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| Pagudpud Mayor Rafael Ralph Benemerito congratulates their town’s pride Lance Lyam Aguila Bartolome for bringing home 2 bronze and 2 silver medals in gymnastics in the recently concluded Palarong Pambansa 2025. (Photo courtesy of LGU Pagudpud) |
MARCOS, Ilocos Norte—Taking pride of this town ’s favorite Ilo cano dish, locally known as pinakbet, a mix of indigenous vegetables steamed in fish sauce, residents here ushered the opening of the third Pinakbet festival. “Pinakbet” came from the contracted Ilokano word ‘pinakebbet ’ which means “ shrunk ” or “shriveled.” As a way of thanksgiving, the Pinakbet festival is a repository of the town ’ s “ani” [harvest] festival being celebrated every month of March but this was later moved to December to accommodate more balikbayans wanting to join the festivity. Residents in this agricultural town derived most of their income from the harvest of high value crops, including rice, tobacco and corn as staple crops. This year, the week-long festivity highlighted a grand parade around the town plaza and a pinakbet cook fest at the municipal gymnasium to showcase the best pinakbet in town. A boodle fight followed suit. Earlier, a fun run was participated by various groups ...
Pagudpud Ilocos Norte Philippines dubbed as the "Boracay of the North" by the foreign media throughout the world.
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