edward+em2x

What a lucky day for me to have an opportunity to photograph the wedding of edward and em2x.

ryan+den2x wedding

A wedding of my friend Ryan and Den2x. Held at San Nicholas Parish Church Surigao City

Independence Day

June 12, 1898, is a glorious date in the history of the Filipino people. On this day, President Emilio F. Aguinaldo proclaimed the freedom of the Filipino people. The Philippine national flag was hoisted and the country’s national anthem was played.

We yearly celebrate Philippine Independence Day to bring to the awareness of our people that freedom is a most precious right.

Only those who fight for their freedom deserve to be free.

Freedom is the meaning of June 12, 1898.

Sinulog 2010

The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival honors the so called vision of the child Jesus, known as the Santo Niño (Holy Child),who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu (since in the Catholic faith Jesus is not a saint, but God). It is a dance ritual that commemorates the Cebuano peoples Islamic and pagan origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism.

The festival features a street parade with participants in bright colored costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumpets and native gongs. Smaller versions of the festival are held in various parts of the province, also to celebrate and honor the Santo Niño. There is also a "Sinulog sa Kabataan" performed by the youths of Cebu a week before the parade. Recently, the festival has been promoted as a tourist attraction, with a contest featuring contingents from various parts of the country. The Sinulog Contest is usually held in the Cebu City Sports Complex.