Viva Vigan Festival is being held every first week of May. Its festive mood is characterized by colorful Binatbatan Street Dancing where all costumes and props are all innovative and artistic plus dancers also use abel cloth and sticks. The Calesa Parade is another must-see portion of the festival wherein private individuals, calesa owners or calesa sponsored by business establishments, organizations or government agencies design their own calesa for a parade in the street. Decoration using materials indigenous to the City such as: Abel Iloko (the native handwoven cloth); Burnay (Vigan jars); damili; agricultural products; and processed foods like longaniza, bagnet and kankanen. The Karbo festival beckons spectators to feel the ambience of a living historic city. Other attractions include ramada games, religious rituals, Santa Cruzan, Abel fashion shows, exhibits, trade/food fairs and other exciting events.

The Garlic Festival also provides various competitions that display the remarkable talents of Ilocos Sur farmers on garlic cooking and artistic presentation that includes root trimming, cleaning and bundling. An added feature is the Search for the Most Beautiful Cow and Carabao, which aims to recognize the superior indigenous livestock breed, raises by backyard farmers and encourage improvement of animal breeding.

The cooking contest encourages friendly bonding among participating non-government organizations, elementary and high school students and teachers as well as culinary experts while in the process of showing their culinary expertise in preparing and cooking delectable meals using the calorie and protein rich garlic as main ingredient.

The post harvest competition on Ordinary Garlic Bundling and Most Artistic Presentation will highlights the versatility of Sinait farmers and visitors.

The Festival is usually held at the grounds of the Sinait National High School and kicks off with a pilgrimage to Logo, Barangay Dalaquitan Norte which is followed by the opening program and trade fair. A grand parade of garlic floats, street presentations and street dancing are much-awaited sights as well.

The province-wide cooking contest is also held side-by-side with the Search for the Biggest Garlic Bulb and Garlic Bundling, whose categories include Longest Twined Garlic, Creative Bundling, and Bundling Competition which also allows tourist participation.

May 3 is the festival’s grand closing day with the celebration being started by a holy mass early in the morning. The much awaited Search for the Most Beautiful Cow and Carabao is also a major highlight. The criteria include general appearance, head and neck, forequarter, body and hindquarter of the animal breed.

A Marching Band Exhibition and Competition is usually held in the afternoon while the Search for Sinait Garlic Festival Queen is a must-see event in the evening. The Festival is capped by fireworks display before midnight.

Baluarte Falls is accessible by light transportation vehicles and her beauty is best seen during the last quarter of the year. Passing through rainforest, visitors are greeted with cool mist and showers. Adventurist may also scale the top of the falls through a steep pathway constructed for this purpose. Being manned 24 hours by Baluarte Barangay Tanods, these tourist guards says: Conquer your fears, let your spirits soar, have your souls reinvigorated and feel nature at its best.

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Apatot Beach in San Esteban is frequently visited by picnickers. During the last stage of World War II, US submarines surfaced in the area to unload arms and supplies for the USAFIP, NL. There is very little information about Apatot Beach. Most visitors are just locals from nearby towns and cities and there are three existing beach resorts.

Physician shortage is one of the reasons he cited that cause patients to enter ER. Aside from the fact that the number of uninsured patients is on the rise, due to reduced compensation from government programs physicians preferred not to treat patients in their offices. There is also an issue on staff shortage that will accommodate ER patients. But he do mentioned that there are ways being done to further improve the healthcare service and provide better service among hospital patients. He reiterates at the end that delayed healthcare service is in violation on the ethics and integrity of the healthcare professionals.

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The rocky shore of Sulvec, Narvacan is a favorite stop-over of commuters and the locals as well. By the shoreline is the Paraiso ni Juan leading up to the grotto atop a rock.

Rest houses and picnic sheds are found in this nearby white sand beach in Cabugao. A developed beach known for its pure white sand and shallow shoreline. Barangay Pug-os, located along the national highway and two kilometers north of the poblacion, boasts of its fine beach – its white sand stretching to more than half a kilometer. This attribute and the gradually slopping seabed make it a top favorite among town mates and tourists for swimming, picnics or fun hiking.

Located at Barangay Babal-lasioan, where the legendary foot prints of Angalo was left when he was in search of his wife, Aran. There is a stone stairs out of the mountain between the falls which is frequently used by the resident of Pilar, Abra in coming to and from the Municipality of Santa Maria.

The majestic grandeur and pristine beauty of this falls has long been attracting foreign tourists and local excursions who love nature in its best as a picnic destination. Crystalline falling water cascades down to two spacious natural pools below during the dry summer where one could swim and frolic in the clear and transparent water. Another factor to its natural beauty is the hillsides on both sides covered with foliage of big trees under which one can take a restful nap after having an appetizing lunch from so much swimming on the two pools or inside a hidden cave behind the cascading waterfalls of the main fall. One’s trip to Pinsal Falls is not complete without climbing the carved steps to the top. On reaching the top of the falls, the visitor will be fascinated with more natural pools, the biggest of which is the so-called footprint of Angalo, a male giant which he left chasing his lady-love, Aran, also a female giant, so the legend goes.

Calling it a day, after an exhausting but rich and unforgettable experiences, the visitor trod back to the cascading falls for a lunch under the cool and breezy shade of the verdant trees.

Pinsal Falls can be reached in 45 minutes by any vehicular transportation from the Municipal Hall of Santa Maria. This is the biggest waterfall in the Ilocos Region as the eastern branch of the Santa Maria. It drops from a height of some 85 feet to a narrow gorge below many miles away from the South China Sea. It is considered as the most picturesque waterfalls and considered the pride of Santa Maria.

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