Festival

Dubbed as the Mother of All festival and the oldest festival in the country

• Ati-Atihan

• Pahiyas

• Gigantes

Every year during the month of February, thousands of tourists both domestic and foreign go up to the Summer Capital of the Philippines to witness the city bloom, literally

• Pahiyas

• Sinulog

• Panagbenga

The town of Lucban, Quezon also buzzes with excitement each year on May 15 as they hold the this Festival to thank the patron saint of farmers, San Isidro de Labrador, for a plentiful harvest

• Gigantes

• Pahiyas

• Sinulog

In celebration of the Feast of San Clemente, people open their homes and dining table to visitors. It's also quite a sight to see papier-mâché giants sashaying down the street, some measuring as tall as 12 ft.

• Pintados

• Moriones

• Higantes/Gigantes

During Holy Week each year, a biblical re-enactment is seen on the roads of Marinduque when villagers don their interpretation of a Roman soldiers' helmet, dress, and armour.

• Pintados

• Moriones

• Kadayawan

Exactly a week later on the 4th Sunday of January, Iloilo City also holds the same cultural and religious festivity in honour of the Child Jesus.

• Sinulog

• Dinagyang

• Moriones

An annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. Its name derives from the friendly greeting “Madayaw”, from the Dabawenyo word “dayaw”, meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful.

• Kadayawan

• Maskara

• Pintados

This festival is one of the newest in the country, having started in 2003. However, its wild popularity is rivaled by a few others in the country. Currently, the festival, which takes place in Pasay City, is lauded as the mother of all festivities in the country.

• Mahayhay Festival

• Aliwan Festival

• Awitan Festival

• Penafrancia Festival

Also known as the Fiesta Pilar, is an annual festival held in the city of Zamboanga, Philippines. The festival is celebrated every October in honor of the city’s patroness, Our Lady of the Pillar.

• Mimosa Festival

• Zamboanga Festival

• Hermosa Festival

What does SGS stands for?

• Société Générale Surveillance

• Société Générale de Surveillance

• Surveillance Générale de Société