1.

Local
PASKO HA PALO
Festival and - A Palo Festival in
Celebration of the Birth of
Dances Jesus Christ.

The town of Palo in Leyte is

famous and known in celebrating
its festivities and one of which is
the “Patron ha Palo”. It is one of
the 4Ps celebration and festivals
that is pursued by the mayor in the
name of Hon. Remedios Matin L.
Petilla

This Festival wherein its

composed of the novena mass
(misa-de-gallo) or known as
Simbang gabi to others.

In this festival it showcases the

different activities such as:

 Switchin on of Christmas
lights
 Misa-de-gallo a novena
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mass
 Socio-agricultural activities
 Firework displays
 Nightly merry making at
the Palo Pag-ibig Plaza.
 Other related contest in
joined by the different
barangays covered by the
town of Palo.

This festival is a magnet to local

tourism which in turn made the
town prosperous and well known
to both local and national
enthusiasts.

With this festival the people of the

town of Palo gain hope and
resiliency despite of the challenges
the previous years had been with
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2. Palo Local
Dance
 FRANCISCO “ARCHIE” ZABALA
- A local of Palo, whose
hands are gifted in
sculpting.
TINIKLING
- A dance that originated in
Francisco “Archie” Zabala was Palo, inspired by one of
the native birds to be
born in Palo, Leyte in 1967. He
found in palo “luyon-luyon
finished Drafting at the Eastern
or marshland and it’s the
Visayas State University and is a bird tikling.
self-taught and workshop-trained
artist whose works are heavily
influenced by his cultural As a town rich in culture, Palo
environment. have it’s own dance that
originated from a bird locally
As an artist, he works
known tikling. This bird tend to
predominantly in the media of
stride, hop and make movement in
sculpture and painting. His
grasslands and marsh area in farms
sculptural works in University of
of Palo.
the Philippines- Tacloban College
are on permanent display which This dance is performed using
included the state university’s bamboo poles and there will be
Centennial logo (concrete) and the two pairs, one pair will have the
carved doors (wood) of the U.P. bamboo being clang with each
Leyte-Samar Heritage Center. He
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other and the other pair will
also works extensively with
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dance, making choreography by
religious icons among which are skipping their feet not to be
the three angels atop the clipped by the clanging bamboo.
Millennium Tower of the Palo This dance is imitating a tikling bird
Cathedral and the life- size statue making its steps not to be catch by
of the founder of the RSM Order, the trap made by farmers called
Sis. Catherine MacAuley, displayed “bitik”.
at the Holy Infant College.
This dance is showcased in
He has participated in various some presentations and mostly in
exhibits the latest of which is the education specifically in Physical
“PITAD: Art after Yolanda” at the Education.
Adamson University, Manila last
March 2014. His works were also During Spanish era it is said
part of a permanent exhibit in a that this dance in Palo was used by
gallery in Japan. He regularly the Spaniards to be danced by lazy
exhibits his works together with farm workers.
that of his fellow Kasi-Kasi artists in
Region 8 as well as in Manila.

He has also been involved in

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training young minds and aspirant
artists with workshops initiated by
U.P. Tacloban and the Local
Government Unit of Palo, Leyte.

3. Palo Local
Talent
 TUBA / COCONUT WINE
- A fermented coconut juice
taken from the coconut
sap mixed with bark from
a mangrove tree known as
“barok”.

One among the local

produce that the Palo people
have is the tuba, it is popular
as a drink used in celebration
or just a leisure or past time
sessions of rural people of
Palo. The aging of tuba
defines it’s taste and quality.

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2. Palo Food Palo

Local
Product
Known food of Palo

SUMAN
- A great Palon-on food that
is made from glutenous
rice, coconut milk, and
sugar wrapped in “hagik-
hik” Phrynium Sp. leaf.

A food from Palo that is

best being paired with a warm
coffee, it is well served during
celebrations like fiestas,
semana santa and Christmas
holidays. It is also believed
that it’s served during Noche https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1180871
Buena and Medya Noche to
attrack fortunes and good
lucks for the good things will
stick to it.