Sun rises at Libon

Do you know that:
The feast of Senor Santiago De Libon is started by a waking band called Diana to alert locals to go to church to commemorate the town's patron saint feast.

Rizal overseeing the youth of the Libon.

Drum and Bugle parade @ Paroy Fest 2013

Azucarera de Bacacay

"Minakinahan" located at the boundary of Brgy. Basud and Brgy. San Pedro Bacacay, Albay might be the oldest sugar factory of Albay. A Spanish time sugar factory and plantation owned by an unknown Senor who owned the Hacienda from the shores up to the uplands of Bacacay. Two big round structures each measuring around 70 meters in diameter was located near the river, a big complex of 300 to 400 meters where as per the locals the "makina" or big gears for milling sugar canes.The site is like a small version of Fort Santiago's sentries where human size canals stretch between the two cauldron like structures. The place has an established water system and road towards the Haciendero's house on top of the hill less than a kilometer away. Terra cota bricks also covered the stairs and walkway of the facilities, unfortunately they are also scavenged for oven use. The place was also a victim of treasure hunters were sporadic excavation can be traced believing there are treasures under it. The local government of Bacacay is now planning to do clean up and provision of markings to the site, this move will get a boost on promoting local history. Soon a historical tour will be launched to this treasures of antiquity of Bacacay.

Center platform (warehouse)

Left Circular Chambers

Right circular chamber

Tourism officer Richard Bejer measure how big the cauldrons are