CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art reaffirms Filipino faith behind festivals

Festivals and religious practices have long been integral to the Filipino identity, deeply intertwined with the nation’s faith and spirituality.

Faith and fiestas in PH

From March 9 to 15, Lagunenses once again celebrated the bountiful fruits of its labors with its Anilag (Ani ng Laguna) Festival.

ANILAG Festival kicks off

Valentine’s Day is often linked with romance and comes in handy with a partner. But for the Movement of Gratitude, it is an opportunity to spread love meaningfully and inclusively. 

Spreading love and kindness on Valentine’s Day

Enchanted Kingdom in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, the first and only world-class theme park in the Philippines, welcomed magic and luck with a vibrant and immersive Chinese New Year celebration as it kicked off its 30th anniversary.

EK welcomes Year of the Snake

Sailing the success of Mauban's Layag 2025

The Layag 2025 of Mauban, Quezon aims to preserve the historic devotion of Sto. Nino and the legacy that sails through the seafaring tradition of Maubanin.

Wave of culture

CELEBRATION. A cultural performance by one of the Chinese schools during the celebration of the Chinese New Year at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand in Iloilo City on Friday night (Jan. 31, 2025). Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. president Allan Ryan Tan urged Ilonggos to get inspiration from the wood snake traits, like wisdom and harmony. (PNA photo by PGLena)

Ilonggos urged to embrace changes, adapt in 2025

ILOMINATION. A contingent from Bailes de Luces Festival of La Castellana, Negros Occidental performs during the ILOmination Light Festival in Iloilo City on Friday (Jan. 24, 2025). The ILOmination gathered light festivals across the country as part of the Dinagyang Festival. (Photo courtesy of Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation FB)

Dinagyang light festival showcases various traditions in Iloilo

The "Araw ng Biñan" celebrations for 2025 will be a special one for Biñan City, Laguna and its residents, officials bared to OpinYon Laguna.

Milestones take center stage at 'Araw ng Biñan 1580’

Without a stable and reliable electric power, how would Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival and Aklan’s Ati-Atihan look?  

Power imperative in Panay festivities

For 32 years, the Sinulog Festival is a traditional celebration in Cebu City held every third Sunday of January to honor the Senyor Santo Niño (Child Jesus). The festival is done by a dance ritual, along the city streets in which it tells the story of the Filipino people's pagan past and their acceptance of Christianity.

‘Sinulog sa Lalawigan’ replaced with brass band contest

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