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MAGAYON FESTIVAL 2012 PARADE OF HEROES: CIVIC and MILITARY PARADE

Scenes from the Parade of Heroes: Civic and Military Parade... April 23, 2012, 8:00 am

Semana Santa sa Albay

Devotion and reverence to the Almighty is very apparent in the culture of the Filipino, most especially with Albayanos. You will definitely notice that even at a very young age when your parents first bring you to the altar to be baptized, confirmed and get your first communion...they make such a big fuss over it even putting up a feast that would feed the barangay and an army of sponsors(ninangs/ ninongs) to bear witness to the occasion.

Last Holy Week was a very lengthy one with an extended weekend that blessed the weary souls who still had to travel ahead of time to spend the much needed annual R&R. The usual practices were followed...the usual culture that embraces every Albayano by heart...the usual teachings dating back to the spanish friars to your sunday school teachers were still evident.

Here is a glimpse of the festive yet sombre mood for commemorating the passion of the Christ every year that makes an unsuspecting unintelligible "christian" who brands this kind of event as IDOLATRY cringe in barefoot animosity. 

PARADE OF THE GIANTS: ALBAY MAGAYON FESTIVAL 2012

Faces and scenes from yesterday's Parade of the Giants. A celebration of the ancient and mythological characters from the Province of Albay, Philippines....

street performance

Viento De Mar Resort

VIENTO DE MAR RESORT

Address: Sogod, Bacacay, Albay

C/0 Bicol Adventure and Tours

Suite A, 2nd Flr. EGP Tower

730 Rizal St., Legazpi City

Sarung Banggi Resort

SARUNG BANGGI RESORT

San Vicente St., Sto. Domingo, Albay

Tel. No. : (052)435-4570

Puerto Vista Resort

Puerto Vista Resort

Address: Del Rosario St., Sto. Domingo, Albay

Tel No: 0918-6939765

Coco Farm Resort

Coco Farm Resort
Address: Purok 5, Batang, Ligao City, Albay
Website: http://cocofarmresort.webs.com/
Email address: cocofarm_resort@yahoo.com

Dhio Endheka Spring Resort

DHIO ENDHEKA SPRING RESORT
Addres: Mayon Crossing, Buang, Tabaco, Albay
Contact Person: Hermenia Albert, Manager
Tel. No.: (52)487-5025
Cellphone No.: +63 (52) 487 4127

Manhattan Beach Resort

MANHATTAN BEACH RESORT

Address: Calayukai, Sto. Domingo, Albay

Tel No.: +63-52-481-9524

Cellphone No.: +63-928-230-8096

Casa Basilisa Garden Resort

Casa Basilisa Garden Resort
Add: Diversion Road, San Rafael, Guinobatan, Albay
Tel: +63 (52) 838 0620

Amater Spring Resort

Amater Spring Resort
Address: Tanawan, Malinao, Albay
Contact Person: Amado C. Cano (General Manager)

COASTAL VIEW RESORT

Where to spend the sizzling summer in Albay?  try Coastal View Beach Resort at Calayucay, Sto. Domingo, Albay..... Contact Details:     728-0406     +63-915-680-7737

(Photo by Dax Cabredo)

Gov. Jose Sarte Salceda, AIM Outstanding Alumni Awardee

Photo courtesy of Ritche Merjilla Asagra

CONGRATULATIONS!! Albay Governor Jose Salceda , recipient of the prestigious Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Alumni Achievement Awards (Triple A) for 2011-2012....

EATING is more fun in Albay!

Eating and Cooking is definitely in the blood of a true-blue BICOLANO!
...Cooking with "gata" that is!ahahahaha!

Who in their lifetime hasn't experienced the many varieties of coconut milk-laden dishes and delicacies while they lived and breathed? Shame on you if you raise your hands on this one. You don't deserve to be called a BICOLANO at that(just kidding!)!

I am a lover of Bikol Cuisine...and my lunch ain't complete without a scrumptious serving of vegetables cooked in coconut milk! In short, it should be at least "gulay", meat/fish viand and rice for a complete meal. And if it's SPICY, that would mean another hefty helping of EXTRA RICE!hahahaha!

Seriously, "GATA" & "LADA" never misses out the dining table of everyone who has ORAGON blood by them, it's like a hidden status symbol for people from the land of Magayon.

When it comes to eating, cooking or just simply - FOOD!It's truly more Fun in Albay!

Albay Fiesta Tsinoy 2012 Day 1

The colors, faces and FUN of Fiesta Tsinoy 2012 celebrations at Penaranda Park Albay, Philippines.....  (all photos courtesy of Dennis Remolacio Mirabueno)