December 10, 2011 - the last lunar eclipse of 2011.
It was around 10:00PM when I received a text message about the moon being slowly consumed by the earth’s shadow. Immediately, I grabbed my camera and tripod, went outside and looked for the best site where viewing will be just perfect.
PASKO sa The Strip: A Christmas Caroling Contest 2011
The Strip, Quezon Ave. Ext. cor Ubaldo Laya Ave., Pala-o, Iligan City
MECHANICS
Date Created: Oct. 9, 1962
Fiesta: May 15
Population:12041
Area: 1,000.7 ha.
Distance (from the city): 8.8 km.
Barangay Buru-un is one of the 44 barangays of Iligan City. It is located along the national highway and the first coastal barangay from Linamon, Lanao del Norte side. The barangay is sub-divided into 35 puroks.
According to the Guinness World Records, the ultimate authority on record-breaking achievement, the most clothes collected in 24 hours weighed 6,880kg and was achieved by ASDE - Explorers of Murcia (Spain) at the Guadalentín Sports Complex in Murcia, Spain, from 17-18 April 2010.
On November 11, 2011, Iliganons will take the challenge to break that record. The launch of the world breaking attempt will take place at Rizal Park, Iligan City.
Before heading home, there was this announcement about a sponsored dinner. The group was then sub-divided into two for a special dinner – one group at Kyla’s Bistro and the other at Aruma Café.
Day 2 (Continuation)
It was lunch time. While the tourists were busy roaming around and taking pictures, some IBS members were also busy preparing for the Jollibee sponsored packed-lunch. Then, everyone was gathered at the veranda.
Sitting there at the same veranda where luminaries and other people of high importance in the old days converged was like walking through time and connecting with the past. It was such a wonderful feeling.
The Tour The first day of the summit was a day filled with insightful sessions but that was just the first wave. Day 2 was another wave of equally exciting and fun-filled day for everyone. The summit organizer, Iligan Bloggers Society, Inc., in partnership with the City’s Tourism Office has provided a short but informative guided tour to help participants, Iliganons and visitors alike, “find one’s bearings” of the city’s famous tourists’ spots. Of course! Explore Iligan was there too to say these lines once again:
Day 1
Explore Iligan had the opportunity to get involved by taking part of this year’s Mindanao Bloggers Summit which was organized and hosted by the Iligan Bloggers Society, Inc. The summit was carried out last October 29-30, 2011 at the Function Hall of Celadon Pension House in Pala-o, this city.
Now on its 5th year, the summit banners the theme “One Green Mindanao: Mobilizing Bloggers to Promote Sustainable Lifestyle”. The big event is scheduled on October 29-30, 2011 at Celadon Pensionne House in Pala-o, this city.
Fiesta: September 29
Population: 9506
Area: 372.2 ha.
Distance (from the city): 2.3 km.
Pala-o Barangay Hall
The name “PALA-O” was derived from the root crop “PALAW”. This root crop is like a giant “GABI”. As many residents of the barrio planted “PALAW” and became abundant in the area, people named the place after the plant.
Iligan is situated in the midst of luxuriant natural beauty of Northern Mindanao. It is a city truly blessed and nurtured by Mother Nature.
Iligan City is one of the few cities in Mindanao that glows at night. The street lights, the well-lit structures and the smooth flow of traffic present the best views of the city after dark.
When most Iliganons are asked to think of their favorite things about Iligan, Timoga springs is often around the top of the list.
Have you ever known, seen or taken a ride on a tartanilya or kalesa? This could be easily answered by our old folks but a tough question to answer for the younger generation.
A tartanilya or kalesa is a horse drawn carriage which was introduced by the Spaniards to the Philippines in the 18th Century. It was used as one of the modes of transportation then but only the nobles and officials could afford its luxury. The tartanilya or kalesa was not only used for personal travel but for the transport of goods as well. Later in that period, the kalesa became a common sight anywhere in the country. It was then considered as the “king of the road” but because of the introduction of the modern motor vehicles, it became a rarity.
Night market is a street market which operate at night and is generally dedicated to more leisurely strolling, shopping, and eating than more businesslike day markets.
Industrial City of Iligan - A major component of the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor (CIC), the fastest growing regional growth center in Mindanao and one of the priority investment areas in the Philippines. Iligan City is a diamond in the rough. Under-explored by local and foreign tourists alike, it is one city which promises to captivate its visitors with its gifts of nature, blended with signs of industrialization.
Iligan as an industrial city is intertwined with the history of the National Power Corporation and the expansion of its operation in Mindanao. In 1937, NPC began gathering hydrologic data of the main river systems in the country. The power corporation investigated and surveyed a total of six of these river systems together with other streams. One of them was the Lake Lanao-Agus River system. The data gathered by NPC became the basis of identifying the sites with hydroelectric potentials. Thus, as the succeeding events would show, the auspicious beginning of Iligan as an industrial city in Mindanao started to unfold.
Buhanginan Hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain of Barangay Pala-o. It’s 130 ft. (47 meters) above sea level.
NPC Nature's Park - Agus 6 & 7 Complex
"Where you experience leisure with nature"
NPC Nature’s Park is located within an eight-hectare area inside the Agus 6 & 7 Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex in Fuentes, Maria Cristina. The first such facility of NPC in the Mindanao region. The NPC Nature's Park is envisioned to have a wide variety of attractions.
Sometime in 1986, it was somehow felt by the local fiesta committee that there was a need to further popularize the folk-dance forms of the Iliganon. Thus was an idea born: the concept of a street dancing festival that will not only preserve certain traditional art forms but promote them as well. In an age when culture and tradition are battered by the incursions of modernity, the significance of such undertaking as a completion of traditional art forms cannot be belittled.
The feast of St. Michael the Archangel every 29th of September is a grand celebration in Iligan. In fact, it has transformed into a month-long festival, the DIYANDI FESTIVAL SA ILIGAN.
Pagpakanaug
Held every 20th of September at exactly 8:00 in the morning. The lowering of the Patron Saint from the center altar to the side altar for his bath and change of clothes and signaling the start of the nine-day novena, is a sight to behold and a tradition unparalleled. Although conducted inside the Cathedral, it is spearheaded by devotees and participated by local government officials whereby the City Mayor receives the Patron Saint's helmet, the Congressman receives the spear and the Chief of Police, San Miguel's shield. All this occurs with a ritual and a specific count amidst thunderous chants of VIVA SEÑOR SAN MIGUEL!
Daily Diana or Pamukaw
Starting Pagpakanaug Day to the day before the Fiesta, the Iligan City Government Band goes around the city at dawn to wake people up so they can prepare for the day's activities.
September 29 -The procession attended by throngs of devotees in all assortment of costumes and mascara dance, prance and shout in mock battle celebrating the confrontation of Señor San Miguel and Lucifer. Every now and then, during the procession, devotees shout fiercely "Viva Señor San Miguel!"
The procession stretched for approximately two kilometers. It started and ended at the St. Michael's Cathedral, with a route that took the devotees around the city through old streets, main thoroughfares, and two public markets.
All images appeared on this page were taken during the previous Diyandi Festival sa Iligan Celebrations by yours truly.
Diyandi Festival 2010 - ‘Wara-wara sa Iligan! Tara na!’
Diyandi Festival 2009 - 'Tuyhakaw Iligan, Cge Go!'
Watch out for Diyandi Festival sa Iligan 2011!
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