday of January to honor the Santo Niño (Child Jesus). Basically, the festival is done by a dance ritual, in which it tells the story of the Filipino people’s pagan past and their acceptance of Christianity. This was the statue of the baby Jesus that was handed to the Rajah Humabon of Cebu by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. The festival is thought to be the first of the most well-known festivals in the Philippines.

Pia Angela Dela Cruz

2020-09-01 03:38:29 UTC

The festival I like the most is the Hot Air Balloon Festival. It is an annual four-day festival, held in Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles, Pampanga. This is the Philippines' largest and longest-running aviation sports festival. The event features multicolored hot air balloons with more than 100 pilots from all over the world. It also includes skydiving, flag drops, demonstrations of micro light and rocketry, remote control aircraft and helicopter flying displays, freestyle aerobics, precision maneuvers, light aircraft balloon bursting, and many more.

Nicole Nillos

2020-09-01 06:08:38 UTC

The Giant Lantern Festival is celebrated every mid-december in San Fernando, Pampanga.

The festival celebrates the christmas spirit by making different large lanterns with different colours and lights which is submitted into the competition. The lights and lanterns is not only there as a decoration it is also significant as it symbolizes unwavering hope.With this, the city has been named as the Christmas capital of the Philippines.

Serena Dytan

2020-09-01 06:27:31 UTC

If there is one special thing about the Ilocos region, it would have to be their well-known delicious empanadas. The Empanada Festival along with the city’s charter day celebration is celebrated every 23rd of June. In the City of Batac in Ilocos Norte, Batac’s empanada claims to be the best and tastiest in the country with its distinctive Ilokano taste. Every year, the City Government of Batac celebrates the city’s charter day celebration to further promote its famous One-Town, One Product, the Batac empanada.

Kyla Cabagbag

2020-09-01 08:55:46 UTC

The Masskara Festival in Bacolod, Originally, these masks were created just to be sold to tourists and to generate income, and not for a festival that they were yet to conceptualize. The colorful masks created by the local residents were supposedly a signature souvenir of the province and to get the attention of foreign visitors.

MassKara is derived from the words “mass” meaning “many” and “kara” meaning “faces,” thus, calling it the Festival of Many Faces. Many tourists visit Bacolod in October to witness this grand Filipino cultural festival. Being known as the City of Smiles, Bacolod parades many smiling masks worn by the locals during this festival in the Philippines.

Erin Manansala

2020-09-01 09:11:54 UTC

The Panagbenga is an annual flower festival celebrated every February which takes place in Baguio City, Philippines. The term “Panagbenga” comes from a Kankanaey term meaning “season of blooming." This festival reflects the history, traditions and values of Baguio and the Cordilleras. It lasts over a month long and flourishes through community spirit involvement.

Nicole Montemayor

2020-09-01 09:34:40 UTC

With Christmas being my favorite time of the year, the Philippine festival I adore the most is the Giant Lantern Festival in San Fernando, Pampanga. Otherwise known as the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines"

For this festival, each barrio creates a bright and massive lantern made out of a steel frame, colored plastic, foil, and countless bulbs. This, then, is submitted for the competition. A lot of changes and improvements are said to have taken place with regards to this festival, but one thing that remains the same is its message of light and hope.

Megan Marie Guiab

2020-09-01 11:04:58 UTC

The biggest and maybe only real experience I've ever had of a Filipino festival was the Sinulog festival. It is my favorite because of the happy memories I made there with my friends. Simply the experience of our beautiful culture through song and dance and displays of our beautiful artwork in so many forms made it such an incredible experience.

Being one of the biggest festivals it attracts almost about 2 million people. It is a celebration of the Santo nino but really gives a nod at the past religion of the Philippines before taking in the religion of Christianity.

Eliana Eugenio

2020-09-01 11:19:22 UTC

Among the famous festivals here in the Philippines, the one I like the most is the Panagbenga Festival which takes place in Baguio City. Imagine the aromatic atmosphere that this festival radiates!

The use of the word Panagbenga is reflective of the blend of cultural influences from Malaysia and other South East Asian countries. The word translates to ‘the season of bloom’. The popular festival is scheduled for February and is held to celebrate the abundance of flowers in the city. What stands out during the Panagbenga Festival is the splendid use of floats. They are covered with beautiful flowers, creating a distinct parade, unlike others that are held in the country.

Aliza Cruz

acruz0161 — 2020-09-01 12:47:32 UTC

Christmas is my favorite time of the year, that is why my favorite festival is Giant Lantern Festival in San Fernando, Pampanga. It has a lot of decorations of lantern and Christmas lights around Pampanga. It really makes me happy whenever I across Pampanga every December because I can feel the holiday vibes.

Laurice Abes

2020-09-01 13:00:00 UTC

The festival that I like the most is the Panagbenga Festival. This is an annual flower festival celebrated every February which takes place in Baguio City. The term “Panagbenga” comes from a Kankanaey term meaning “season of blooming”. This festival reflects the history, traditions and values of Baguio and the Cordilleras. Panagbenga is also a symbol rise of Baguio.

Annelyn Villarin

2020-09-01 13:20:35 UTC

The Philippine festival I like the most is the Sinulog Festival in Cebu. The Sinulog is most popular and grandest Festival. It is celebrated every 3rd Sunday of January in honor of the Señor Sto. Niño. Basically, the festival is done by a dance ritual, in which it tells the story of the Filipino people’s pagan past and their acceptance of Christianity.

Linsie Margaret Bautista

2020-09-01 13:34:51 UTC

The Philippine festival that I like the most is the Pintados Festival held in Tacloban City. The performers will usually dress in traditional regalia, but perhaps what stands out more is the intricate body tattoos on their bodies.

It is important for visitors to realize that the tattoos are not only a form of bodywork, they also depict the phases that the province has gone through over the years. This Pintados celebration encourages us to see the value and excellence of the customs of the nation's predecessors.

Photo source: https://www.vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/Sweet-Citys-Pintados-de-Pasi-Festival-2012

HIGANTES FESTIVAL

2020-09-01 14:06:27 UTC

by: Nina Margareth C. Cruz

As of today, the festival that I like the most is the Higantes Festival in Angono. It is the first festival that I've been to together with my friends that's why I really enjoyed it. Higantes festival is celebrated every November 22 and 23 to express gratitude to its patron Saint Clemente the patron of mariners. The main event of this festival was the parade of the giants made out of paper mache.

Gabrielle Banzon

2020-09-01 14:08:12 UTC

Rehiyon-Rehiyon Festival
The city government of Marikina on December 8, celebrated its Rehiyon-Rehiyon festival which pays tribute to the migrants who have chosen to stay in Marikina and significantly contributed to its progress.

The festivity, highlighted with a lively parade, street dances and colourful costumes that introduced the culture of some of the country’s regions. The celebration also highlighted the parade and performances of participants showcasing world-class footwear's - the pride of the country’s shoe capital.

Jana Mariella M. Zumel

2020-09-01 15:17:09 UTC

I personally like the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark Pampanga, ever since I was a kid we usually go there every year and enjoy the festival. What’s so cool about this is that not only you’ll see giant hot air balloons but there are Aircrafts, Gliding, Kites, Sky diving, Big lights, and a lot more performing in the big field and the crowd is really amazing you’ll totally enjoy your stay there. The festival is an annual event happening between January and February at Clark Freeport Zone, just a few kilometers away from Alviera. More specifically, the festival will take place at Omni Aviation Complex. The festival features multi-colored hot air balloons flying in and around the Field. (This is one of my favorite shots that i took way back 2016 🤩)

Luissa Resoso

2020-09-01 16:48:43 UTC

Since I am fond of seeing bright colors and beautiful sceneries around me, I would personally choose the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta that is celebrated in Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles, Pampanga.

International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is an annual four day event that is celebrated between the month of January and February where you can see different kinds of hot air balloons from all around the world. Aside from the hot air balloons, you may also experience a lot of activities that you won't surely miss. This fiesta was said to be a way to help the local economy and spirit of the Central Luzon Region and to make sure that Philippines is one of the leading sport aviation and travel destinations in the Asia Pacific Region.

I'm looking forward in going to this event after this pandemic <3

Ellein Hilario

2020-09-02 00:36:13 UTC

Panagbenga Festival founded in 1995 as the Baguio Flower Festival, the festival was renamed in 1996 as the Panagbenga Festival (the word "panagbenga" comes from the local language, Kankana-ey, and means "a season of flowering").
This festival celebrates the beauty of flowers, specifically the beauty of flowers in the Baguio region. It also tries to help invigorate the spirit of Baguio, that was badly battered by the enormous earthquake suffered by Baguio and surrounding areas of Luzon in 1990.

Alexa Castroverde

2020-09-02 02:17:50 UTC

i personally like the Panagbenga festival because it marks the start of the "blooming season". And with the climate that Baguio has, it results to a much more larger variety of flowers to showcase.

the history of it is was created as a tribute to the city's flowers as a way to rise up on the deforestation that happened due to the 1990 earthquake.

Kathleen Tacuel

2020-09-02 02:18:23 UTC

My favorite festival is the Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City. The first festival was held in 1996 and was used as a means of recovering after the devastation that Baguio got from the earthquake of 1990. Panagbenga is an annual flower festival celebrated every February which takes place in Baguio City, Philippines. The word “panagbenga” means season of blooming. This festival reflects the history, traditions and values of Baguio and the Cordilleras. It is know as the best festival in the Philippines.

Pauline Dizon

2020-09-02 04:11:50 UTC

It would be the Marikina Shoe Festival that happens in November 11 up until December 29. Marikina made products are showcased especially during this festival. Numerous Marikina City manufacturers exhibit their creativity and originality to the public, reflected by their crafted shoes and slippers. Plus there is a parade that showcases their products, and the main event is the fun run where men are wearing high heels instead of rubber shoes. Of course they are Marikina made.

Nicole Usman

2020-09-02 12:52:38 UTC

One of the festivals that I truly like the most is the Panagbenga festival held every month of February in Baguio city. It is also known as the "Blooming Flowers Festival" and ever since when I was still a little girl up until now, flowers really captivates my heart and for me, it also symbolizes love and positivity. In addition, "Panagbenga" comes from a Kankanaey term meaning "season of blooming", and this festival contemplates the heritage, history, and principles of Baguio and the Cordilleras. It takes over a month long and thrives by community spirit participation.

Hannah Driza

2020-09-03 02:13:35 UTC

The festival that I like the most is the Giant Lantern Festival. It is celebrated every December in San Fernando, Pampanga, which is the Christmas Capital of the Philippines.
The Giant Lantern Festival also known as the "Ligligan Parul" happens nine days before Christmas. The festival features a giant parol competition wherein the parols are paraded. The lights of these parols signifies an unwavering hope for the Filipinos.

Reizaine Policarpio

2020-09-03 12:24:59 UTC

Among all the fiesta that we are celebrating here in the Philippines, I like the most is the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. Me and my family usually go there to witness how colorful the sky would be as different hot air balloon fly as high as it can. It is an annual four-day event held between January and February in Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles, Pampanga. It is the biggest and longest-running aviation sports event in the Philippines.

Xyra Denisse Tuvera

xtuvera0064 — 2020-09-04 12:06:10 UTC

The festival that I like the most is the Ati-Atihan Festival. It is held annually in January in honor of the Sto. Niño. This festival in Aklan is also one of the oldest and is known as the best and the biggest Mardi Gras in the Philippines. This grand festival lasts for the whole week, often starting its peak during the third Sunday of the month of January. With activities set from sunrise to sunset, people are parading on the streets with colorful paints on their faces and wearing indigenous costumes. The highlights of the Ati-Atihan Festival are the tribal dances, the booming drum beats, the loud chants, and the Catholic rituals, which will surely make any visitor dance their heart out.