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14.579 120.9726 | 1 On 25 February 1986, the People's Power Revolution toppled Ferdinand Marcos' tyrannous reign in the Philippines. Every year, Manila commemorates the peaceful uprising with People's Power Day.… | |
13.364228 121.947311 | 2 The towns of Boac, Mogpog and Gasan on the island province of Marinduque are the setting for the Moriones Festival celebrated during holy week each year. |  |
14.579 120.9726 | 3 A beauty pageant crossed with a religious procession, Santacruzan is held across the Philippines during the month of May. Locals dress as biblical and historical characters to commemorate St… | |
14.6999 120.966599 | 4 The Feast of San Roque street festival dates back to the 18th century, when the people of Valenzuela first gave thanks to their patron saint, San Roque. Women from the various barangays… |  |
14.8999 120.849998 | 5 See a water buffalo like never before - oiled, shaved and generally ornamented - during the Pulilan Carabao Festival. Families gather their carabao, scrape off the mud, and even smarten them… |  |
14.579 120.9726 | 6 Flowers like ylang-ylang, hibiscus and sampaguitas are strewn around Manila by young girls in white during the city's Flores de Mayo festival, a month-long event that celebrates virginal… | |
7 Holy Cross Festival (Santacruzan) On Sundays in May, if you visit Nayong Pilipino park in Pasay City you find yourself in the midst of an incredible religious re-enactment - the Holy Cross Festival (Santacruzan). | ||
8 The Pasundayag celebrations in Iloilo City is a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of Northern Mindanao that includes lots of music, dancing, arts, crafts and agricultural displays for… |  | |
9 The Parade of the Pigs (Parada Ng Lechon) celebration in Balayan, on the south coast of Luzon, coincides with the feast of John the Baptist. Suckling pigs are the main attraction, but be… |  | |
14.55079 120.988075 | 10 The annual World Food Expo at Manila's World Trade Center attracts more than 50,000 visitors every year. No surprise perhaps, as it offers baking and cooking demos, technical and business… |  |
11 Cinemanila International Film Festival Held annually since 1989, Cinemanila is an international juried film festival that celebrates and promotes Filipino and Southeast Asian Cinema. Screenings, seminars and workshops are held at… | ||
12 The annual thanksgiving festival, Kadayawan Sa Dadaw brings a week of festivities to Davao City. Events include a fashion show, an agricultural fair and the highlight on Saturday, the… | ||
13.6166 123.183296 | 13 A triumphant, water-borne procession carrying a statue of the Virgin is the highlight of Naga City's biggest annual celebration, the Peñafrancia Fiesta. An image of the Blessed Virgin of… |  |
6.8999 122.066597 | 14 The beautiful 'city of flowers', Zamboanga, welcomes thousands to the region's biggest celebration - Zamboanga Hermosa. One of the most spectacular events is the fast-paced regatta with the… |  |
15 Annual Manila Comics Creation Seminar The annual two-day Manila Comics Creation Seminar at Megatrade Hall encourages talented artists to hone their drawing, colouring and editing skills. There are modules and workshops run by the… | ||
16 Every major faith in the world has some ceremony in which the dead are honoured. In the Philippines on All Saints' Day the dead are both remembered and celebrated. The festival is also in… | ||
14.548028 120.996809 | 17 The Philippines' largest charity bazaar is held at Manila's World Trade Center every year, offering a range of products from crafts to the latest hi-fi gadgets. Over the years proceeds raised… | |
13.1333 123.733299 | 18 The Pastores Bicol folk festival in Legazpi City offers carol-singing with a difference. Young people (or pastores) dress as the shepherds who visited Jesus in Bethlehem, singing songs and… | |
10.7166 123.05 | 19 Six-metre Parols with kaleidoscopic blinking lights are paraded through the streets of San Fernando at the famous Giant Lantern Festival. The giant star-shaped lanterns travel on trucks… |  |
20 Filipino Christmas: Paskuhan sa Imus For the month of December, Imus in Cavite celebrates Christmas in grand style. Streets, houses and shops are decorated with thousands of parols, the star-shaped Philippine lanterns that… | ||
21 The Philippines is a great place to be at Christmas. This intensely religious country takes the birth of Christ extremely seriously - a near month-long festival begins with the Misa de Gallo… |  | |
14.579 120.9726 | 22 The Feast of the Black Nazarene is an intense devotional procession through Manila's Quiapo district. The focus is a rare statue of the suffering Christ, with a cross on his shoulders and a… |  |
10.3 123.899902 | 23 At Cebu's Sinulog Festival, people wearing phenomenal costumes of feathers and bright silks in a bewildering array of colours dance for hours in a Grand Parade. Masks and horns, traditional… |  |
10.6999 122.566597 | 24 Soon after Ati-Atihan in Kalibo, Iloilo City, on the southern coast of Panay Island, holds celebrations in honour of the baby Jesus - Dinagyang. |  |
25 Quenzon's Araneta Coliseum, or Big Dome as it is locally known, draws international live acts and West-End musicals to its 360-degree arena. The 20,000-capaciity venue is in the heart of the… |  | |
14.579 120.9726 | 26 Located in Old Manila, the walled city of Intramuros, built by the Spanish in 1571, was considered to be Manila itself during colonial times. Fort Santiago is one of the main attractions… |  |
14.60962 121.00589 | 27 The Metropolitan Museum of Manila in Malate exhibits a range of delicately engraved pre-Hispanic jewellery and pottery dating from the 8th-13th centuries. There's also a fine collection of Old… |  |
14.55 121.0 | 28 Coconut Palace in the Cultural Complex was commissioned by the Marcos family before a papal visit by Pope John Paul II in 1981 (he refused to stay there). Now a museum and monument to gaudy… |  |
14.60962 121.00589 | 29 Rizal Park was built as a tribute to nationalist hero José Rizal, who was executed here in 1896. Today it is a more tranquil place with a monument to the hero at the centre, as well as… |  |
14.54038 121.005363 | 30 Cultural Center of the Philippines The Culture Center of the Philippines in Pasay City is an entertainment venue with classical and experimental theatre, ballet, traditional dance and exhibitions. Dress smartly for evening… |  |
14.60014 120.974442 | 31 Crawl through the cramped streets of Chinatown in Binondo in an elaborate horse-drawn calesa (carriage) for souvenirs and gifts. Here cluttered shops sell jade figurines, carved jewellery… |  |
14.60962 121.00589 | 32 Since it was first built in Intramuros in 1571, Manila Cathedral has been repeatedly ravaged by war and earthquake. It has been rebuilt several times; the Romanesque cathedral that stands here… |  |
14.60962 121.00589 | 33 Corregidor Island is one of a series of small islands scattered in Manila Bay. Take a boat trip to see the remnants of this heavily fortified last outpost of US and Filipino resistance to the… |  |
13.737384 120.896301 | 34 Anilao is a marine park sanctuary in Batangas with some of the best underwater life in the Philippines. This is a good opportunity to scuba dive in flashing coral among cheeky parrot fish and… |  |
14.60962 121.00589 | 35 National Museum of the Filipino People The National Museum of the Filipino People in Rizal Park reveals the rich cultural diversity of the Philippines. Exhibit highlights include anthropology and archaeology collections as well as… |  |
36 The People Power Monument is topped by a mammoth bronze statue of the Virgin Mary. It commemorates the 1986 People Power Revolution that overthrew authoritarian Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos. | ||
14.533406 120.99595 | 37 The Roxas Boulevard Baywalk in the City of Manila is the best place for sea views. Locals like to feast on snacks from the food shacks and browse the wooden and glass crafts. Stop to watch the… |  |
38 Kamayan in Mandaluyong City serves a large buffet of roasted suckling pig and seafood platters followed by sticky desserts. It's all eaten with your fingers (kamay means 'hand' in Tagalog).… | ||
14.60962 121.00589 | 39 Chaotic, pungent and wonderfully colourful, Divisoria between Tondo and San Nicolas is a great place to spend the morning haggling. Stallholders offer accessories, textiles and kitchen… | |
14.5833 121.033302 | 40 Shangri-La Plaza in Epifanio de los Santos Avenue is the perfect place for bargain hunters. Spend the afternoon window shopping in chic Armani or buying pretty underwear in Marks & Spencer.… | |
14.5667 120.983299 | 41 Manila's main salsa club, Café Havana in Malate has a vintage Cuban feel with Latin American music and waiters serving Caribbean snacks. Guests smoke expensive cigars upstairs in Hemingway's… | |
14.552925 121.022042 | 42 At Manila's Greenbelt mall you can sip a cocktail at a glamorous bar before eating in a swish international restaurant. Dine on everything from sushi to pie in an Irish pub, before moving on… | |
14.5667 121.033302 | 43 Conway's smart décor and gentle background music creates an upmarket ambience and is just the place for some late-night cocktails in Makati. Relax after a day of meetings with a pricey house… | |
14.5667 121.033302 | 44 Top of the Citi in Makati is popular for a casual work lunch and its French menu with Oriental influences. Located on the 34th floor of the Citibank Tower, the restaurant comes into its own at… | |
14.54038 121.005363 | 45 The SM Mall of Asia, perched on Manila Bay in Pasay City, is the biggest shopping centre in the Philippines. As well as hundreds of shops, there's an Olympic-sized ice rink, an IMAX and… |  |
14.64946 121.049667 | 46 Ihaw-Ihaw, Kalde-Kaldero in Pasay is worth a visit for sheer novelty value as the waiters and chefs belt out pop songs while you wait for your food. The Pinoy (Filipino) menu ranges from roast… | |
47 Tapella has a flamboyant interior, well worthy of its Catalan namesake. The restaurant, located in the Greenbelt 5 shopping centre in buzzing Makati, specialises in a contemporary twist on… | ||
48 Boulvar is driven by sport, food and music - in any order. Sports TV from across the globe is screened on large plasma TVs, music comes from famous local Filipino bands and the fusion fare… | ||
14.552925 121.022042 | 49 Once a cradle of the revolt against Spanish colonial rule, Makati is nicknamed the "Wall Street of the Philippines", with skyscrapers dominating its skyline. It is home to the Ayala Centre… |  |
50 JJ's is a simple, friendly bar, much appreciated by the local expatriate community. A good-sized pool table makes it feel like a great pub for chilling out with a cold beer, a welcome change… |
