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DUKIT FESTIVALBetis, Guagua, Pampanga The district of Betis honors its woodcarving industry with the Dukit Festival which coincides with the feast of its patron St. James the Apostle (locally Apung Tiago) during December 28-30. The festival features competitions from woodcarvers around the country and a street dance parade featuring colorful woodcarving-themed costumes. You may want … Read more
MAJIGANGGA FESTIVALSanta Ana, Pampanga Every around December 28, the town of Sta. Ana, Pampanga holds the Majigangga Festival where majiganggas, or giants said to represent the evil warded off during Christmas, are made and paraded around town. You may want to read: Duman Festival Balacat Festival
Antipolo Cathedral(International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage) Our last church for this Simbang Gabi sa Ilog Pasig takes us east to the waters of Laguna de Bay (the source of the Pasig River) and up into the mountains of Rizal – to the city of Antipolo. Up on these mountains stands … Read more
San Pedro Macati Church The Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church stand as one of the few remaining vestiges of Makati City’s Spanish colonial past. The parish began as one of two churches (the other being the current Nuestra Señora de Gracia Church) established by missionaries in the early 1600s. The churches served as stopovers … Read more
Duman Festival (Santa Rita, Pampanga) The town of Santa Rita celebrates the harvest of its precious Duman every December with its Duman Festival where one can sample Duman delicacies and Kapampangan cooking. Its highlight includes the zarzuela or the Kapampangan musical play performed by the Kapampangan theater group Arti Sta. Rita who spearheaded the festival. … Read more