Western Visayas Tourism Assembly 2009 is a week-long event held in Roxas City, Capiz. It was my first time to attend such event, and I wouldn’t have done so if not for my friends who invited me to join them. After a 2 and a half hour drive from Iloilo, we arrived Roxas the morning of December 4. While waiting for our friend who will be arriving from Kalibo, we went straight to our home for 3 days; the Kangaroos Inn. It is near the Villareal Stadium, in where the event would take place. After leaving our things at the Inn, we went to the Stadium to check a few things before the event would formally start.
The stadium is filled with exhibits of different kinds.
First are the native houses.
This is my favorite house.
Ifugao House – It is a small enclose structure, a one-room affair that serves as living and sleeping room, kitchen and dining room. It is elevated above the ground by four posts made of a sturdy tree-trunks with roots intact. It has solid panels for walls and tightly thatched roofing.
Here are the rest of the native house.
Subanen House
Bagobo House
Kankana Ey House
Palawani and Molbog House
Jama Mapun House
Pala’Wan House
Agta / Ita House
Mangyan House
Lineyte / Samarnon House
Panay Bukidnon House
Maayon
Products of different provinces outside the Capiz Gymnasium.
Aklan
Guimaras
Capiz
Negros Occidental
Antique
Iloilo
Paraw-Regatta (Iloilo) Photo Exhibit
Inside the Gym are replica of the beautiful places in each province.
Afternoon came, and the parade started at the center of Roxas City, in front of Immaculate Concepcion Church.
Leading the Parade.
The most amazing thing on this festival is being able to experience different festivals.
Festivals of Negros Occidental:
Pintaflores Festival of San Carlos City (Every November 3-5)
Sigabong Sang Kanyon Festival of Bago City (November 5)
Pasalamat Festival of La Carlotta City (May 3)
MassKara Festival of Bacolod City (October 1-19)
Festivals from Iloilo:
Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City (4th Sunday of January)
Paraw Regatta of Iloilo City (February)
Festivals of Aklan:
Ati-Atihan Festival of Kalibo (3rd Sunday of January)
Ati-Ati Festival of Ibajay (4th Sunday of January)
Festival of Antique:
Binirayan Festival of San Jose de Buenavista (3rd weekend of April)
Festival of Guimaras:
Manggahan Festival (May 22)
Festival of Capiz:
Halaran Festival of Roxas City (1st weekend of December)
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Enrico Dee of Byahilo
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Marcos Caratao of Explore Iloilo
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Junn Mendoza of Gigs Ilonggo
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