On the 5th year celebration of Gameng Festival in the town of Solsona last January, TIPSters Bryan Rapadas, vice-president, Alaric Yanos, PRO, and Dr. Edwin Antonio, TIPS president, all went to witness and document the event.
Solsona is a hall of famer awardee for the cleanest and greenest town in the Philippines. It is rich with natural resources such as its flora and fauna. It boasts of wild deer and abundant with its aba and daludal. They feature these as their treasures or gameng in the vernacular.
They paraded their decorative floats made up of indigenous materials, and showcased their talents in dancing while muses and princesses rode the floats. They displayed whatever treasures they have in their houses even vintage clothing were exhibited.
It will be held on March 31, 2012 @ 8PM (Saturday, after "Sine Sabado") Only at Samtoy Bookshop! Everybody's welcome to present or watch the presentation of artistic creations! Bring your friends! To join, email your name and topic to present to: ilocandiaphotographic[at]yahoo[dot]com
Solsona is a hall of famer awardee for the cleanest and greenest town in the Philippines. It is rich with natural resources such as its flora and fauna. It boasts of wild deer and abundant with its aba and daludal. They feature these as their treasures or gameng in the vernacular.
Some local birdwatchers and photographers visited Paoay Lake on January 14, 2012 for the yearly Asian Waterbird Census. This is a synchronized census with the other wetland censuses in other parts of the Philippines and other countries in Asia during the mid-winter migration period.
The results of the Asian Waterbird Census in Paoay Lake on Jan 14, 2012 revealed that there was one Little Grebe, six Great Egrets, seven Little Egrets, eighteen Cattle Egrets, 14 Egret Species flying unable to be identified, 675 Philippine Ducks, 305 Tuffted Ducks, one White-browed Crake, four Common Kingfishers, five White-collared Kingfishers, and one White-throated Kingfisher. There was one Great Cormorant spotted on January 17.
TIPS members Bryan Rapadas, Alaric Yanos, Raffy Pasalo and Dr. Robert Luzod were happy with their participation in this census of waterbirds in Ilocos Norte.
