BINATBATAN FESTIVAL

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                    [Title] => 'Pasaporte de Turista,' Abel Iloko fashion show at Vigan's Binatbatan Festival 
                    [Summary] => Launched in 2002, Binatbatan dancing showcases the traditional weaving craft of the Abel Iloko weave that is known to have predated Spanish influence in the city. The dance demonstrates how cotton pods are beaten with sticks to release its fluff called "batbat" from its seeds.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-05-22 12:12:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Earl D.C. Bracamonte
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                    [Title] => Regine bonds with Ilokanos, hails Vigan’s nomination to New 7 Wonders
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A year after the successful World Costume Festival that showcased the best garments from various countries, GMA Network marked another partnership with Vigan this year for the New 7 Wonders Cities of the World campaign.

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                    [Title] => Regine sinusundan ng ulan
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Nakakatuwa talaga itong si Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. Akalain mong dinedma lang ang pagbuhos ng ulan habang siya ay nagpe-perform para sa kanyang supporters sa isang Kapuso Night na ginanap noong May 10 sa beach front ng Pearl of the Pacific sa Boracay.

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                    [Title] => Festivities in Life & Style
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The month of May is much awaited by Filipinos as it is time for merriment, fiestas and santacruzans. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2010-05-16 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => Vigan comes alive with ‘Binatbatan’
                    [Summary] => VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur — The "Heritage City," as Vigan is known, burst into merry colors yesterday as it staged its Second Binatbatan Festival, luring hordes of local and foreign tourists to its streets lined up with ancestral houses.


The festival got its name from the Iluko term batbatin, or separating cotton balls from the seeds of the local fruit tree kapas sanglay. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-05-04 00:00:00
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'Pasaporte de Turista,' Abel Iloko fashion show at Vigan's Binatbatan Festival 

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte | May 22, 2023 - 12:12pm

Launched in 2002, Binatbatan dancing showcases the traditional weaving craft of the Abel Iloko weave that is known to have...

Arts and Culture

Regine bonds with Ilokanos, hails Vigan’s nomination to New 7 Wonders

May 19, 2014 - 12:00am

A year after the successful World Costume Festival that showcased the best garments from various countries, GMA Network marked...

Entertainment

Regine sinusundan ng ulan

May 15, 2014 - 12:00am

Nakakatuwa talaga itong si Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. Akalain mong dinedma lang ang pagbuhos ng ulan habang siya ay nagpe-perform para sa kanyang supporters sa isang Kapuso Night na ginanap noong May 10 sa beach front...

Pang Movies

Festivities in Life & Style

May 16, 2010 - 12:00am

The month of May is much awaited by Filipinos as it is time for merriment, fiestas and santacruzans.

Entertainment

Vigan comes alive with ‘Binatbatan’

By Artemio Dumlao | May 4, 2003 - 12:00am

VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur — The "Heritage City," as Vigan is known, burst into merry colors yesterday as it staged its Second Binatbatan Festival, luring hordes of local and foreign tourists to its streets...

Nation