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⁣⁣⁣COLORS OF DINAGSA FESTIVAL, CADIZ CITY (January)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Here’s a special festival you may want to visit this month.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Dinagsa Festival is celebrated every last week of January, a weeklong festivity in honor of its Patron Saint, Señor Sto. Niño de Cadiz. This amazing revelry formerly called Ati-Atihan sa Cadiz features tribal dancers in colorful costumes performing to rhythmic drumbeating fused with religious acts as expression of prayer and thanksgiving. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The term DINAGSA has an interesting origin, coined after a miraculous occurrence back in 1967 where several dying humpback whales mysteriously beached on the shores of Cadiz, hence “dagsa” referring to the surge of fishes. Cadiz became popularly known as “The City of Whales” to this day. ⁣It is just an hour away from Bacolod City ⁣⁣ These images were taken last year when I was invited to judge in the streetdancing competition.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Dinagsa 2020 Street Parade and Competition is scheduled this weekend on January 25, 2020.⁣⁣ ⁣ #DinagsaFestival #Cadiz

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."~John Hughes Boracay at sunset ©Jojie Alcantara [ Friday, 12.13.2019 ] #Visayas #Philippines #mirrorless #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines #Boracay #ocean #beach #seascape #sunset #sailing #womenstreetphotographers #island #womeninstreet #spi_travel #spicollective #travelphotographer #travelph #seascape #Pilipinas #travelph #travelasia #fujifilmph #islandlife #nature #boracaysunset #natgeoyourshot #natgeotravel

“I no longer force things. What flows, flows. What crashes, crashes. I only have space and energy for things that are meant for me.” ~Billy Chapata Skimboarder and sunset in Boracay ©Jojie Alcantara [Friday, 12.13.2019] #Visayas #Philippines #skimboarder #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines #Boracay #ocean #beach #seascape #sunset #surfer #womenstreetphotographers #island #womeninstreet #spi_travel #spicollective #travelphotographer #travelph #seascape #Pilipinas #travelph #travelasia #fujifilmph #islandlife #nature #boracaysunset #natgeoyourshot #natgeotravel

Taal Volcano, Vulcan Point and Crater Lake, Batangas, Philippines ©Jojie Alcantara⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ It was 2003 and my first time in a tiny private chopper over Luzon. The pilot told me we were flying down the crater of Taal. Based on my high school textbooks, I figured Taal Volcano was easy to spot. I was mistaken. There was another island called Fake Taal, right beside the real one. The chopper swooped down into the mouth of the volcano, a submerged crater with inland sulfuric emerald water, and I knew I had to brush up knowledge on the country's lowest and one of the most dangerous, and mysteriously beautiful volcanoes.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ This is Vulcan Point, that tiny volcanic island within the Crater Lake of Taal Volcano, which is in Volcano Island, within Taal Lake. A dizzying explanation, and one for the record books. It was said to be cited as the world's largest volcanic island within a lake on an island within a lake on an island in the Philippines, and also the world's smallest active volcano. ⁣ ⁣ Let me confusingly explain that further via Wikipedia : "Taal Lake is a freshwater lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon, Philippines. The lake is situated within a caldera formed by very large eruptions between 500,000 and 100,000 years ago. It is the country's third largest lake (the largest being Laguna de Bay). The active Taal Volcano, which is the one responsible for the lake's sulfuric content, lies on an island in the center of the lake, called Volcano Island. The island is called pulo or islet by the locals. In addition, there is a crater lake on Volcano Island, which is in Lake Taal, which in turn is on Luzon (an island). That crater lake is the world's largest lake on an island in a lake on an island, and it in turn contains its own small island, Vulcan Point.⁣⁣"⁣⁣ 😊 ⁣⁣⁣⁣ I captured this photo back in 2003 from that chopper, with a very low resolution point and shoot camera. This started my fascination and foray into aerial photography, before those dang drones came along. However, I wonder how Vulcan Point fared in this year's eruption of Taal? ⁣🙁⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #PrayForTaal #TaalVolcano #VulcanPoint

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⁣⁣⁣COLORS OF DINAGSA FESTIVAL, CADIZ CITY (January)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Here’s a special festival you may want to visit this month.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Dinagsa Festival is celebrated every last week of January, a weeklong festivity in honor of its Patron Saint, Señor Sto. Niño de Cadiz. This amazing revelry formerly called Ati-Atihan sa Cadiz features tribal dancers in colorful costumes performing to rhythmic drumbeating fused with religious acts as expression of prayer and thanksgiving. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The term DINAGSA has an interesting origin, coined after a miraculous occurrence back in 1967 where several dying humpback whales mysteriously beached on the shores of Cadiz, hence “dagsa” referring to the surge of fishes. Cadiz became popularly known as “The City of Whales” to this day. ⁣It is just an hour away from Bacolod City ⁣⁣ These images were taken last year when I was invited to judge in the streetdancing competition.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Dinagsa 2020 Street Parade and Competition is scheduled this weekend on January 25, 2020.⁣⁣ ⁣ #DinagsaFestival #Cadiz

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."~John Hughes Boracay at sunset ©Jojie Alcantara [ Friday, 12.13.2019 ] #Visayas #Philippines #mirrorless #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines #Boracay #ocean #beach #seascape #sunset #sailing #womenstreetphotographers #island #womeninstreet #spi_travel #spicollective #travelphotographer #travelph #seascape #Pilipinas #travelph #travelasia #fujifilmph #islandlife #nature #boracaysunset #natgeoyourshot #natgeotravel

“I no longer force things. What flows, flows. What crashes, crashes. I only have space and energy for things that are meant for me.” ~Billy Chapata Skimboarder and sunset in Boracay ©Jojie Alcantara [Friday, 12.13.2019] #Visayas #Philippines #skimboarder #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines #Boracay #ocean #beach #seascape #sunset #surfer #womenstreetphotographers #island #womeninstreet #spi_travel #spicollective #travelphotographer #travelph #seascape #Pilipinas #travelph #travelasia #fujifilmph #islandlife #nature #boracaysunset #natgeoyourshot #natgeotravel

Taal Volcano, Vulcan Point and Crater Lake, Batangas, Philippines ©Jojie Alcantara⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ It was 2003 and my first time in a tiny private chopper over Luzon. The pilot told me we were flying down the crater of Taal. Based on my high school textbooks, I figured Taal Volcano was easy to spot. I was mistaken. There was another island called Fake Taal, right beside the real one. The chopper swooped down into the mouth of the volcano, a submerged crater with inland sulfuric emerald water, and I knew I had to brush up knowledge on the country's lowest and one of the most dangerous, and mysteriously beautiful volcanoes.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ This is Vulcan Point, that tiny volcanic island within the Crater Lake of Taal Volcano, which is in Volcano Island, within Taal Lake. A dizzying explanation, and one for the record books. It was said to be cited as the world's largest volcanic island within a lake on an island within a lake on an island in the Philippines, and also the world's smallest active volcano. ⁣ ⁣ Let me confusingly explain that further via Wikipedia : "Taal Lake is a freshwater lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon, Philippines. The lake is situated within a caldera formed by very large eruptions between 500,000 and 100,000 years ago. It is the country's third largest lake (the largest being Laguna de Bay). The active Taal Volcano, which is the one responsible for the lake's sulfuric content, lies on an island in the center of the lake, called Volcano Island. The island is called pulo or islet by the locals. In addition, there is a crater lake on Volcano Island, which is in Lake Taal, which in turn is on Luzon (an island). That crater lake is the world's largest lake on an island in a lake on an island, and it in turn contains its own small island, Vulcan Point.⁣⁣"⁣⁣ 😊 ⁣⁣⁣⁣ I captured this photo back in 2003 from that chopper, with a very low resolution point and shoot camera. This started my fascination and foray into aerial photography, before those dang drones came along. However, I wonder how Vulcan Point fared in this year's eruption of Taal? ⁣🙁⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #PrayForTaal #TaalVolcano #VulcanPoint

Reposted from 2016 @jojie_alcantara Sunset in Taal Lake⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ The most photographed extinct cone thought by many to be Taal Volcano, is actually Binintiang Malaki (Fake Taal Volcano), one of many craters in the Taal Cadera. Its last eruptions were in 1707 and 1715. It is the most popular even without its crater lake. The real Taal Volcano is behind it with the Main Crater Lake. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Covered by the Taal Volcano Protected Landscape, the whole region is at volcanic risk, yet it is situated in a highly populated and rapidly growing agricultural and industrial region.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ In 2011, the provincial council approved a resolution proposed by actress Governor Vilma Santos-Recto to erect a giant white Hollywood sign on the volcano that spells 'Batangas". Further suggestions were of fish pens set up in such a layout that would form the famous Batangueño expression “Ala Eh.” This idea came up on the premise that the famous volcano and lake “form the heart of Batangas". The signage would help establish its identity as part of Batangas—and not of Tagaytay City.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I do not know to what extent that Hollywood signage will survive in seismic activities, though (wrote this in 2016 😢). #PrayForTaal #TaalVolcano

Reposted from 2017 @jojie_alcantara ⁣ Binintiang Malaki is this most photographed false volcano that is often mistaken as Taal Volcano in pictures. It has no crater. The real volcano is the flattened land formation behind it which holds a smaller lake (Crater Lake), and a tiny volcanic island called Vulcan point (I was lucky to have flown from a chopper inside its crater many moons ago). The large body of water that surrounds it is Taal Lake. ⁣ ⁣ Despite its being the 2nd most active volcano in the country, its fun to have a volcanic island (Vulcan Point) within a lake (Crater Lake) on an island (Taal Volcano Island) within a lake (Taal Lake) on an island (Luzon). This beautiful vista is viewed from Summit Ridge Tagaytay (wrote this in 2016 😢). ©Jojie Alcantara, 2017⁣ ⁣ #PrayForTaal #TaalVolcano

⁣⁣⁣COLORS OF DINAGSA FESTIVAL, CADIZ CITY (January)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Here’s a special festival you may want to visit this month.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Dinagsa Festival is celebrated every last week of January, a weeklong festivity in honor of its Patron Saint, Señor Sto. Niño de Cadiz. This amazing revelry formerly called Ati-Atihan sa Cadiz features tribal dancers in colorful costumes performing to rhythmic drumbeating fused with religious acts as expression of prayer and thanksgiving. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The term DINAGSA has an interesting origin, coined after a miraculous occurrence back in 1967 where several dying humpback whales mysteriously beached on the shores of Cadiz, hence “dagsa” referring to the surge of fishes. Cadiz became popularly known as “The City of Whales” to this day. ⁣It is just an hour away from Bacolod City ⁣⁣ These images were taken last year when I was invited to judge in the streetdancing competition.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Dinagsa 2020 Street Parade and Competition is scheduled this weekend on January 25, 2020.⁣⁣ ⁣ #DinagsaFestival #Cadiz

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."~John Hughes Boracay at sunset ©Jojie Alcantara [ Friday, 12.13.2019 ] #Visayas #Philippines #mirrorless #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines #Boracay #ocean #beach #seascape #sunset #sailing #womenstreetphotographers #island #womeninstreet #spi_travel #spicollective #travelphotographer #travelph #seascape #Pilipinas #travelph #travelasia #fujifilmph #islandlife #nature #boracaysunset #natgeoyourshot #natgeotravel

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