Baragatan Festival
Palawan province names float and pageant winners By Earl D.C. Bracamonte More than 20 floats, each representing their respective local government units (LGUs), joined the Parada ng mga Palaweño on the opening week of the 2026 Baragatan Festival in Puerto Princesa City. The town of Quezon won the Mainland Category Float for beautifully & ingeniously creating the face of its strong IP community. The 2nd Place went to the town of Taytay, known far and wide for its cultured South Sea pearls (especially those of Jewelmer), while the municipality of Rizal was proclaimed as 3rd Placer. In the Island Category, the municipality of Linapacan was adjudged the champion. 2nd Place went to Araceli’s lush reef life; while the 3rd Place went to the municipality of Culion, the former leper colony. In 2006, a centenary after its creation, the sanctuary was declared leprosy-free by the World Health Organization. Baragatan comes from the Cuyonon word that means “to gather” or “meeting point.” The...
