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Captivating Capiz- Festivals

Captivating Capiz is also one of those towns that has captivating festivals which are colorful, joyful, and festive like the ff.:





*Sinadya sa Halaran Festival

Sinadya sa Halaran is one of Roxas City’s most important annual events and is fusion of two festivals – “Sinadya” (City) and “Halaran” (Province) which literally means joy in sharing and thanksgiving. It is celebrated on December 4-8 to commemorate the religious activities that embody the true Capiceño spirit. The highlights of the celebration are the Dancing Parade, ”Higantes”, Fluvial Parade, Fireworks display, Mutya sa Halaran beauty pageant, Coronation of the Fiesta Queen, and Agri-Aqua Trade Fair.

*The Diwal Harvest Seafood Festival

The Diwal Harvest Seafood Festival is held every 2nd weekend of July. The Diwal is a rare bivalve found abundantly along the coastal waters of Roxas City and Capiz. Ten years ago it disappeared from the waters of the City and Province because of illegal harvesting practices and pollution. Now, ten years later, after intensive research, seeding, and strict fishing and harvesting legislation, the Diwal is again ready for harvest as the efforts of the City have once again caused its abundance. The festival was first celebrated this year and will be celebrated annually. The Diwal is known for its sweet and juicy qualities and its immaculately while elliptical shells, hence the name “Angel Wing” Shell. Every year during the festival, tons of the bivalve are harvested and sold in the open market and the seafood festival, with drinks and music, and lots of partying in thanksgiving to the Almighty for the great and rare bounty that is Diwal. The two-day celebration fits its national image as the seafood capital. Diwal, popularly known as “Angelwings” is one of the most sought after bivalve for it’s sweet, juicy and tender taste. It can be recalled that Diwal was first harvested in commercial quantity back in 1994. it’s abundance triggered wanton harvest that wrought havoc to its natural habitat. The destruction caused the absence of Diwal for almost a decade until a research team from the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas came to the rescue in cooperation with the Philippine Council for Aquatic & Marine Research & Development (PCAMRD), the Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Capiz Provincial Government. The city government funded study on “Habitat and Reproductive Biology of Angelwings, Pholas Orientalis (Gmelin) eventually restored the natural habitat that brought back Diwal from years of absence.

Captivating Capiz- Olotayan Island

One of the most beautiful spots of the Captivating Capiz is the Olotayan Island. Some people say that it is widely comparable to the astonishing white sand of Boracay. Olotayan Island can be found in Roxas City, Capiz Philippines. It is a beautiful and peaceful place where you can relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the beach, in short it is a paradise. The waters are crystal clear. Thirty feet below, multi-colored fishes cavort in flashes of blue, yellow, and red colors sliding through colorful seaweeds. The island’s beach is carpeted with tiny crushed shells called cascaho. It is relaxing and wonderful to stay at the Olotayan Island of the Captivating Capiz. The best time of visiting this place with your friends is in the summer. There are a lot of things that you can do in order to have fun like swimming and snorkelling during calm surf. You can also enjoy sailing, jet-skiing/flat boat riding, wind surfing, skimboarding, fishing and also seaweed harvesting.

Capitivating Capiz: Pangilatan falls in Tapaz, Capiz

Captivating capiz has a contender in the most beautiful waterfall in the western visayas, the one and only Pangilatan falls of Captivating Tapaz Capiz. The Pangilatan Waterfalls Ecotourism Park is composed of a main waterfalls which has a water drop off of about 81 feet, countless mini-falls whose water drop offs are between less than a foot to as high as 7 feet, the total length of which is at least 3.5 kms and could go as far as 8 kilometers and a viewing area on the highest point of Barangay Artuz. From here, one could see the rolling hills and mountains of Tapaz and neighboring towns as far as Calinog, Iloilo in the south and Libacao, Aklan in the north. The hills could rival the famous chocolate hills of Bohol.
Residents used to call it “Pangilat-kilatan” based on the Visayan root word “kilat, ” which means lightning. It is said that lightning used to strike the place whenever somebody tries to fish in the falls even during summer of sunny days. The name was later modified to “Pangilatan.” This came about, or so the legend says, because the older ones had difficulty pronouncing the old and original name.

Capiz shells

One of the captivating Capiz products is the Capiz Shell. These shells are used as a raw material for making ornaments. It is popular because even at a low cost, the use of Capiz shells in an ornament makes it look expensive and elegant. These shells are used to make indoor or outdoor decoration stuff. These shells are used in making lanterns, frames, garlands, lamp shades, window panes and others. This is one of the proud of Capiz that out of the Capiz Shell we could make crafts that can be sell locally and internationally. For Filipinos, Capiz shells may seem a bit ordinary, but mind you, it is considered as a worldclass product and there is a high demand for these shells worldwide, but mind you, it is considered as a worldclass product and there is a high demand for these shells wordlwide.

Captivating Capiz: Suhot Cave in Dumalag

Suhot spring and cave is one of the most beautiful pride of Capiz found in Dumalag and only 300 meters away from the provincial road. It is actually a series of interconnected caverns of different sizes. At the cave’s arched entrance is a pool of clear, ice-cold water fed by a rock spring from within the cave. Suhot is believed to have a connecting tunnel to the Badiang Cave in Dumarao since both caves are found in the same mountain only 6 km. apart from each other, although Badiang is on a higher elevation. On the other hand, entrance to Badiang is hidden by dense jungle. Its innermost recesses and labyrinthine passages have remained unexplored.

It is considered one of the longest caves in the country and has late been drawing amateur and seasoned spelunkers. The body of water in front of the cave is rich in minerals and originates from the watersheds of Panginraon. It flows through a subterranean passage and empties through the cave’s bowl-like opening guarded by a wall of solid rock.

Captivating Capiz- Industries

Capiz is also known for its cutflower production and marketing. Orchids, heliconias, anthuriums, roses, and other ornamental plants are suitable for reproduction in the province. Having a 400-hectare site ready for contract-growing arrangements, the cutflower industry is poised to become a major income-earner for the province and attracts investors mostly from Japan. Your experience in visiting mezmerizing Capiz will not be completed without bringing home dried fish pasalubong such as “Tabagak”, “uga” or “tuyo” and dried squid or “pusit”, also banana crackers, banana chips, fresh lumpia and “dayok”. All these can be bought in Balay Capiznon, Banica market and Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center. The land has also proven to be good grazing ground for cattle and for raising swine, goats, and poultry. Its long coastal areas abound with “kapis” shells, which are used in the manufacture of exportable novelty items. Numerous home and cottage industries amply augment household incomes, among which are poultry, livestock raising, handicraft, shell-craft, ceramics, lime processing, garments, farm-tool fabrication, furniture and boat making.