ABW June 2017
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native foods that are quite delicious and not a strain<br />
on ant budget. Plus on the way back don’t forget<br />
to pick up some souvenirs and pasalubong for your<br />
friends that were not as fortunate to be here in this<br />
magical place.<br />
March each year in Alaminos the city is packed with<br />
festivities and celebrations. There is the Patronal<br />
City Festival, The Feast of St. Joseph, Hundred<br />
Islands Festival, Longganisa Festival, Hundred<br />
Islands Global Homecoming, Tourism Trade Fair,<br />
Farmers and Fisherfolks Festival and the City Hood<br />
Anniversary. A very important environmental event<br />
is held in September of each year which is the<br />
international Coastal Clean-up helping make our<br />
coast line and oceans rubbish free and protecting<br />
our Marine environment, encouraging everybody to<br />
dispose of garbage in the correct manner and not<br />
using our beautiful oceans and beaches to dispose<br />
of their garbage.<br />
Any island you visit in the hundred Islands group<br />
is unique in its own way here <strong>ABW</strong> list some of the<br />
must see Islands on your hundred island holiday.<br />
So many adventures<br />
to choose from like<br />
rappelling, wall climbing,<br />
zip lines, spelunking,<br />
kayaking, ect.<br />
Pilgrimage Island<br />
The Alaminos City has just built on Pilgrimage<br />
Island a 55 foot statue of Jesus that stands on<br />
top of the hill overlooking the 100 islands. 36 year<br />
old Sariel Armando Ancheta was commissioned to<br />
build this magnificent edifice that was sculptured<br />
where it stands. Materials were brought over by<br />
banca from the mainland and steps were first<br />
built to the top, then workers carried the bags of<br />
cement sand and other materials to the top of the<br />
mountain where the work was completed in April<br />
this year with the blessing ceremony at sunrise on<br />
the 1st of May. The complete statue was done<br />
by hand and is a standing testimonial of the great<br />
work done by this very talented artist whose home<br />
town is Anda Pangasinan. When <strong>ABW</strong> spoke to<br />
Sariel, the shy unassuming man was quite humble<br />
about his achievements that should be shown to<br />
the world. A visit to this island is a must do on your<br />
list, and if your luck and timing are in, you might<br />
just be able to meet and speak with the creator of<br />
this magnificent statue.<br />
55 ft. statue of Jesus<br />
at Pilgrimage Island<br />
Left: The statue’s<br />
sculptor Sariel<br />
Armando Ancheta<br />
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