3rd District | adventures-in-albay

It has 6 municipalities and a city named Ligao City.

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THIRD DISTRICT

GUINOBATAN, ALBAY

JOVELLAR, ALBAY

OAS, ALBAY

POLANGUI, ALBAY

The Parish Church of Guinobatan, Albay is dedicated to Our Lady of Assumption. Guinobatan as a parish started as a visita of the Municipality of Camalig in 1672. Today, the vibrant town of Guinobatan is a first-class municipality.

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Guinobatan Festival's aim was to promote Longganisa de Guinobatan as one of Bicol’s culinary delicacies. It was named after the local product listed under the Department of Trade and Industry’s “One Town, One Product” program.

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Jovellar, a municipality in the province of Albay, celebrates this year its 14th Quipia Festival, named after the river that runs through the town and leads all the way to Donsol, Sorsogon. One of its highlights is the Street Dance Competition that showcased not only Jovellar's rich cultural tradition but also its resident's talent in dancing.

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The name of the place was derived from the number of the islands. What makes them unique are their close proximity to each other like Siamese twins, only there are three of them; the lagoon that they form, which is visible at the peak of the tallest, biggest island; and the emerging diving spots on two of the islands—strongly recommended only to the brave and bold. The Trinity Islands.

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This festival commemorates the Patronal Feast of St. Michael the Archangel. Himoloan literally means pag-atang or tinagba (offering). Thus, it is the time of the year when the faithful honor their patron, St. Michael on the Feast of the Archangels by offering to him not only material goods but the talents that God bestowed upon all as well. The Himoloan Festival.

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The Polangui town fiesta started as "Oyangui Festival" in 2003 and later became "Pulang Angui Festival". It is an annual celebration of the Polanguenos during the whole month of June.