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Critical Evaluation and Promotion of Local and Oral History
PHILIPPPINE FESTIVALS
The Philippines has a rich history from pre-colonial
times down to the Japanese Occupation.
SINULOG FESTIVAL (CEBU)
It is celebrated on January 10 to 20. "Sinulog" means "Like the water current", and it is the name of the step that the dancers performs. It celebrates Cebu's patron saint Santo Niño. It is one of the 10 examples of religious festivals in the Philippines. This is a week long event that is done with procession, parties, concerts, colorful and lively street dancing, irresistible drum beats and parades.
ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL (AKLAN)
It is celebrated on January 10 to 19. This event is celebrated to honor Santo Niño. Ati-atihan festival in aklan is considered to be one of the best festivals in the Philippines. This religious festivity is also one of the oldest Philippines Celebrations.
DINAGYANG FESTIVAL (ILO-ILO CITY)
It is celebrated on January 18 to 26. Dinagyang is a Hiligaynon word that means "merrymaking". Just like the sinulog and ati-atihan festivals, dinagyang is one of the religious festival in the Philippines that celebrates the feast of the Santo Niño and the part between the Datus and Locals. Every 4th Sunday of January, the festival transforms Iloilo City into a massive street party with overflowing drinks and food. The most exciting part is that the city host highly competitive street dancing contest that features tribes, represented by the locals.
PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL (BAGUIO CITY)
It is celebrated on February 1 to March 8. Panagbenga is a local Kankana-ey term in Cordillera, which means “a season for blossoming.”Panagbenga Festival is a month-long festival in Baguio. Tourists flock to the city during this time to watch the Grand Float Parade which features giant floats in different characters made of flowers. Many celebrities also perform here. Because of this, Panagbenga has become a famous festival in the Philippines.
LECHON FESTIVAL (BATANGAS)
It is celebrated on June 24. Parada ng Lechon for the Lechon Festival is held every 24th of June in honor of St. John the Baptist. Lechon (roasted pig) is always present on special Filipino occasions, especially on fiestas. During this festival, lechons are paraded dressed in fun characters, while the whole town is participating in a water splashing tradition. After the whole activity, everyone can already feast on the lechons
in the festival.
KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL (DAVAO CITY)
It is celebrated on the month of August. Kadayawan is a native expression in the Dabawnon tongue. It’s derived from the word “madayaw” which means good, valuable,
and superior. Dabaweños celebrate the annual Kadayawan as a thanksgiving festival and a tribute to its indigenous people. This Philippines festival is usually held every 3rd week of August.
MASSKARA FESTIVAL (BACOLOD CITY)
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PHILIPPINE CULTURAL PERFORMANCES
The Philippines has a rich cultural heritage
which includes a rich collection of
traditional dances.
SINGKIL
The Singkil recounts the epic legend of the "Darangan"
of the Maranao people of Mindanao.
Dancers wearing solemn faces and maintaining a
dignified pose skillfully manipulate pair, or fans which
represent the winds that prove to be auspicious.
The rhythmic clapping of crisscrossed bamboo poles
represent the trees that were falling, which she
gracefully avoids.
MAGLALATIK: THE DANCE OF WAR
The indigenous Maglalatik dance of the Philippines
mimics the battle between the Christian and the Muslim
Moro tribesmen.
It is also called as Magbabao where 'bao' means 'a
coconut shell' and is an all-male dance with coconut
shells used as props.
It is usually performed during religious processions at the town fiesta of Binan. It is also a mark of obeisance to the patron saint of the town, San Isidro de Labrador.
PANDANGGO SA ILAW: GRACE AND
BALANCE
Pandanggo sa Ilaw - The word pandanggo comes from
the Spanish dance “fandango” characterized with lively
steps and clapping while following a varying ¾ beat.
Pandanggo requires excellent balancing skill to maintain
the stability of three tinggoy, or oil lamps, placed on
head and at the back of each hand.
This famous dance of grace and balance originated from
Lubang Island, Mindoro.
This dance was first created in the Philippines during
the 15th century when the country was for the first time
colonized by the Spanish.
ITIK-ITK
At one baptismal party in the Surigao del Norte
province, a young lady named Kanang (the nickname
for Cayetana), considered the best dancer and singer of
her time, was asked to dance the Sibay.
She became so enthusiastic and spirited during the
performance that she began to improvise movements
and steps similar to the movements of itik, the duck, as
it walks with short, choppy steps and splashes water on
its back while calling to its mate.
There are six separate foot sequences in the series of
Itik-Itik steps.
TINIKLING: BIRDS DANCING OVER BAMBOO
The best-known dance in Philippine folk dance
history, the Tinikling mimics the high-stepping strut of
birds in the Philippine jungles over the bamboo traps
the hunters would set for them.
Two dancers, usually male and female, gracefully step in
and out of crossed sets of bamboo poles being moved
together and apart to the music.
The dance gets faster and faster as it goes on, and it has
been an audience favorite for Philippine dance
companies touring the world.
UNESCO WORLD
HERITAGE SITES IN THE COUNTRY
THE SIX WORLD HERITAGE
SITES LISTED BY THE UNESCO IN
THE PHILIPPINES:
BAROQUE CHURCHES OF THE PHILIPPINES (1993)
These four Baroque churches was built during the Spanish Era in the late 16th and 18th century. These churches are in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Intramuros, Manila, and Miag-ao, Iloilo, Philippines.**
This group of churches established a style of building
and design that was adapted to the physical conditions
in the Philippines and had an important influence on
later church architecture in the region.
RICE TERRACES OF CORDILLERAS (1995)
The Banaue Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The rice terraces is a showcase of the complex method of farming employed by the native Ifugao who lived in
the area.
It is believed that the terraces took about 2,000 years to
complete. The rice terraces are in the remote areas of the Philippine Cordillera mountain range on the northern Island of Luzon, Philippine archipelago.
HISTORIC TOWN OF VIGAN (1999)
Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the
best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia.
Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural
elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China
and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape
that have no parallel anywhere in East and South-East
Asia. Vigan is unique for having preserved much of its
Hispanic colonial character, particularly its grid street
pattern and historic urban lay out.
TUBBATAHA REEFS NATURAL PARK
(1993 & 2009)
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park lies in a unique position in the centre of the Sulu Sea, and includes the Tubbataha and Jessie Beazley Reefs. It protects an area of almost 100,000 hectares of high-quality marine habitats containing three atolls and
a large area of deep sea.
Whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles and Napoleon wrasse
are amongst the key species found here. The reef ecosystems support over 350 species of coral
and almost 500 species of fish. The reserve also protects one of the few remaining
colonies of breeding seabirds in the region.
PUERTO PRINCESA SUBTERRANEAN
RIVER NATIONAL PARK (1999)
This park features a spectacular limestone karst
landscape with an underground river. One of the river's distinguishing features is that it
emerges directly into the sea, and its lower portion is
subject to tidal influences. The area also represents a significant habitat for
biodiversity conservation.
Aside from being recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it was also named as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature in 2011. The national park is located within a cave that you must travel by boat. The cave dome measures at about 300 meters in length and is filled with river channels, rock formations, and deep water holes.
MT. HAMIGUITAN RANGE SILENT
SANCTUARY (2014)
The Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary has an elevation range of 75-1,637 m above sea level. It is located along the Pujada Peninsula in the southeastern part of the Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor.
The Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary provides a sanctuary to a host of globally threatened
and endemic flora and fauna species. These include critically endangered trees, plants and the iconic Philippine Eagle and Philippine Cockatoo. The Philippine archipelago covers 7,641 islands as of 2021 that has different culture to offer everyone.