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Do you want to witness and be part of the exciting and colorful cultural activities in the Philippines in this month of  March ?  Please check out this list of popular fiestas or festivals happening this March . Alimango Festival Location:  Iligan City, Province of Lanao Del Norte Details:  The festival is celebrated every 15th to the 22nd of March. Its highlight is the Alimango Street Dance Contest, where the participants show off their alimango inspired costumes while dancing to promote local cultures and traditions. This festival serves as a way for the locals to promote and enhance community-based development and tourism. It also serves to promote the industry of alimango . The word  alimango  means crab. Sabutan Festival Location:  Palanan, Province of Isabela Details:  The festival is celebrated every 20th to the 22nd of March. Its highlight is the native dances where the dancers would paint themselves black to imitate a Dumagat and the  sabutan  float parades. This fes

Located in the Topside sector in Corregidor Island in the province of Cavite, Mile-Long Barracks is known as the world's former longest military barracks. Now all that remains is its roofless skeletal ruins which serve as a haunting icon of the destructiveness of war.  Topside Barracks/ Mile-Long Barracks Marker for the Mile-Long Barracks The barracks can't fight Mother Nature forever Morning drills in front of the barracks aerial view of Mile long barracks before the war Built sometime in the early years of the 20th century, the Mile-Long Barracks is a 1,520-foot (1/3 of a mile), three-level building with a distinct Pre-war American architectural design.  Also known as the Topside barracks, because the building was built on the Topside part of the island, it housed American personnel during the Pre-war until the early days of the war. It was also said that the famous General Douglas MacArthur once had his headquarters in one part of the barracks. The f

Located in the Topside sector in Corregidor Island in the province of Cavite, Corregidor Island Lighthouse was a Spanish-built structure built to guide ships through the dangerous entrance of Manila Bay. It is also referred to as the Old Spanish Lighthouse of Corregidor. Corregidor Island Lighthouse Corregidor Island Lighthouse details Corregidor Island Lighthouse - Corregidor Island, Cavite Built under the Royal Order of the Spanish Government in 1846, the Corregidor Island Lighthouse was finally completed seven years later in 1853. This makes the lighthouse in Corregidor Island and the one in Caballo Island the second oldest lighthouse established in the Philippines after the lighthouse at the mouth of Pasig River. Corregidor Island Lighthouse You can actually go up Corregidor Island Lighthouse Here's the view from the top of Corregidor Island Lighthouse A peek from the cross Corregidor Island Lighthouse was built on the highest point of the island giving it a

Located in the Middleside sector in Corregidor island in the province of Cavite, Middleside Barracks is probably the first of the many ruins that you'll encounter once you avail the day tour package to Corregidor. Middleside Barracks  Of course, I have to have a souvenir photo.  A picture from the tour bus That's actually the NHI marker Hmmm, you have to zoom in to read it. The facade of the building Built in 1915, Middleside Barracks is a large military structure that is made up of two three-story buildings. The barracks was referred to as Middleside Barracks because it was constructed in the Middleside part or sector of the island. This damage was actually done by a typhoon It was said that the cement used to build the structure was imported from Japan. Ironically, it would be the same country that would have its troops bombard the island (and the Middleside Barracks) with thousands of bombs. The barracks was called home by the 60th Coas

Do you want to witness and be part of the exciting and colorful cultural activities in the Philippines in this month of February ?   Please check out this list of popular fiestas or festivals happening this February. Tinagba Festival Location:  Iriga City, Province of Camarines Sur Details:  The festival is celebrated every first until the second week of February. Its highlight is the carabao parade where farmers decorate their carabaos and carts with colorful props for tourists to admire. The carts would then be filled up with their best products which will be blessed in a mass before finally sharing it with the less fortunate townspeople. This festival is a thanksgiving to the bountiful harvest in the upcoming months. The word  tinagba  means "first harvest offering" in Bicolano. Suman Festival Location:  Baler, Province of Aurora Details:  The festival is celebrated every 14th to 19th of February. Its highlights are the float parade and the coronation of the B