From the Central Illinois redneck author of "The Rooster Crows at 4am!," "Lizard Poop!," and "The Philippines Expat Advisor"
Carny Girls at the Manggahan Festival in Guimaras Hot Filipina Band Members at The Manggahan Festival in Guimaras
Guimaras Governor Felipe Hilan A. Nava, MD & Cute Filipinas at the Manggahan Festival
The Annual Manggahan Festival is in full swing until April 17, 2011, in Guimaras province, the home of "PhilippinesPlus.com" and the most delicious and sweetest mangoes in the world. If you can find a sweeter mango, please bring it to me at our "Compound" in Guimaras. I'll buy you a Red Horse beer if I agree that it is sweeter. But remember, living in this little slice of paradise in Western Visayas, I am bound to be biased toward the sweet mangoes grown in our rural province.
The first photo, featured at the top of this post, shows the Honorable Governor Felipe Hilan A. Nava, MD, Guimaras' top politician, along with a group of dancers that were participating in a competition this past Monday at the festival. I was drinking a bottle of San Miguel Pale Pilsen beer (P30 , 70 cents, USD) as my four-year-old nephew, Joreal, shown in the photo above, and obviously not pleased to be surrounded by a group of beautiful young ladies, was downing a 12 peso (29 cents in USD) bottle of Pepsi faster than the United States Treasury Department could print money. I quickly drained my warm bottle of beer to capture a photo of the Governor who unfortunately left before I could get a photo with him as I was able to do at last year's Manggahan Festival. He must have recognized me and fled the scene.Can't blame him.
Joreal finished his Pepsi so quickly that he had to use the CR (Comfort Room/Restrooms.) There are some new CR's built last year on the Provincial Capitol grounds where the Manggahan Festival is held. The doors are marked "HE" and "SHE." If you're a lady boy, I don't know which one you would use.
These young ladies were selling tasty products made with mangoes from Guimaras from their De Real Sweets booth. I bought some "Mangoscotch" treats made with mangoes, of course, cashews, flour, milk and sugar for 35 pesos.
More Filipinas at their booth, which incidentally, the food stands and booths can be rented out for a little as 1,000 pesos (around 23 US Dollars) for the whole weekly run of the festival, not a bad price at all. I told my asawa that we should consider operating such a booth next year. Even if I just used it to plug this website, it would still be a good investment and give me an excuse opportunity to capture more photos of cute Filipinas.
I bought a Ben 10 T-Shirt and Cargo Shorts for Joreal for P150 at this place at the Festival. OK, I admit, I also wanted to take a picture (see photo above) of the especially cute Filipina on the left in red, but sorry you single guys, she is married. Her name is Marsha, and I believe she is 26-years-old. Two female officers of the Philippine National Police, PNP, on duty at the festival, graciously posed for this next picture as my asawa stood nearby. They were very polite and friendly ladies and were part of a large contingent of PNP at the festivities.
The CUTEST Filipina at the Manggahan Festival in Guimaras?
Well, that would HAVE to be The Sainted Patient Wife shown posing above! I'll have to show this post to her and see what kind of points I can score with her. Maybe it could build up enough goodwill for me top ward off any possible future bolo attacks!
The last photo just shows everyone what a wise man you are Dave. Thanks for the insight on your part of the world. Enjoyed the photos, keep them coming.
Hats off to the wise kano of the Guimaras!!!!
BTW Dave…did the pretty police women do a pat down on you just to make you were not carrying a gun or bomb??? I like those pat down.
The ladies know just where to pat.
Thanks, Gary. I might be dumb but I’m not stupid. Thanks for reminding me to show that post to my asawa. I need to score all the points I can.
No, Gary, unfortunately the pretty PNP ladies did NOT do a pat down on me. Maybe the close proximity of my asawa discouraged them. I’m not as lucky as you, though, Gary, I never have gotten patted down by any female security here yet. Maybe I should start going through the “Female” line at the entrance to SM City and see what happens (I can tell you what would happen later if my asawa is with me, a slap on the head with the bolo when we got home!
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Lucky Gov. to be surrounded by all that!
He sure is, Tony!
Wondered if you’ve had the chance to try San Mig Strong Ice. I was able to (finally) buy beer by the case on my recent visit to Nueva Ecija province. I thought “no problem” but was slurring my words (according to my asawa) after the fourth can. The alcohol content in Strong Ice is just that! My response was, “Hey, I’m on vacation…you know, the whole Wasted Away In Margaritaville thing!” Fortunately, that elicited a laugh from everyone present, so I was cool after that! I could get San Mig Light in bottles, but again, the store proprietor was anxious to get her empty bottles back for “refill”. I paid 24 pesos per bottle and can.
It is mango season in Nueva Ecija, too, and they are very sweet. Can’t make it down to Guimaras for the taste test, but bet it’d be close. It was fun watching my little mother-in-law reaching up into the trees with her long pole with the hook and net on the end to gather those things!
Also noticed that the female police officers are pretty darned cute. Don’t know why this surprised me, but it did.
I once was going through the “male” security line at the mall of asia and was wondering why 3 “females” were in front of me. After getting through the line and looking at them from the front I figured it out.
Hi, Monty Man! I haven’t tried the San Mig Strong Ice yet, but there are two days left at our Festival, and I will try it when I go back there today (Saturday) or Sunday. Just been drinking Red Horse and San Mig Pale Pilsen lately. Wonder if the Ice has more than a kick than the Horse? I will personally taste test to find out. And yeah, those store owners want those bottles back ASAP. We get our cases of beer for our annual Fiesta every September from Cousin Emma’s Jade Market, and she gives us a grace period before we have to return the empties.
So Nueva Ecija has some sweet mangoes, too? Maybe sometime we can do a comparison with the mangoes in Guimaras. And yes, the female police officers of the PNP (Philippine National Police) are for the most part cute, as you said, however, I have to report that the majority of the female security guards at SM City are not as attractive as our local female PNP in Guimaras. Enjoy your vacation!
That’s funny, Rob. I see that, too, at the SM City in Iloilo.
Dave
For the most part they are cuter than the police women here in florida. Also i used to have a female friend in the Philippine Army. When they go through there basic training there hair is cut as short as the men’s, so at times its hard to tell the difference between both sexes. Just another little tidbit to add Dave!
Hi Dave: Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures. Your wife is indeed a beautiful and vibrant woman (minus the bolo).
Thanks for the tidbit, Papa Duck. I ran into one of the PNP officers whose picture I took. Very nice lady, and plenty of cute PNP female officers were at the Festival, short hair or not, thanks for the comment.