Salakayan Festival 2011 – Miagao Iloilo
It’s my third time in a row to experience the Salakayan Festival. The competing tribes consistently presents bigger and grander dance extravaganza. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Mabilog graced the event to show support to Miag-ao’s Salakayan festival. Also present were the Kabayao Family. If ever you missed out on Dinagyang Festivities, there’s Salakayan Festival to [...]
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Salakayan Festival 2010 Miag-ao Iloilo – Dance Competition
The highlight of the Salakayan Festival is the Tribal Dance competition. Six Participating tribes from different schools in Miag-ao will compete for Tribal Dance Championship. Will last year’s reigning champion Tribu Salagyawan maintain their winning streak for this year? In case you’re wondering what Salakayan Dance is all about. The competing tribes depicts through dance [...]
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Miagao Church Photo Gallery – World Heritage Site in Iloilo
The Miagao Church was declared by UNESCO as World Heritage site on 1993. Only four Baroque churches in the Philippines were included at the World Heritage list. The construction of the church was led by Fray Francisco Maximo Gonzales in December 1786. The stones were quarried all the way from Sitio Tabog, San Joaquin. Believe [...]
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Salakayan 2010 Schedule – Miagao Iloilo
People of Miagao will once again celebrate this year’s Salakayan Festival. Expect fun filled events and activities in Miagao, Iloilo. Witness the cultural showcase of Salakayan tribe’s drama competition, the higantes parade and food festival.
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Salakayan Festival 2009 experience
I heard about the Salakayan Festival but I never got around to check it out nor had any interest. But this time I did managed to witness the festival in Miag-ao. It was a spur of the moment decision to go there and it was actually my first time to step foot in Miag-ao plaza. [...]
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Miag-ao, Iloilo Salakayan 2009 Dance Competition
The Miag-ao Salakayan Festival’s main event is the Cultural dance presentation. The historical Salakayan event which the town people bravely defended Miag-ao from the Moro pirate invasion. The Five Tribes will perform their very own interpretation of Miag-ao’s history. The dance performance must depict any events from the Moro invasion, cholera outbreak, arrival of the [...]
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