Festivals and Attractions. Bulaylay and all other destinations for adventure junkies and tourists who love the outdoors. The 2015 Sibuyas Festival also had its usual onion eating, Pinaka-Malaking Sibuyas (The Biggest Onion), and Karyadahan (hauling) contests. She credits the Farmers Field School (FFS) Program that the MAO implements every year with the support of the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) and the DA Regional Office (DARO). Gamilla, the daughter of Dr. Antonio and Maria Aves, and Giron, the son of Faustino Giron and Eufrocina Cunanan, also onion traders, believed in the need to create a celebration that paid homage to their ancestors and to the industry that continues to serve as the lifeblood of their beloved town. Batangas Dive Spot This coming-together of minds and talents initiated a culture of, In 2017, the Padilla administration recognized and awarded Giron as, In the same year, journalist and TV personality Chino Trinidad visited Bongabon to do a story on the Sibuyas Festival. Share. The people celebrate the festival for the entire week. The bets of Barangays Curva, Pesa, and Arrienda were second, third, and fourth, respectively. Ancestral sites share stories of its glorious past. It is annually conducted to celebrate and give thanks for bounty harvest. Damara is a makeshift bamboo house or bahay kubo. Sibuyasan Festival is celebrated in town annually, in the month of April. The champion sibuyas eater represented Barangay Antipolo, and cleaned his plate within the set time. Share Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. The festival is celebrated annually to strengthen their faith and devotion to their patron saint. 130 talking about this. Papaya Festival. It's more Fun in Nueva Ecija :) San Isidro Labrador (Saint Isidore the Worker is the towns patron saint. Sibuyas Festival is celebrated as a form of thanksgiving and a way to show that Bongabon is one of the largest producers of onion in Asia. With onion, the use of the seeder with the interchangeable rollers and sprockets can result in savings on seed costs of up to 40%from 10 cans per hectare to only six to seven cans, while reducing planting time from only 10 to 12 hours (a 20%-40% reduction) per hectare compared to the old seeders, which took two to three days per hectare. Pantabangan Tourism. As a way of giving thanks, the Municipal Government of Bongabon and local units put together different activities to make this one of a kind event a success. Nueva Ecija Tourism has adopted a novel branding strategy that is never seen in the Philippines. They have also beeninvitedin the recently held first ever Harvest Festival, organized by SM City Cabanatuan and the Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija. Nueva Ecija, Never Ending Fun features the festivals and celebrations of the towns of Nueva Ecija like the Sibuyas Festival in Bongabon, Pandawan Festival in Pantabangan, Pagibang Damara Festival in San Jose, Kesong Puti Festival in Talavera and Kariton Festival in Licab among others. This is a non-profit site to help . Sibuyas Festival is celebrated as a form of thanksgiving and a way to show that Bongabon is one of the largest producers of onion in Asia. It is the source of livelihood of kababaihan and OSY or out of school youth. Falls Deepsap at Barangay Labi - A good place to visit during summer, the falls offers a cold shimmering water perfect to beat heatwaves. During these years, the management and funding of the Sibuyas festival remained under the local government unit (LGU) of Bongabon. Other sects in the municipality are the Methodists, Iglesia ng Dios, Seventh-day Adventists, etc. Every year, different pageant takes place like Bb. The event is celebrated with different cultural and religious activities. Mayor Gamilla told festival attendees of his administrations projects that would benefit the towns farmers and enable them to cope with the challenges facing them, including those posed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional economic integration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLgrX-d7MpI&t=6s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV7DjRBGe7c&t=286s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27QKwunRblI. SAVE! Ragragsak Ti Guimba Festival Guimba, Nueva Ecija Ragragsak which means merry-making is celebrated from February 20, the founding anniversary of Guimba, until March during harvest season. Nueva Ecija Provincial Tourism Office, Palayan City. Pantabangan boasts of one of the biggest fish-producing towns in Asia. Melody G. Dela Cruz (2018) To help the farmers in marketing their produce, he said he had made arrangements with the trading center at nearby Palayan City for the farmers to be able to bring their vegetables there. This festival is celebrated as a form of thanksgiving because onion, aside from rice, is the main product of the city; hence, it is tagged as the onion capital of the Philippines. Twitter; Google Plus; TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija - Tuwang-tuwa ang mga magsasaka ng sibuyas sa magandang bukas na naghihintay sa kanila oras na maitayo na ang P206-milyon na cold storage facility dito. Some farmers shifted to planting other vegetables such as yellow corn (for its high profitability) this season to avoid their perennial painful experience with onion prices, she added, but despite this and the smaller land area planted to onion, onion yields improved. Nueva Ecija borders, from the south clockwise, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora. Fuelled by his travels and experiences, he proposed to the local government, a kind of celebration that he hoped would give his kababayans an innovative venue to express gratitude for a bountiful harvest. Throughout the years, great progress has been achieved. Devotees are also known as San Juan or nag-sa-San Juan by the townsfolk of Aliaga because they imitate Saint John the Baptist who hid his role as the chosen one to baptize Jesus Christ by wearing animal skin to deceive those who were after his head. Map of Nueva Ecija with Bongabon highlighted, Philippine Revolution under the Spanish Colonial Period, Philippine-American War and the American Colonial Period, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "2015 Census of Population, Report No. SIBUYAS FESTIVAL Bongabon , Nueva Ecija April 9-10 Thanksgiving Way of Flaunting that the towns is one of the top producers of onions in Asia. Different places have different culture. Sibuyasan Festival is celebrated in town annually, in the month of April. Underwater Marine Treasures, Manila Bay A newly commissioned work from the Master, to be showcased in the Sibuyas Museum. Profile of Bongabon Municipality (Geography) Location -> Eastern part of Nueva Ecija Province in Central Luzon (See map below) Neighboring Towns -> Pantabangan (north), San Luis in Aurora Province (east), Gabaldon (south), Rizal (west) Area -> 286.95 km2 (110.79 sq mi) Population -> 64,173 (2015 Census) Its taste of heritage and tradition are coupled with a circle of vibrant people and customs. Four entries weighing 400 g submitted by Gerry Pascua (who had two entries), Gerardo Corpuz, and Pablo Marasigan tied for second prize, while two bulbs entered by Sherwin Martinez and Kat Dayrit weighing 390 g tied for third. This province, with 5 cities and 27 municipalities, has diverse cultural traditions that became significant part of Novo Ecijanos culture and tradition. But we will also have our own food terminal complete with a multi-purpose cold storage facility in the near future, said Gamilla. The municipal mayor served as the honorary chairman of the festivals executive committee, while a private sector counterpart served as the overall chairman or festival president. Shovels, plows, knapsack sprayers, and vegetable seeds donated by the three leading vegetable seed companies supporting the Festivalthe Allied Botanical Corporation (ABC), East-West Seed Philippines, and Ramgo Seeds, all of which had booths at the plaza for assisting the farmerswere also raffled off. 2:10. Sibuyas Festival - Bongabon, Nueva Ecija This is in celebration for a bounty harvest. The festival is now on its 12th year (2012). He also felt that the Ati-Atihan was the most ideal inspiration for Bongabon, as the town is also home to atis or aetas, the tribe of indigenous people where the said festival originated from. Ragragsak Ti Guimba. All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated. It is celebrated annually to give thanks for all the blessings for the whole year. [CDATA[ // ]]>//
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