PAGDAUG – SALUDAN FESTIVAL
2nd week of March
Municipality of Tigbauan
Highlighting the celebration is a dance-drama competition in memory of all Tigbauanons in war and conflicts and those who sacrificed their lives in defence of their beloved town. It was on 18 March 1945 when the 40th Infantry Division, spearheaded by the 185th Infantry Regiment landed unopposed at the shores of barangay Parara in Tigbauan. Around 23,000 strong guerrilla forces had secured most of areas in loilo under Col. Macario Peralta. Some 1,500 Japanese troops surrendered.
The Saludan segment showcases Tigbauans’ unique culture presented in fishing or agricultural scenes of Panalud, a Hiligaynon word coined from Salud or the traditional way of gathering or accumulating a thing for its interest or value such as threshing rice using a basket or catching fingerlings through nets.
For more information, please contact Linda Fe Camina – Municipal Tourism Officer at (033) 5117936/ 5118530 or email at [email protected]/ [email protected]
Read also: The Ultimate List of Festivals in Iloilo Province
Sources:
ILOILO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TOURISM OFFICE
2/F, Casa Real Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City
Telefax No: (+63 33) 3384910
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Blog: mybeautifulILOILO
Website: www.iloilo.gov.ph/tourism
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM REGION VI
Capitol Grounds, Bonifacio Drive, lloilo City
Tel. Nos: (0063) (033) 3375411/5093550
Telefax: (0063) (033) 3350245
Email: [email protected]
Websites: http://www.westernvisayastourism.com.ph or http://www.visitmyphilippines.com
