The bets of Barangays Curva, Pesa, and Arrienda were second, third, and fourth, respectively. The Sibuyas Festival is the annual town fiesta of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija. Bermosa, Nobert Soloria 2010, Popular and Notable Nueva Ecija Festivals. April 9 and 10, focused on celebrating the town, its cultural heritage and its onion industry, while October 4 celebrated the parish and the feast day of the towns patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi. Taal Volcano & Lake. Julius Montubig (2017) Sibuyas Festival of Bongabon Pagibang Damara of San Jose City Calamansi Festival Street Dancing of . This marked the beginning of the towns onion trade, and soon after, other Bongabon families followed their lead in cultivating and selling Sibuyas in local and international markets (Giron, 2018). Guimba, Nueva Ecija. Thereafter, they wash up, symbolizing rebirth, They dress up and partake of the fiesta food and drink, music and merrymaking. The Karyadaan Contest involved the hauling and storing of sacks of onion bulbs by two teams composed of farmers from the different barangays. Bongabon National High School. Year 2004 marked changes in how Bongabon celebrated their fiestas. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. As with the previous years Sibuyas Festivals, the graduation of the FFS attendees served to highlight the 2015 celebration. Pantabangan boasts of one of the biggest fish-producing towns in Asia. Its patron is San Roque. Sibuyas Festival is celebrated as a form of thanksgiving and a way to show that Bongabon is one of the largest producers of onion in Asia. Fuelled by his travels and experiences, he proposed to the local government, a kind of celebration that he hoped would give his kababayans an innovative venue to express gratitude for a bountiful harvest. (Importance, Patron Saint Worshipped or Leader admired. Recipients of the tractors, Lorenzo added, would only have to shoulder the 15-percent equity for the cost of the machines as required by the Commission on Audit, and left the awarding of the units to the municipal government. In the ensuing battle, the town was captured by the American troops. Thus, Santol (present day Barangay Santor) was part of Pantabangan and established in 1659. Gay Bongabon, and currently, the Mr. and Ms. Bongabon. One of the very first settlers and founders of the town arrived in Licab from Ilocos region by means of kariton (cart). [CDATA[ // ]]>//