Pahinis Festival

 Laua-an adapts brown sugar or locally known as "muscuvado" as its One Town One Product (OTOP). Since the Municipality is famous for it, local fittingly named Laua-an's banner festival as "Pahinis". Pahinisis a native term derived from "PAHINING" that means cleaning and getting ready all paraphernalia, materials, and tools needed in manufacturing muscuvado out from sugar cane. Since the exact foundation day of the Municipality is every 1st of January and is considered a legal holiday, the local administration aptly moved the day in commemorating the anniversary celebration of the establishment of LAua-an as a municipality.

      PAHINIS FESTIVAL is celebrated on the last week of the month of January featuring the native games and sports. Its highlight is the tribe competition under the beat of drums and other local instruments with participants depicting rituals and practices performed for a bountiful harvest and good commence of muscovado production. It also showcases other farm and livelihood products of the people.


      PAHINIS is more than just giving honor to the Municipality but also to her sons and daughters who have been successful in their chosen career. PAHINIS is a day that unites all people from all walks of life for a meaningful, deserving and promising socio-cultural and economic event.

 Laua-an adapts brown sugar or locally known as "muscuvado" as its One Town One Product (OTOP). Since the Municipality is famous for it, local fittingly named Laua-an's banner festival as "Pahinis". Pahinisis a native term derived from "PAHINING" that means cleaning and getting ready all paraphernalia, materials, and tools needed in manufacturing muscuvado out from sugar cane. Since the exact foundation day of the Municipality is every 1st of January and is considered a legal holiday, the local administration aptly moved the day in commemorating the anniversary celebration of the establishment of Laua-an as a municipality.


      PAHINIS FESTIVAL is celebrated on the last week of the month of January featuring the native games and sports. Its highlight is the tribe competition under the beat of drums and other local instruments with participants depicting rituals and practices performed for a bountiful harvest and good commence of muscovado production. It also showcases other farm and livelihood products of the people.


      PAHINIS is more than just giving honor to the Municipality but also to her sons and daughters who have been successful in their chosen career. PAHINIS is a day that unites all people from all walks of life for a meaningful, deserving and promising socio-cultural and economic event.



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