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To ensure safety and security during the 47th Lanzones Festival next week, the Philippine National Police is deploying 252 PNP personnel to Mambajao town in Camiguin.

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Higalaay Festival 2026 came alive in full color, creativity and camaraderie.

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Friday, Sept. 25, is the Mid-Autumn Festival, an important festival second only to the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival.

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A new Cebu festival may have been born.

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