Festivals

Festivals give identity or trademark to a town or province. Although at times it goes beyond creating identity for a place. It gathers people together. A festival for most, is a unifying force characterize by adorning hues, lively beats, and a whole lot of local pride. Ala Eh! Festival is …

It’s the 7th year of CALACAtchara Festival!  Here’s the complete details of the celebration. WOWBatangas.com Team will also be in Calaca on Oct. 22 to feature the day events. Kita-kita tayo! Please click the photo to enlarge. The term “Calacatchara” was coined by Mayor Nas C. Ona. It’s a contraction …

Classes are suspended in various parts of Luzon due to massive flooding and unrelenting rainfall caused by Typhoon Falcon. But nothing can stop the people of Balayan in celebrating this day. June 24, the feast day of St. John the Baptist and of course, the celebration of the King of …

Friday, food trip day for our team! We decided to spend the day to savour on the dishes which Batangas is known for – lomi and goto. We started our trip early and our first stop – the 2nd Lomi Festival of Lipa City. While we’re on our way, sakto! …

The Laurel Gym in Rosario, Batangas was transformed into a festive court yesterday (June 9, 2011) in the Sinukmani Festival Street & Court Dance Competition. From the soft and romantic melodies played by the Rosario West Central School Rondalla Group to the festive vibe injected by the invited drum beaters, …

The rain had poured down hysterically around Batangas for the past two days. But no matter how bad the weather was, it did not stop the people of Rosario from celebrating their 324th Founding Anniversary. Yesterday, June 9, the team drove down to Rosario for the Sinukmani Festival 2011 and …

June 9, 2010 – We went to Rosario, Batangas to experience Sinukmani Festival. It was actually our first time to cover the said festival but we’re no strangers to how yummy the star of the day is. Sinukmani (sticky rice cake) is one of the Rosario’s bests. June 9, 2011 …

Visit the Rosario, Batangas page for all information on Rosario. The WOWBatangas team has only covered 3 of the 7 Sinukmani Festivals that are already conducted by the municipality of Rosario. Rosarians have been celebrating the said festival since 2005 and the team has only managed to experience the 2009, …