Laoag City Celebrates Pamulinawen Festival 2016

Street dance parade. Photo by: Bryan Rapadas

The Pamulinawen Festival  is held in Laoag City, the capital of Ilocos Norte, every year in first or second week of February. Pamulinawen is the name of a woman made popular in the classic Ilocano song titled… Pamulinawen. Some believed that the said festival was named after a legendary bird.  

This feast is a religious Laoag festival to honor St. William, the province’s patron saint. 

The denizens of Laoag believe that St. William has reprieved Laoag from several natural disasters and helped make it the posperous city it is today. Pamulinawen Festival is something that the locals prepare for with plays, dance parades and other merry making activities that is being celebrated a whole week. 

 

Aside from the festive activities, tourists are also visiting Laoag because of many mouthwatering delicacies; some are as follows:

Laoag Empanada. Photo by Pinoy-recipe

Laoag Bagnet. Photo by Pinoy-recipe

Ilocano Pinakbet. Photo by tripadvisor

Here is the program of activities:

February 1 (Monday)

4:00 A.M. DIANA AROUND THE CITY

1:00 P.M. CIVIC MILITARY PARADE

7:00 P.M. DIOS TI AGNGINA: THE CONCERT & FIREWORKS DISPLAY

7:00 P.M. DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF LAOAG ALUMNI NIGHT VARIETY SHOW

7:00 P.M. APOLINAC Night (Grand Reunion and Homecoming)

February 2 (Tuesday)

8:00 A.M. OPENING OF THE AGRO-INDUSTRIAL FAIR

8:00 A.M. OPENING OF THE MARIKINA SHOE EXPO

8:00 A.M. 198th FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY OF ILOCOS NORTE

4:00 P.M. 198th FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY OF ILOCOS NORTE AGRI-TOURISM

1:30 P.M. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 84TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE

6:00 P.M. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 84TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM

February 3 (Wednesday)

1:00 P.M. SEARCH FOR LITTLE MR. & MISS LAOAG 2016

7:00 P.M. NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION (NGO) NIGHT

February 4 (Thursday)

7:00 P.M. MISS ABC 2016 NIGHT

February 5 (Friday)

4:00 A.M. TWO THOUSAND (2,000) HAIL MARY DEVOTION & THANKSGIVING MASS

1:00 P.M. DRUM AND LYRE COMPETITION

7:00 P.M. KALAYAAN PHILIPPINES HAWAII INTERNATIONAL NIGHT

February 6 (Saturday)

8:00 A.M. 4th PAMULINAWEN INVITATIONAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT “SIPLAG TI AMIANAN”

8:00 A.M. Part I Opening of Pasalubong Center and Packaging Service Facility

9:00 A.M. Part II DULANG FOOD FAIR

5:00 P.M. KAPUSO FIESTA

7:00 P.M. AGRICULTURE NIGHT

February 7 (Sunday)

1:00 P.M. “GANDANG LOLA, GWAPONG LOLO” CORONATION

3:00 P.M. MISS LAOAG CITY PAMULINAWEN INTERNATIONAL 2015 PRE-PAGEANT

7:00 P.M. ILOCOS NORTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL NIGHT

February 8 (Monday)

7:00 A.M. PIGEON RACE

1:00 P.M. CALESA PARADE

7:00 P.M. LAOAG CITY CIRCLE OF HAWAII & DEP.ED. LAOAG CITY NIGHT

7:00 P.M. LOVE ATTACK

February 9 (Tuesday)

8:30 A.M. HOLY MASS

1:00 P.M. PAMULINAWEN GRAND PARADE

7:00 P.M. SKY LIFE

February 10 (Wednesday)

4:00 A.M. DIANA AROUND THE CITY

8:00 A.M.-1200 NN LECTURE & ORIENTATION for Hobbyist and Professional Photographers

10:00 A.M. “KOMEDYA” ILOCANA

1:00 P.M. PAMULINAWEN STREET PAGEANTRY1:00 P.M. ON-THE-SPOT PAMULINAWEN PHOTO EXPERIENCE

7:00 P.M. MISS LAOAG CITY PAMULINAWEN QUEST 2016 PAGEANT

February 11 (Thursday)

7:00 P.M. MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI CORONATION NIGHT

February 12 (Friday)

8:00 A.M. “ARYA KABALYO…. TARAY!”

February 13 (Saturday)

5:00 A.M. “FUN RUN FOR WELLNESS: INCAT @107”

8:00 A.M. 9th MVF – NASFOR 4 X 4 RACE

7:00 P.M. CITY GOVERNMENT NIGHT

February 14 (Sunday)

7:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. ABS-CBN “ALAY KAPAMILYA SA PAMULINAWEN FESTIVAL: “Donation, Fun and talent Night”

8:00 A.M. 9th MVF – NASFOR 4 X 4 RACE

February 15 (Monday)

8:00 A.M. CEREMONIAL TURN-OVER OF THE CITY REINS TO THE INNHS JUNIOR OFFICIALS

1:00 P.M. LARTAGE “MS. VALENTINE 2016” CORONATION PAGEANT

7:00 P.M. SAMAHANG KABABAIHAN SA BARANGAY (SKB) NIGHT

February 16 (Tuesday)

7:00 P.M. CORONATION OF MRS. RED CROSS VALENTNE 2016

February 17 (Wednesday)

8:00 A.M. TRICYCADE (Tricycle Motorcade)

February 19 (Friday)

8:00 A.M. “AY-AYAM” (KASTOY KAMI IDI, KASANO KAYO ITA?)

8:00 A.M. MEDIA DAY

February 20 (Saturday)

5:30 A.M. 4.5 k Couple Color Run

8:00 A.M. PAMULINAWEN FESTIVAL CYBER LEAGUE SEASON 3

8:00 A.M. MEDIA DAY

1:00 P.M LAOAG MARATHON 2016

7:00 P.M. ABC NIGHT

February 21 (Sunday)

7:00 A.M. 4th PAMULINAWEN RIDERS MEET

8:00 A.M. MEDIA DAY

February 27 (Saturday)

8:00 A.M. 15th BREAKING AWAY: MVF MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE

1:00 P.M MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE PROPER – CROSS COUNTRY

3:00 P.M SAND BOARDING COMPETITION

6:00 P.M. UNILEVER POP FIESTA 2016

7:00 P.M. OUTSTANDING LAOAGUEÑOS AWARDING CEREMONIES

February 28 (Sunday)

8:00 A.M.-12:00 NN BLOOD LETTING PROGRAM

Sources: TagalogLang, Philippines Insider, Laoag City

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