Lucban, a small town in Quezon Province, situated on the slopes of Mt. Banahaw, comes alive every May because of a festival popularly known as “Pahiyas.” The annual Pahiyas Festival, held every May 15 ...

LUCBAN, Quezon—As Pahiyas Festival visitors enjoy the displays of multicolored “kiping” (rice wafers), newly harvested fruits and vegetables, and native products that adorn houses here every May 15, ...

LUCBAN, Philippines — Lucbanins celebrated their annual San Isidro Pahiyas Festival from last Sunday to last Monday in Lucban, Quezon. Jollibee, Superman and the Minions were among the special guests ...

Every year, the streets come alive for the San Isidro Pahiyas Festival in Lucban, Quezon. The festival, colloquially known as Pahiyas, is how the agricultural municipality celebrates a bountiful ...

Experiencing the Pahiyas Festival is like stepping into a living canvas—one that celebrates culture, abundance, creativity, and community spirit. This month, I had the privilege of visiting the town ...

LUCBAN, Quezon, Philippines — Tourists returned to this farming town at the foot of Mt. Banahaw on Sunday to witness the colorful Pahiyas Festival, which was restaged after a two-year break due to the ...

EARLY this month, a friend asked me if I would be visiting any town celebrating the feast of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers and peasants, on May 15. I told him I was going to the ...

QUEZON PROVINCE, Philippines – After a plentiful harvest season, the municipality of Lucban, Quezon celebrates the Pahiyas Festival with colorful houses, carabaos pulling paragos decorated with fresh ...

Rice is the main inspiration of this delightful affair. The rice grains, rice plants and rice seedlings on display may all seem the same, but a closer look will reveal that they are not. QUEZON ...

LUCBAN, Quezon—As this town’s Pahiyas thanksgiving festival continues to draw millions of local and foreign visitors and tourists, Gov. David Suarez and Lucban Mayor Celso Olivier Dator join hands in ...

Of course, one takes special notice of this title—”Pahiyas: Planting Rainbow Seeds” by Eugene Y. Evasco, illustrations by Joffrey Zamora “Pepot” Atienza (Scholastic Singapore, 2023)—published as it is ...

We hadn’t gone there for a couple of years, so Beng and I joined a posse of pilgrims—friends from our pen collectors’ group, the Fountain Pen Network-Philippines—on a sortie to the Pahiyas ...