HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL KALESASan

& JEEPNEY SISIG CAPITAL OF

Lubao, Pampanga Fernando,
Kale THE PHILIPPINES
Angeles City,
Pampanga A kalesa (also known as calesa,

sa carromata, or caritela in Philippine

Spanish) is a two-wheeled horse-drawn
carriage used in the Philippines. It is Pampanga
commonly vividly painted and decorated.
It was a primary mode of public and
private transportation during the colonial
era of the Philippines, though in modern
times, they largely only survive as tourist
attractions.

Kalesa (from the Spanish word

Lubao International hot air balloon festival in Lubao Pampanga,
Philippines. The festival is the biggest annual hot air balloon festival in
Southeast Asia. The event is organized by Pilipinas International Balloon
Festival, Inc. (PIBF) in cooperation with the Arts, Culture and Tourism
Office of Pampanga (ACTO) and with support from Provincial Government
of Pampanga.
calesa) were first introduced to the
Philippines in the 1700s by the Spanish. It
became the major public and private form
of transport in the Philippines up until the
early 20th century. It was also used to
transport goods. They were manufactured
by traditional workshops known as
karoserya.
Sisig is a Filipino dish made from parts of pig head and
chicken liver, usually seasoned with calamansi, onions and chili
peppers. It originates from the region of Pampanga in the island of
Luzon.
Sisig is a staple of Kapampangan cuisine. The city government
of Angeles, Pampanga, through its City Ordinance No 405, Series of

Jeep
2017, declared Sizzling Sisig Babi (Pork Sisig) as an intangible
heritage of Angeles.
The earliest known record of the word sisig can be traced back

ney
Jeepneys are buses and the most to 1732, and was recorded by Augustinian friar Diego Bergaño in his
popular means of public transportation Vocabulary of the Kapampangan Language in Spanish and Dictionary
ubiquitous in the Philippines. They are of the Spanish Language in Kapampangan. Bergaño defines sisig as a
known for their crowded seating and "salad, including green papaya, or green guava eaten with a dressing
kitsch decorations, which have become of salt, pepper, garlic and vinegar." The term mannisig as in mannisig
a widespread symbol of Philippine manga, a phrase still used today refers to eating green mangoes
The Lubao International Balloon culture and art. A Sarao jeepney was dipped in vinegar.
Festival 2016 featured amazing balloon exhibited at the Philippine pavilion at
flights from international participants, as the 1964 New York World's Fair as a
well as aerial exhibitions and other exciting national image for the Filipinos.
activities like land exhibits, car shows and
fireworks display. Families and barkadas
got to enjoy dynamic music from Ely
Buendia, Bamboo, True Faith, Sabado
Boys and Mitoy and D’Draybers. Indeed, it
was a successful and well-attended event
which paved the way for another exciting
hot air balloon festival that everyone can
surely look forward to.