1. Pandanggo sa Ilaw is a very popular folk dance in the Philippines.

It is said to have originated

from Mindoro, the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. This dance of lights simulates
fireflies at dusk and at night.

The word pandanggo is from the Spanish fandango, a dance in 3/4 time. The phrase sa ilaw is
Tagalog for “in light” and it refers to the three oil lamps that a dancer has to balance — one on
the head and one on the back each hand. The oil lamp is called tinghoy. Sometimes, candles in
glasses are used instead of an oil lamp.

2. Antonino Buenaventura was born on May 4, 1904 in Baliuag, Bulacan. He was born in a family of
musicians; his father Lucino Buenaventura was a musician at the Spanish Artillery Band in
Intramuros. He studied under Nicanor Abelardo at the University of the Philippines Diliman
Conservatory of Music and graduated in 1932 with a Teacher's Diploma in Music, major in
Science and Composition and became an assistant instructor at the Conservatory. He also
studied composition for a post-graduate degree under Jenő Takács.[2][3] After the war he
became conductor of the devastated Philippine Constabulary Band for 16 years and he brought
it back to its former glory. He became the music director of the UST Conservatory of Music in
1961 and the UE School of Music and Arts in 1964.

Buenaventura's music was influenced by different ethnic Philippine folksongs. In 1935, he joined
Francisca Reyes-Aquino in researching Philippine folksongs and dances.[5] In 1936 he composed
the accompaniment to the folk dance "Pandanggo sa Ilaw" and incorporated ethnic melodies
and instruments to some of his compositions.

3. The Pantomina Oasiwas is similar to the Light, and is usually performed by fishermen to
celebrate a good catch. In this version, the lamps are placed in cloths or nets and swung around
while the dancers nagbibilog and sway.

Pandango Oasiwas is a Spanish Fandango dance with its origins coming from the fishing town of
Lingayen in Pangasinan. Following their good catch, the fishermen will usually celebrate by
drinking wine and dancing, and by swinging and circling with the lighted lamps on the hands of
the dancers. The graceful & lively moves of the dancers gave the name ‘Oasiwas ‘which in the
local dialect is known as ‘swinging ‘.