Manang Biday Tour Guide

06/10/2023

02/10/2023

Thank you TGFed family for always supporting us in our endeavors.❤️❤️❤️

Proud and Congratulations to our TGFed Officers and Members ...
including our DOT TG Friends who undergo a "TRAIN THE TRAINERS Program" of The Department of Tourism (DOT).
- President of ATON JASON TAN
- VP/ TGFEd Auditor JONATHAN ENGBINO
- VP for Mindanao of TGFed Girli Macapagal
- Lead Guide of Ilocos Norte Ena Domingo
- President of MULATGAP Lorna Marollano
- PRO MULATGAP ADA ROSAL
- Lead Guide of R5 Liezel Mascarinas
- PRO CATGI CRIS Dela Pena
- President of Zamboanga Peninsula ERROLD LIM BAYONA 🙂
- Evangeline Sevilla Mulatgap
- Dennis Maristany - Mabuhay Guides 🙂
and the rest 👏 Congratulations job well done.

01/10/2023

Happy Monday! We hope you've had a peaceful weekend. With World Tourism Day in mind, coming up on Wednesday, 27 September, we start the work week with this quote from World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili.

Certainly food for thought as we prepare for ! How will you be marking this global event? Note the theme this year: Tourism and green investment.

"The theme highlights the need for more and better-targeted investments for the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN roadmap for a better world by 2030."

https://www.unwto.org/world-tourism-day-2023

01/10/2023

Mabuhay!!!

01/10/2023

01/10/2023

Sunsets are the love letters written by the sun to the sea, while windmills stand as sentinels, witnessing this timeless romance.

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Fly or Drive IN! Check this link for transport options: https://ilocosnorte.ph/getting-here -directory

08/08/2023

01/08/2023

Step into the world of farm-to-table goodness, where flavors dance on our taste buds, and where the health benefits of nature's finest gifts embrace our bodies!

Amidst the picturesque landscapes of Ilocos are the goodness of locally sourced farm-to-table fruits nurtured by the loving hands of Ilocano farmers! Join us on this delightful journey as we explore the health benefits of some exquisite Ilocano favorites transformed into exquisite wines!

23/06/2023

19/06/2023

Advance NATIONAL
HAPPY TOUR GUIDES DAY. June 19, 2023

13/06/2023

𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒: 𝐀 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐜'𝐬 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲

𝟏𝟎 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎!

𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 | 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙖𝙤𝙞𝙩 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨. 𝘼𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨, 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨. 𝘼𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙖𝙤𝙞𝙩 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 - 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙘.

𝘈𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 16𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘤 𝘰𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 23, 2023, 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 10 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 16𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘤, 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴.

07/06/2023

07/06/2023

Two of Filipino desserts have been hailed as the world’s best frozen desserts, according to food encyclopedia TasteAtlas.

Read More: https://filipinotimes.net/latest-news/2023/06/04/ph-sorbetes-halo-halo-make-it-to-worlds-best-frozen-desserts/

05/06/2023

To all the phenomenal Tourist Guide Storytellers all across the world - we wish you a fantastic new week!

05/06/2023

05/06/2023

The stage is yours!

Calling all interested local bands to join the 1st Batakennak Batac "Battle of the Bands" on June 19, 2023 at the Imelda Cultural Center Front Activity Area.

For registration, please fill out the form provided:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBzm_r2Vxhm2xOaB4fDotaUgfzX4Tv2bonGyVmTJ0DGwyypQ/viewform

31/05/2023

✨ Tourist Guides: Masters of Discovery and Wonder ✨

23/05/2023

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22/05/2023

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07/05/2023

You’re a survivor. You have always been. ⚖️💜

06/05/2023

Fly IN to Ilocos Norte!

Cebuanos, you can now easily get IN! Book a direct flight to Laoag via Philippine Airlines and join us in the ultimate desert party this May 13 and 14!

Plan your trip now to the Himala sa Buhangin through www.ilocosnorte.ph or message us for further assistance.

04/05/2023

As tourist guides, we don't just show people around - we create unforgettable experiences...🌍

24/04/2023

“God, teach me how to love like you.”

18/04/2023

02/04/2023

Honored and blessed to be a part of this training.
Filipino Brand Of Service Excellence

24/03/2023

Have you seen those Vigan stoneware jars with “ears” and cord patterns?

At least until the end of the 20th century, local women artisans usually undertook the task to produce such decorative elements on these semi-porous to non-porous jars.

Generically called “burnay” in the Iloko language, this type of high-temperature, kiln-fired pottery is made of clay and fine sand sourced from the western periphery of the World Heritage City of Vigan. Vigan burnay technology was introduced by artisans who came from the kiln sites in the southeastern part of mainland China around the late 18th to mid-19th century, when Chinese families began to settle in Vigan. Locals have been employed as pottery hands since.

Burnay jars are first molded traditionally by men using the potter’s wheel, with the bigger pieces formed by joining the upper and lower parts through the paddle-and-anvil technique. Afterwards, women would work on moistened clay-and-sand lumps for the decorations. The lumps are rolled as in an elongated dough, and from this, small cuts are made – to be embossed beautifully into the jar’s shoulder to make the ears. The long, moistened clay-sand pieces are on the other hand carefully embossed into the shoulder considering balance to form these like hanging cords, and then pressed using the thumb to create the braided image.

Women artisans in the two remaining burnay factories in Vigan are very rare nowadays, with them usually limited to molding small pots for demonstrations catering to visiting tourists.

We especially remember these women burnay potters, and acknowledge and honor their past and present contributions to cultural heritage because as we celebrate this year’s .

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The featured image is found in the most recent NMP publication “From Kiln to Kin, The Philippine Ceramic Heritage”, which is downloadable for free by clicking this link - https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeBZJ9RhsvHls.../viewform





Text & photo (1998) by M.L. I. Ingel I NMP Ilocos