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Shutter is a photo section of Freedom Wall. Today’s features are photos of Taong Putik (Mud People). Locals of Barangay Bibiclat, Aliaga, Nueva Ecija call it a devotion to Saint John de Baptist or pag-sa-San Juan but tourist commercially name it: Taong Putik Festival. A devotee while listening to the celebrated mass. Taong Putik or Saint John de Baptist devotees. Photos are taken during the procession of the statue of the Patron around Barangay Bibiclat.

While the rest of the Catholic universe are getting wet and splashy to celebrate the feast of Saint John the Baptist, Barangay Bibiclat’s residents and devotees cover themselves with mud. Taong Putik Festival (that how outsiders named the event) is celebrated every 24th of June to honor and give thanks to the village’s patron. Locals called the religious ritual as pag-sa-San Juan. The Taong Putik (Mud People) gathered to attend the mass to celebrate the Feast of Saint John the Baptist They soak their selves with mud from the rice fields and dress with mud-stained, dried banana leaves or wild ... Read more

Okay! okay! I know you guys couldn’t wait any longer so here are the first batch of the photos. The rest will be uploaded in Facebook soon. Sorry, I still have some other stuffs to do so I did not mind organizing. Click on the photo to zoom, share, comment, and download.   [custom_gallery id=”4440″ layout=”masonry”] [toggle title=”Sagada Related Articles” state=”opened”] Photo Gallery: Surviving Sagada (May 24 – 27, 2013) Surviving Sagada: I Was Never Alone Travel Log: Day 1 – Traversing Baguio-Sagada Crooked Road and Trekking to Bomod-ok Falls Sagada Cave Connection – Day 2 of Counquer Sagada Tour ... Read more

Hidden Garden is located at Brgy. Bulala, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. As the name says, the garden is hidden to some random folks and passers-by. You need to intentionally visit the Garden to witness its real beauty. Good thing that they don’t charge an entrance fee.  The photo below is a pink lily taken from the Hidden Garden. Make sure you include Hidden Garden in your future visit to heritage city of the north, Vigan. Hidden Garden’s Pink Lily Exif: Camera: EOS 1100D Aperture: F/5 Focal Length: 43 mm ISO-Speed: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/16 seconds [toggle title=”More articles about my Ilocos ... Read more

Kabigan Falls is located Barangay Balaoi, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. It is 1.8 kilometer away from the main road and you need to trek an hour or more just to reach this wonder. Kabigan Falls Exif: Camera: EOS 1100D Aperture: F/22 Focal Length: 18mm ISO-Speed: 100 Shutter Speed: 0.59 seconds [toggle title=”More articles about my Ilocos tour” state=”opened”] An Afternoon in Paoay Biyaheng Ilocos Itinerary and Photo Collections Inside and Around Malacañang of the North Pagudpud Tour Cycle: See Pagudpud Wonders for 600 Pesos Inside Father Burgos Museum (Vigan) Vigan, More Elegant at Night [/toggle]

Paraiso ni Anton is one of the few stops of the Pagudpud Tour Cycle, a local tourism project of the municipality that aims to bring visitors to Pagudpud’s top-notch destinations. Tourist take photos while locals take a sip of the waters dripping from the hill. Kuya Amante, my tour cycle guide, slowly climbed the concrete stairway after approaching the site. He chanted a little prayer in front of the Virgin Mary statuette. He then stepped down and proceeded to the watery part of the hill. Silently, he put his palms together and fetched some drips and then sipped. Paraiso ni ... Read more

These photos were taken during our weekend trip to the towns of Burgos and Dasol in Pangasinan. These were the fruits of enduring a 5-hour loud bus ride, then an hour of sweaty jeepney traverse, and an hour of bumpy tricycle drive. Featured sites are Cabongaoan beach, Tambobong white beach, Snake or Culebra Island, Cabacungan cave, and Osmeña cave. The story or stories behind these photos will come out soon. Click on the photo to zoom, download, and share. [custom_gallery id=”12166″ layout=”masonry”] [toggle title=”Read more about our Burgos + Dasol, Pangasinan Tour” state=”opened”] Photo Gallery: Cabongaoan Beach, Tambobong Whitebeach, Snake ... Read more

Barangay Bonawon celebrates its annual fiesta with fluvial parade. Luckily, I got a chance to take some of the scenes of this year’s festivities. Below are the photos I collected from the procession. One of the notable few to grace the event is Negros Oriental’s incumbent governor, Roel Degamo. Gov. Degamo (2nd from the right) at Bonawon’s Fluvial Parade (April 4, 2013) Photo Gallery: (click the image to zoom) [custom_gallery id=”3505″ layout=”masonry”]

In Anawangin, when your boatman say it is difficult to cross, make sure that you gather all your guts, and then never forget to put on your life jacket. It was Sunday afternoon and we run out of resources (food and water). Staying a in the cove for another night would mean getting hungry. Hence, we took the risk of crossing the violent sea. Anawangin Cove The water fronting the cove was calm. However, after passing the spit, the surface changed its identity, turning into something outrageous, something like a raging beast. The waves were enormous, tilting our boat for up ... Read more