These people were lucky as the roof didn't give in to all their weight and allowed them to watch the famous Carabao Festival held a couple of days ago at Pulilan, Bulacan. And they also got to see the rampaging carabao who let loose his anger on some of the crowds watching the Carabao Festival.
It was really a hot Thursday afternoon here in Pulilan, Bulacan as I snapped the these local residents above the street-level, all braving the heat and eagerly watching the parade from their vantage points.
The program host kept on instructing the marshals, the local police and barangay tanods to push back the crowd which had built up. But “matigas ang ulo.” There is definitely a better need for crowd control. Even the photographers were "matigas ang ulo" as we would sometimes obstruct the parade route hoping to capture the moment when the carabao kneels infront of the church... or some pretty face leading the parade.
Photo shows local residents finding shade under the specially-constructed view-deck, found in front of the church entrance, where the carabao pass and kneel to pay respect to thier patton saint, San Isidro Labrador.
These nuns and local residents probably had some of the best seats along the streets of Pililan to watch the Carabao Festival.
At least the tree kept these kids cool and away from the heat of the sun.
This was my first time to watch the Carabao Festival and hopefully, my travel here won't be the last. Maybe, next time, Chief would come with me, together with Rene, Nady and Issa? I was also in town a few months back as I did some "quick and dirty" brand awareness research for a client and talked to some local residents.
I would like to thank my friend, Donald Tapan, for these travel steps to Pulilan, Bulacan and the warmth and hospitality of the local town. Special thanks to Santi Santos, one of the festival's organizers, who welcomed us, provided us with IDs and free lunch!
Next year again?
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