Category Archives: Festivals
Now, this is really something
Sometimes, as a writer, a title for an article pops in my mind before I write the piece. And that was the case when I went to the “Himala sa Buhangin” event of the provincial government at the Paoay Sand … Continue reading
Sked! Sked! The 2012 Laoag City Fiesta
Wish to share with you, dear karikna, the line up of activities for this year’s Laoag City Fiesta. There are events of various shapes and textures slated throughout February, and I am sure you will get yourselves interested in a … Continue reading
But did tourists come?
I ARGUE, dear karikna, that the Ilocos Norte Tourism Office folks are the busiest bees in this part of the world. And I argue further that their queen bee, Governor Imee Marcos is Awesome with a capital A. After the … Continue reading
Umaydan! Umaydan! (The biggest Halloween fest in the country)
MY DAD, if only he was given a chance to get into the fields of media and communication, would have hit it big time as a writer or filmmaker on the “dark side”. Coming from work (he was a market … Continue reading
Disappointing Guling
I HAVE always believed in Paoay’s Guling-guling, which, I argue, is the only authentic festival in the region, being deeply rooted in the history and culture of the townsfolk, unlike most festivals, including Laoag’s Pamulinawen, which came out of nowhere, … Continue reading
Empanada Festival awe-inspiring but untruthful
As promised, I am featuring in this column a critique written by Ianree Raquel on the Empanada Festival held recently in Batac City. Raquel, who teaches Arts and Society at the Mariano Marcos State University, is cultural coordinator of the … Continue reading
Filed under Festivals, Ilocos, Sociology, The Good Life, Tourism
Batac: from a city-that-was to a city-that-could
We can only imagine how difficult it is for Batac, a two-year-old city, to revert to a municipality following a final and executory ruling by the Supreme Court. Along with the fiscal mess the reversion caused are dampened hopes and … Continue reading
Filed under Festivals, Government/Politics, Ilocos
A beauty contestant writes…
I AM one of the candidates of this year’s Miss ABC pageant. I know it’s very embarassing to join such pageant and eventually not having atleast any minor award, but it was fun staying with the ABC Staff for almost … Continue reading
Filed under Festivals, Government/Politics, Tourism
NO to beauty pageants… and political invocations
Not once, but twice! As with the past years, at least two beauty pageants are touted as highlights of the 2009 Pamulinawen Festival. The Search for Ms. ABC (Association of Barangay Councils) was held on February 4 at the Centennial … Continue reading
Filed under Festivals, Government/Politics, Ilocos, Religion, Sociology, The Good Life, Tourism, Traditions
Pretentious & meaningless, Pamulinawen Festival kicks off
The revelry leading to the February 10 Feast Day of St. William, patron of the city, begins today. The Laoag City Fiesta I have grown up to know was simple, dry, and forgettable. There were strings of parades, yes, but … Continue reading
