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Kalibo, Aklan
It's the home of the oldest festival (Ati-Atihan first held cir.1212AD) in the Philippines.
Kalibo is the capital of the province of Aklan, in the northwest of Panay Island, Philippines.
Kalibo is best known as the venue of the Ati-atihan festival, normally held during the 3rd Sunday of January. The term Kalibo comes from the Aklanon word "sangka libo", ("one thousand"), the number of native (Ati aka aeta) people who attended the first Catholic Mass there. After this very first Mass, a celebration was held that was continued annually as the Ati-atihan festival.
From the time of the Spanish colonial administration until the institution of Pilipino as the national language in 1946, Kalibo was spelled as "Calivo".
The municipality has already reached the requirements to be a city but certain issues prevent the municipality from reaching cityhood.
Kalibo is the capital of the province of Aklan, in the northwest of Panay Island, Philippines.
Kalibo is best known as the venue of the Ati-atihan festival, normally held during the 3rd Sunday of January. The term Kalibo comes from the Aklanon word "sangka libo", ("one thousand"), the number of native (Ati aka aeta) people who attended the first Catholic Mass there. After this very first Mass, a celebration was held that was continued annually as the Ati-atihan festival.
From the time of the Spanish colonial administration until the institution of Pilipino as the national language in 1946, Kalibo was spelled as "Calivo".
The municipality has already reached the requirements to be a city but certain issues prevent the municipality from reaching cityhood.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalibo,_Aklan
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6 months ago mymelody | 0 |
 
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this is where my son, Sean Deanniel Garcia was born | ||||
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8 days ago JAY-R | 0 |
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KALIBO IS BEUTYFULL PLACED, ME IM WAS TOTALY BORN IN KALIBO AKLN, NOW IM HERE IN MANILA FOR TWO YEARS, IM GRAD AT AKLAN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, AND IM HERE IN DEFFERENT CARRER PATH, IM A DESIGNER OF KITCHEN EQUIPMENT NEAR AT MALINTA.
THE BIGGEST FABRICATOR IN MANILA AND OUTSIDE COUNTRY,, IM MZ THE PROVINCE OF AKLAN , MY ORIGINAL TOWN.. C U SOON.. MWWAAAH | ||||
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