Baragatan Festival Puerto Princesa City

Baragatan 2009

Every year Puerto Princesa hold the Baragatan Festival which lasts the whole month of June with various activities. Today was the street dancing contest and I did not realize just how many people live here, the whole area and surrounding streets were packed and you could hardly move at times. The politicians and dignitaries gave their usual long winded speeches, which stalled the whole procedure and some of the groups had to wait outside the Capitol grounds because nothing could move.

Here are a few of the photographs I took.

The Girls


And the Guys


Some of these needed a new paint job


It wasn’t really that cold


I imagine they could play the blues


Are they from Mars or Venus?


A bad hair day


A feather in their cap


Colin

[BigBird]

Nice pics!  Thanks for sharing.

[ilovecdo]

Hope I can visit Palawan soon.. It\'s interesting to witness their festivals. They\'re so colorful!

[c_a_p_t_a_i_n_r_o_n]

I love the fiestas only seen our own Bohol Sandugo festival.

My niece Gerelle, has danced in one, in first year at university, she decided to focus on studying last year and this......but I\'m encouraging to dance/sing at next years ....

I did not watch the street parade this year having seen it several times before, and it was very hot.

Here are a few photos taken during the one month display in the Capitol grounds.


A few of the many stalls selling souvenirs from all over Palawan



Lots of carvings (the quality is not good, my external flash decided not to work on this one and I had to drag the details from out of the shadows)



Some of the people here on just one of the quiet days.


Colin

[dylanaz]

WOW nice you guys !

I really need to get out more !

[tom.inbigdtexas]

Colin,

Really enjoyed the pics... and your comments --

-- Sorry, just couldn\'t resist a couple of my own, hope you don\'t mind.



Really cute Girls... too bad the girls in the dance clubs in Big D do not look like this.


Wow... some more really cute Gi.... wait a minute... let me zoom in... uhh... some really handsome Guys (too bad the guys in the dance clubs in Big D do look like this.)


The back-up singers for the Blue Man Group truly deserved the 1st Place Award they won for best costumes. 


Getting to hear Diana Ross and The Supremes do \"Baby Love\" was the highlight of the day.


Tooooooo cute for words...... I\'m speechless.




OK -- so my tags lines are a little cheesy... so some of you witty folks try your hand at it. 

Tom in Big D

[tom.inbigdtexas]

My niece Gerelle...

All right, all right, Captainron... hold it right there --- Did you have this photo posed this way to suggest that your niece inherited her attractive looks from your side of the family ? 

Tom in Big D

[GregW]

Tom, is that really the Blue Man Group?        

Or is it really James Cameron and the cast of Avatar?      

 

[graham]

My niece Gerelle...

All right, all right, Captainron... hold it right there --- Did you have this photo posed this way to suggest that your niece inherited her attractive looks from your side of the family ? 

Tom in Big D

Hey Dave,

Looking a bit shaggy there old son, not like when you were in the EU???
Your niece outshines you. LOL

Graham

[c_a_p_t_a_i_n_r_o_n]

Hey Dave,

Looking a bit shaggy there old son, not like when you were in the EU???
Your niece outshines you. LOL

Graham

As do the other two nieces, Maricho in white t-shirt and Margie in red one



I think I look pretty good for roasting in sun from 10AM-6PM watching the fiesta