Culasi: Crown Jewel of Panay

I remember 'twas first week of March when our HRM class planned a field trip to Boracay. The whole plan is spectacular. We will stay at the Regency Hotel one night and two-days, a night swimming at the Regency Resort and an eat-all-you-can at the restaurants.

Well, everything has been planned well and i decided to go with them. So i was excited!

Prior to that, one of my classmates who lived by Bita, Culasi Antique has told me that there will be a fiesta happening in Poblacion Culasi Antique, i remember its called Kaniyugan Festival. I was kinda interested more about this news.

Apparently, i wasn't able to go to Boracay.
What we did was go to her place and spent the whole night in Culasi
dancing, and dusting off the plaza with the Coolgrey band from Iloilo.

That was cool.
You would've wondered what kind of fool i am to choose Culasi over Boracay...

Oh well, i gotta let you know...

The highest mountain peak in Antique

waterfalls in Flores




white beach in Batbatan Isle




Mararison Isle






Russian divers in Mararison Cave






Scuba Diving in Maningning





Culasi Channel






Lipata Point






Mosquera Rd, Esperanza, Lipata

See? The pictures say it all. Now you know, i would always love to go to Culasi. May it be dancing in the plaza, trekking to Mt. Madia-as, or exploring the two marvelous isles: Mararison and Batbatan Isles.

credits
Culasi FS Profile

Must-See and Must-Do in Antique

water kayaking

Bato Cueva La Union San Remigio

Biray in Malandog Hamtic

Ati-atihan in Antique

Malumpati Health Spring

Anini-y Church

Bugasong: Bugas sa Lusong

The video is the interpretation of how Bugasong ( a progressive town in Antique, Philippines) got its name. Bugasong, a contraction of Bugas sa Lusong has been derived from the native Antiquenio's way of producing rice as the main crop. The video shows the following:


* the native Bugasongnons way of life on the prehistoric period
* the Spanish occupation
* the traditional practices of medication ( albularyo)
* ani (the harvest period)
* paghalad (offering)
* fiesta (festival)
* panguma (farming), the use of carabao as the beast of burden
and the process of rice planting
* the belief in asuang- dark creatures (interpreted by dancers dressed in black)
* prusisyon (the parade of Sto. Nino)
* bagyo - storm, which is an annual phenomenon in Antique.


This interpretative dance won the first place in the Karay-a Arts Festival in participation of the
Antiqueno Community Website.

A Paradise Found in Antique

world’s largest and tallest flowers,
the Rafflesia and Amorphophallus.

 

Pahinis de Laua-an: a bountiful gaiety

LAUA-AN-is a municipality located in the central part of Antique. Before the Spanish-American war Laua-an was already a pueblo. Barbaza like Laua-an had also an independent seat of government but when the filipino-American war ensued the American army burned the municipal building and Barbaza lost its identity as municipality.Therefore Barbaza was accidentally became an integral part of Laua-an.TAN LUIS SARMIENTO became the first municipal mayor of LAUA-AN:When he sought reelection, he lost to JUSTIANO BARRIENTOS of Barbaza.The majority of winning officials came from Barbaza.It was agreed among the winning and losing participants in the election that the seat of government would be transferred back to Lauaan should a candidate from Laua-an win the election.Consequently during that period the famous Gobaldon law was approved by the U:S congress and the US aid in the form of building materials intended for the municipality of Laua-an were instead constructed in Barbaza.This tyranny of numbers was disliked by the residents of Guisijan and Laua-an.They filed the petition before the Governor General Wood to separate Barbaza to Lauaan to avoid further political turmoil.Upon the proper representation of TAN LUIS SARMIENTO before the Governor General,Barbaza was separated immediately from Laua-an when he returned from MANILA.During the same year,TAN LUIS SARMIENTO was elected again as municipal mayor of Laua-an and assumed office in 1912 for the second time. LAUA-AN-is politically subdivided into 40 baranggays and with the population of more than 23,0000.

Pahinis de Laua-an came to Iloilo from Antique to revel in the Dinagyang 2007 Kasadyahan Competition. The tribe aims to promote the native product of the town, which is muscovado sugar and the deliciously sweet delicacies derived from it.

credits:
Laua-an, Antique
Exploreiloilo

 

The Amazing: Barbaza, Antique in the Philippines

 
Located at the central part of the province of Antique, the municipality of Barbaza is 61.30 kms. away from the provincial capital. It is composed of 22 upland and 17 lowland barangays where upland area accounts for 88.43% of the total land area of 13,875 hectares.

A home to great tourist attractions, the municipality of Barbaza boasts of its natural and historic scenic spots which includes:

• Batabat Coral Reef 1 km. offshore, a 20-minute ride by pumpboat; varied colored corals can be seen through clear waters
• Hatay-Hatay Beach Resort 5 kms. from poblacion Tibiao; with sparkling sand and nearby cave.
• Barbaza Catholic Church The most modern architecturalstyle in the whole of Antique; 61 kms. north of San Jose, Antique.

Mt. Nangtud
the highest peak in
Panay Island

Yapo Falls

the delta at
Binangbang River

Suba Kang Dalanas
(Dalanas River)

twilight in
Punta Banwa Beach

Dalanas River

Binangbang Beach

Punta Banwa Beach

a starfish
at Batabat Coral Reef

Barbaza Floating Palace
at Batabat




credits: Barbaza, Antique
Barbaza LGU

Antique: Where Mountains Meet The Sea

fine plains
Sebaste, Antique

Dalanas Bridge:
bridging the way to
Tibiao, Antique

Jinalinan, Barbaza, Antique
highway

overlooking Batbatan Island
Culasi, Antique

twilight in the seashore of
Laua-an, Antique

Punta Beach
Barbaza, Antique


credits: Shane Nonato