Date : November 14
Venue : Main Avenue, Calapan City
Description
Pandang-Gitab was coined from Pandanggo (Fandango) and Dagital which is synonymous to “light”, adapting basic steps of Pandanggo sa Ilaw (Dance of Lights) which was told to have originated in Lubang, Mindoro Island.
The style of Pandang-Gitab is the traditional “sway-and-balance”, with graceful shallow gyrating of hips and torso, complemented with a side-to-side gentle swing of hands, careful not to drop the candle-on-glass on both palms and on the head of the dancer. Props and other materials are being utilized for added attraction and modifications are allowed but must not affect the fundamental pattern of the dance (pandanggo) itself. The Pandang-Gitab Oriental Mindoro was launched as a street dancing competition and became a much applauded attraction as it was danced in Calapan City’s main avenue.
Contact : Provincial Tourism Office, Province of Oriental Mindoro
Telephone No. : (043) 286-7046 / 441-0306
ITIK FESTIVAL
Date : November 15
Venue : Victoria, Laguna
Description
A week-long celebration coincided with the foundation day of the Municipality which falls always on every 15th day of November of every year and highlighted by duck floats, duck recipes, series of games of duck activities and duck sayawan (street dancing) wherein the costumes/attire are hasped on the duck materials.
Contact : Office of the Mayor, Victoria, Laguna
Telephone No. : (049) 559-0314
FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO
Date : November 15
Venue : Provincial Capitol, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
Description
It is an annual celebration and the major activities are exhibition of the provinces’ agricultural, coastal and marine products, street dancing and sports competition, parade of beauties and giving of awards and recognition to achievers or outstanding performers of the Province.
Contact : Provincial Tourism Office, Province of Occidental Mindoro
Telephone No. : (043) 711-1861
FEAST OF SAN CLEMENTE / HIGANTES FESTIVAL
Date : November 22 and 23
Venue : Angono, Rizal
Description
Angono’s joyous fiesta in honor of San Clemente whose image, resplendent in papal investment, is borne by male devotees during a procession accompanied by parehadoras devotees dressed in colorful local costumes, wooden shoes and carrying boat paddles and higantes, giant paper mache effigies. The street event culminates in fluvial procession at the Laguna de Bay amidst revelry that continues until the image is brought back to its sanctuary.
Contact : Office of the Mayor, Angono , Rizal
Telephone No. : (02) 651-0062 / 451-1033
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