Pahiyas Blog http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog Mon, 13 May 2013 22:51:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 PahiyasBloghttp://feedburner.google.com LUCBAN HAS A NEW MAYOR! http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2013/05/14/lucban-has-a-new-mayor/ http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2013/05/14/lucban-has-a-new-mayor/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 22:51:13 +0000 Charles http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/?p=328 Congratulations to the new Mayor of Lucban – Mayor Olivier Dator.  Wish you all the luck together with the rest of the Sangguniang Bayan led by the newly-elected Vice-Mayor Yeyeh Deveza.  May Lucban be changed and more progressive under your watch.  God bless you all!

 

FINAL RESULTS FOR LUCBAN ELECTIONS

MAYOR: Oli Dator (9,168 Votes)

V.MAYOR: Yeyeh Deveza (10,186 Votes)

COUNCILORS:

1. FALLER (11,095 Votes)
2. ABUTAL (10,035 Votes)
3. BELEN (9,638 Votes)
4. RANESES (9,313 Votes)
5. AVILA (9,046 Votes)
6. SALVATIERRA ( 8,994 Votes)
7. ARANA (8,932 Votes)
8. BUCTIL (8,914 Votes)

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Another alternative route may be used via Antipolo-Laguna route. There’s no traffic there, no toll fee and the view of the mountain ranges in Rizal and Laguna de Bay in Laguna is breathtaking. The road though is zigzag, steep and sometimes treacherous specially along the slope from Antipolo to Tanay, Rizal. But the road condition is excellent.

Pass through Paete, Laguna for their woodcarvings and papier mache sculptures and souvenirs. The bridge in Pagsanjan, Laguna is under repair so a detour to Caliraya is inevitable but enjoyable after seeing the Caliraya Lake. In Cavinti, there are fruits along the way and bibingka. Banig or native mats made of pandan leaves abound in Luisiana and then Lucban.

Upon reaching the outskirts of Lucban, expect heavy traffic specially during the day till night. Big buses will not be allowed to enter the Lucban town proper. Smaller vehicles are allowed but moving slowly and most of the time crawling due to hordes of people.

Nevertheless, after seeing the colorful Pahiyas decorations, savoring the delectable foods and kakanin Lucban has to offer, surely you will come back for next year’s celebration.

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]]> http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2013/02/04/100-days-to-go-for-the-pahiyas/feed/ 0 15% Discount for the Pahiyas Day Tour 2013 http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2013/01/03/15-discount-for-the-pahiyas-day-tour-2013/ http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2013/01/03/15-discount-for-the-pahiyas-day-tour-2013/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:19:15 +0000 Charles http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/?p=313 Reserve your seats for the Pahiyas Day Tour 2013 from January 1 to 31, 2013 and pay only Php 1530.00 – a 15% discount.

Take the chance to witness one of the Philippines most colorful festivals – the Lucban San Isidro Pahiyas Festival with ease and comfort as the tour package already includes airconditioned bus that will take you to Lucban, meals, souvenirs and services of a tour guide.

While in Lucban, catch the colorful Pahiyas decorations, shop for native handicrafts, savor the delectable local delicacies, witness the grand parade of carabaos and farmers, floats loaded with vegetables and fruits, parade of beauties , the higantes with marching bands and a lot more.

Reserve now and save 15% off the regular package rate of Php 1800.00.  Click here for more details or visit Pahiyasfestival.com.

]]> http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2013/01/03/15-discount-for-the-pahiyas-day-tour-2013/feed/ 0 Subscribe to Pahiyasfestival.com to Keep our Website Going http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2012/04/13/subscribe-to-pahiyasfestival-com-to-keep-our-website-going/ http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2012/04/13/subscribe-to-pahiyasfestival-com-to-keep-our-website-going/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:58:09 +0000 Charles http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/?p=304 The Pahiyas Festival is a religious festivity, first and foremost and a community event at the same time. Since the very beginning, only the church and the townspeople are involve and the government are just mere expectators and guest to some of the events leading to the celebration. The expenses for the festival and its activities are solicited and donated by the townspeople and generous donors. The money that comes in are just enough to spend for the prizes, tokens for the guest and judges of a competition, props, sound system and lighting equipment.

Our website, is also a private undertaking, supported by some kind Lucbanins who are generous enough to lend their talents, resources and anything they can contribute for the development and upkeep of the website. The local government of Lucban particularly the Pahiyas Committee who oversees the finances and activities of the Pahiyas, since the inception of the website (which was formerly registered as pahiyas.com), has never contributed financially or otherwise to its existence. Never it occured to them that a website, specially these days, is very important as it can promote Lucban and the Pahiyas all over the globe, inform our kababayans abroad of news and current events or sell Lucban products to the world market. One would wonder why the government officials are overly complacent and boastful that the Pahiyas is already popular so there’s no need even to spend money for advertisements on newspapers. (What about the Panagbenga, Sinulog and other festivals which are equally or more popular than the Pahiyas and yet thousands of pesos are spent for a full or half page newspaper ad? Your guess is as good as mine and the rest of the Lucbanins.)

So to keep our website online and updated with news, information and other features we have implemented the paid subscription service for premium articles and features such as video and current news. Your subscription and donation can help sustain the increasing costs of web hosting, writer’s fees, hardware maintenance and internet access. You also help in the promotion of Lucban and the Pahiyas Festival which the government fails to do.

For only Php100, you can gain a one month full, unlimited access to premium content of the Pahiyas website. Php1000 subscription will allow you to access the site for the whole year. And if you are more generous enough, you can shell out any amount as donation to make our website not just accessible to you, but also to many of our kababayans around the world.

To subscribe and more info, please visit the Pahiyas website at http://www.pahiyasfestival.com

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But have you even wonder how and what it is made of? Kiping is made of rice, thus it is edible when fried or grilled. Food coloring is mixed to produce different colors. It seems so simple but it’s a long, tedious process and takes months to prepare.

Watch the video at http://www.pahiyasfestival.com on how kiping is made.

Kiping - How it is Made

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Though millions of pesos are collected by the Lucban Municipal Government through the Pahiyas Executive Committee from the sponsors, it is mind-boggling why they can not put up a bigger prize, or at least increase it year after year. Some officials say they can not put that much as the money collected is not enough to cover all the expenses for the festival – the same reason they have been declaring everytime there is the Pahiyas Festival. FYI, the committee maintains a separate bank account for the Pahiyas, different from the town’s coffer.

This is the rationale for shouldering the grand prize by a private citizen, owners of a well-known restaurant in Lucban. The catch – a whooping one hundred thousand pesos (Php 100,000) is double than what the organizers, the government of Lucban headed by its current mayor, Moises “Bonbon” Villasenor which only gives away Php 50,000 for the grand prize. It is a relief for many Lucbanins who are the ones beautifying the Pahiyas but only a few, particularly only those in the local government enjoy the rewards.

The modern Pahiyas Festival was started by private individuals and civic organizations whose objectives and mind-set are for the benefit of Lucban and its people. Events, prizes, competitions and activities are all run and donated by private individuals and groups The local government are just mere expectators and guests.  But as years go by, and sponsors money come pouring in, the government seize the opportunity to run the Pahiyas all by themselves, as what the current municipal officials are doing since they started occupying their positions in the government, putting the people of Lucban into the sidelines.

It is high time that the Pahiyas is brought back again to the people of Lucban to bring back its real essence and glory. When this happens, the people of Lucban and visitors will get more fun in Lucban during the Pahiyas.

]]> http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2012/04/10/why-a-well-off-lucbanin-shoulders-the-php-100000-grand-prize/feed/ 0 Pahiyasfestival.com Sports a New Look http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2012/03/15/pahiyasfestival-com-sports-a-new-look/ http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/2012/03/15/pahiyasfestival-com-sports-a-new-look/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:42:05 +0000 Charles http://www.pahiyasfestival.com/blog/?p=290 After a couple of years, Pahiyasfestival.com has finally undergone a major facelift.  The CMS platform we have been using to run the Pahiyas website has already evolved into many major changes and releases but  Pahiyasfestival.com still uses the very old, antiquated version.

More features have also been added.  News and articles are now presented in a more sleek presentation and is engaging to readers as registered users may post comments.  The FAQs page contains questions about the Pahiyas Festival that lingers to every visitors mind but has now given a concrete answer to understand the Pahiyas fully.

The previous Pahiyas website was also vulnerable to spam attacks and other security threats.  As a precaution, we have deleted and cleaned our user database and starting a clean slate.

As there is more fun in Lucban during the Pahiyas Festival, we hope to find your visit to pahiyasfestival.com as enjoyable as the real one as well.

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And if you book early, you can choose the seat you will be most comfortable with.

So what are you waiting for?  Book now for the Pahiyas Day Tour 2012 at http://www.pahiyasfestival.com.

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