Be prepared as the country’s biggest, loudest, and the most colorful festivals will once again converge at the Philippine capital of Manila for the annual Aliwan Fiesta 2008.
Author: Enrico Dee
Negros Occidental’s Panaad sa Negros Festival 2008
Get ready and witness how the Sugar capital of the Philippines throws a big party like no other!
Pintaflores Festival of San Carlos City
Batanes on my mind
Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippines both in terms of population and land area. The province is actually more nearer to Taiwan than Manila. It is said that .the people of Batanes, known as the Ivatan, are of Chinese descent. Many would say that their facial characteristics and their dialect, Ivatan, have some similarities to the dialect being spoken in Taiwan.
And when an invitation as sent to me to join a Media Appreciation Tour of Batanes, a lot of things rushed in my mind. Images of Batanes that I usually see on television and books came like a bolt of lightning.
The evolution of Transportation: Ivatan Style
When we were sent to the breathtaking Batanes, we sent on a mission to create a photo essay at the end of our three days two nights tour. With all the picturesque views all over me. The rugged terrains, the windswept hills, the grazing cows and the running carabaos all left me out of words. If Batanes is a painting, it could have been the painter’s masterpiece.
BYAHILO breaks into breathtaking Batanes!
This was supposed to be last January 28, then moved to February 11. And finally, the date has already been nailed: February 18, 2008. The date when BYAHILO finally steps on his 30th provice visited.