Mammangui Festival
Ilagan City, Isabela
Mammangi Festival celebrated during the last week of May; an Ybanag word meaning the harvest or planting of corn. It honors the farmers who are the real foundation of Ilagan's economy and is celebrated as a thanksgiving activity for a good harvest. Mammangui came from the Ybanag wordmangui or corn. In the year 2011, General Ordinance No. 33 promulgated during the administration of Mayor Josemarie ...
L. Diaz, DMD ordained Mammangui Festival as the official festivity of Ilagan to be celebrated on the month of May.
During the annual celebration of the festival, the local government is able to initiate activities such as basketball games, cheerdance competitions, motor and car show, fun-run and a concert held at the Ilagan Community Center featuring local celebrities which was attended by thousands of Ilagueños. Highlights of the celebration are the much awaited events like the colorful float parade, street dancing spectacles executed by young Ilagueño dancers wearing native costumes made of indigenous materials and beauty pageants like the Little Miss Ilagan, Miss Gay Mammangui and the search for Mammangui Festival Queen which showcases the beauty and talents of Ilagueñas.
Mammangui Festival News
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Festivals sustain economic boom in Isabela say execs
Festivals spell economic boom in the province, officials have confirmed.
The annual Mammangi Festival??"which literally means planting of corn??"has been reaping rewards for the city through promotions of its scenic tourism attractions and commercial areas aside from recognizing the "cream of the crop" among the villagers who excelled in their fields and who won in street dancing, corn-ilary cooking fest, souvenir making and other gimmicks, according to Antonio Montereal Jr., city information officer.
While the finances have been supported by non-government organizations, the city govern ... -
Bambanti 2014 Mammangi Festival Ilagan City
Held at Isabela Sports Complex January 30, 2014.