Intercon brings Aklan to Makati

MANILA, Philippines - Forty-five Ati-atihan dancers from the Western Visayan province in colorful costumes had the late afternoon crowd of mall goers, office workers and motorists swaying to the beat of their drums and fumbling with their cameras as they paraded around Ayala Avenue and the Glorietta Center in Makati City to herald the start of the Aklan Food and Fabric Festivals at InterContinental Manila recently. Diplomats in business suits as well as elegantly dressed ladies were likewise seen dancing to the beat in front of the hotel.

At the lobby, beautiful hand-woven fabrics of piña (pineapple), abaca and raffia fibers are on display together with cutting-edge piña clothes by Filipino designers Cesar Gaupo, Rajo Laurel, Jojie Lloren, Frederick Peralta, Barge Ramos and Milka Quin.