Ilocos Sur Festival

Every year on February 2nd, the Philippines' Ilocos Sur province celebrates its founding anniversary with the Kannawidan Ylocos festival. Activities take place from the final days of January to the first week of February, and the celebration lasts for a week. The province's capital, Vigan, is the site of major activities.

The word tawid is the root of Kannawidan Ylocos. Tradition, legacy, and/or heritage is how it is translated into English. It commemorates the province's historic founding during the Spanish era.

Kannawidan Ylocos was first launched within the term of Deogracias Victor Savellano in 2008. It was founded with the goal of raising awareness of and preserving the regional customs, legacy, traditions, and culture. Additionally, it provided a chance to highlight regional goods, craftsmanship, and artistic expression. Additionally, it was developed to support the regional travel and tourism sector.

Traditional games, cultural performances, drone light and dancing fountain shows, fireworks displays, comedy evenings, entertainment, cuisine festivals, pet shows, and competitions are among the events that the Kannawidan Ylocos can enjoy. Traditional games, talent competitions, displays, athletic events, training, street dancing, festival dance competitions, and other entertaining activities are also available.

That's all I can find for the information I have researched. Very unfortunate I didn't participate in any activities while it was going on. Oh well, there's always next time. Thanks for reading!

References:

Kannawidan Ylocos - FESTIVALSCAPE

Pic1: kannawidan ylocos festival - Search Images

Pic2: Kannawidan Ylocos Festival | Paradores De Vigan

Pic3: Kannawidan Ylocos Festival: Uppat a Tawenen a Mangitantandudo kadagiti Kultura ken Tradision ti Ilocos Sur | Around Ilocandia Channel

Always on Valentine's Day

 The holiday of love, Valentine's Day. The only thing I've done on this day is attending the 3rd Quarter Recognition. It was a small but good event that was held in our classroom, featuring a presentation of all the students who have gotten honors for the 3rd quarter, including me. We even had a small little intermission to showcase our love to our parents and teachers. After, we took pictures of our grades and went back home to eat.

When me and my mother went back home, my father was there. To our surprise, he had brought a bouquet of flowers as a gift to my mother, in which we told each other a happy valentine's as we embraced together as a family. It really grew my spirit high that day and I am grateful to have loving parents take care of me and my siblings.

Then in the afternoon, we attended church to get blessed by the Father. After that, we had our dinner at Shakey's, lots of people was crowded in there because of Valentine's. We managed to get our table there and waited for our food. When the food arrived, we ate it up, I ate lots of chicken and a garlic bread, it was all yummy for my tummy. There was also a talk between my parents and some other people at a table, who were people that my mother knew. I don't really know who they were, but it was fun seeing them chat.

After all of that, we rested our stomach and went on a trip back home. All in all, it was a very fun day to have experienced and was grateful to be there. I loved everything that happened on that and hope there more days like that. Happy Valentine's Day folks!

References:

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Pic 1: #happyvalentinesday #valentinesday #valentinesday2026 #eventcenter #eventvenue #celebratelove #loveisintheair #eventplanning #weddingvenue #specialmoments #communitylove #grateful #creatememories… | The Palmington

Pic2: #valentinesday | TAS Fire Protection

Pic3: Valentine Wishes For Seniors — RNH

It's more fun sa Pamyanan

 About the Vigan Fiesta:

The Vigan fiesta is celebrated within the Ilocos region of the Philippines, that attracts a large audience of tourists to bear witness it's vibrant celebrations. This special occasion features arts and crafts exhibits, carnivals, street dancing, and lively performances that embody the spirit of Vigan's cityhood.

This Fiesta is made to honor St. Paul the Apostle, the town's patron saint. Several places such as the Metropolitan Cathedral and St. Paul College, are dedicated to him, showing the significance of his presence to the town.

The Vigan Longganisa Festival:

This festival is about the city's authentic Vigan longganisa, which tourists are given the chance to taste and savor this traditional food. This festival usually begins on January 22nd which kicks off the start of the whole town fiesta. And this is my personal blog to share my experience with the event

Vigan Longganisa Cook fest

The banner seen at the entrance

For today's set of activities, we first have the longganisa cook fest which in the name it of course involves lots of chefs that compete in cooking a delicious meal for people. Lots of stalls and people to be seen around here who are hard at work in cooking up the greatest meals they can ever conceive. I just strolled through with my mother just being amazed by how they are prepping up the food, just observing on what's going on.

Inside the Cook fest

Ingredients used for this stall

Vigan Longganisa Festival Street Dance

Now we get to what is the main thing of this festival, the street dance that occurs within the place. It starts to travel from the City Hall then ends in Plaza Burgos; the street dancers also travel through places like Calle Crisologo to reach their destination. We went to this street dance while it already started and proceeded to watch the ones near Two Brothers, we didn't manage to watch the entire thing, but I did catch a lot of pictures and videos.

Street Dancing Performers walking out

The Next Street Dancing Performers

Videos:

It is a truly an eye-catching experience that attracts lots of peoples' eyes, making them go to see such beautiful performances of Vigan. I highly recommend checking them out at least for just a little bit, to enjoy the wonders of this festival.

References:

Images and vidoes: www.blogger.com (by me)

Vigan City Fiesta and Longganisa Festival 2026 in Philippines - Rove.me

🇵🇭 VIGAN • Longganisa Festival: a Colorful Vigan City Fiesta - EDMARATION #TownExplorer

Jose Rizal’s Contribution

The tale of Jose Rizal's bravery is shaped by the calm, unwavering power of ideas rather than by political office or military triumphs. Through his life and writings, Rizal questioned the wrongs of colonial rule and encouraged Filipinos to believe that their country was capable of freedom and dignity. Knowing why Rizal is our national hero entails knowing why his impact persists after the fall of empires and the passing of generations.

Rizal's most significant contribution to the nation came through his words. His works Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo exposed the cruelty, corruption, and abuse of authority that characterized Spanish colonial government. These stories, featuring regular persons suffering from injustice, let Filipinos identify their common experiences and anguish. Readers saw that their issues were not isolated or personal, but rather part of a bigger system that needed to change. This awakening of communal consciousness paved the way for the emergence of Filipino nationalism.

In pieces published in La Solidaridad, Rizal carried on this effort by discussing civic virtue, identity, education, and citizens' roles in determining their own destiny. At a time when many felt helpless, his words provided a composed, rational, and convincing voice. Many Filipinos first saw themselves as a part of a greater country when they read the Noli or the Fili.

References:

Why Jose Rizal Is Our National Hero - JoseRizal.com

Image 1 and 3: Jose Rizal PBBM Leads 126th Anniversary Of Dr. Jose Rizal's Martyrdom

Image2: The hero of the Filipinos: the story of José Rizal, poet, patriot and martyr

3rd Quarter Reflection

a. I don’t recall any discoveries I have made, just trying to remember my lessons and review my knowledge of them. I really just have the same thing as other quarters, though I have taught myself to search and ask anyone in order to understand the lessons, that’s all.

b. Sort of the same things as the last quarters. There’s nothing much more to say except that I am getting better at solving my problems, at least I think I am.

c. By trying to get help from people so that I can understand, if not I can try to do some research into those topics to try and get answers. I’ve also been trying to be more independent of myself and solve things that I can by myself.

d. Moving on, I will just try to improve myself as best as I can and try to be a great student for the coming end of this school year. I’ll try to do the same thing if I am able to move up in Senior High, there’s still more to life that yet to experience so I hope I am able to live long enough to see them all. Thanks for reading!

References:

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Weaving Our Wonders

 I have heard about this celebration before, about supporting and raising the indigenous cultures around the Philippines so people could appreciate the hard work that they do for their communities.

As I have heard from my Father's personal experience as an Igorot(Mountain People) it is not a very easy life to get used to as even if you are young you are still obliged to do hard work around the village which would leave you tired almost every day but you get to grow up with nice people around the your hometown and celebrate unique occasions that they have.

And now some indigenous folks are also at hard work of weaving several fabrics and clothes for people to wear which come in very unique patterns and clothing. With that being said we should always be aware of the hard work these people do in their respective places and support them however we can ensure their hard work isn't being forgotten.

References:

https://ecowebph.org/weaving-culture-enriching-future-stories-of-indigenous-empowerment-and-sustainable-development/news-and-information/feature-story/

Img 1: Designing Indigenous-led engineering pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth - Engineers Without Borders Australia

Img 2: The Art of Filipino Weaving: A Journey Through Time

Img 3: The Convention on Biological Diversity and Indigenous Peoples | Cultural Survival

My Christmas Celebration Of December

This year's Christmas was cool; I managed to take a two-week break from school and enjoyed all the activities we embarked on. I don't know if the topic is specifically about Christmas day or the two-week break, so I am just going to do both.

Christmas is all about giving and being nice to the people around you, which for the two-week break, the first few days were just resting after the Christmas program and hanging out with my family by walking by the shoreline of a beach.

Then my family took me to some places in order to prepare for Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day, so we gathered the necessary food and materials for the celebration, plus took some sweet photos to some places we've visited.

On Christmas Eve we went to a mass to celebrate the evening, then on Christmas Day we got up early to go to SM Norte to go shopping, which is also how we've celebrated Christmas, though I did have minor headache and also a hurting throat when I swallow. But that did not deter me from having fun on the trip.

We got back home to rest for a few days, then on December 31st we stayed up late in order to wait for the countdown on New Year's and celebrated it with a feast. It was a great Christmas season, and I am looking forward to what 2026 entails.

References:

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