Believed to have originated even before the arrival of the Spaniards, the Guling-Guling Festival morphed into a religious practice in the 16th century, when the Spanish friars attached it with the ...

PAOAY, Ilocos Norte—Ilocano folk wearing “abel”-inspired traditional dresses filled the streets here on Tuesday for a day of merrymaking as Christians prepared for the Lenten season. Tourists and ...

MANILA, Philippines - Rio in Brazil is famous for the samba orgy that is Mardi Gras. New Orleans celebrates Fat Tuesday with much revelry and drinking. Paoay, Ilocos Norte, in keeping with its deep ...

PAOAY, Ilocos Norte, Philippines—The annual mardi gras that signals the end of earthly pleasures for Catholics in this town is also an occasion to breathe life to a dying industry. From home accents ...