03 November 2015 – The Philippines took center stage on October 24 at the Festival de las Naciones in Seville, Spain, as the festival’s featured country.

Filipino community organizations in Seville, in cooperation with Philippine Honorary Consul General in Seville Jose Ignacio Bidon y Vigil de Quinones, led the preparations for the Festival’s “Philippine Day.” 

“Philippine Day” began with the projection onstage of Philippine tourism videos, while an array of Filipino dishes and delicacies were offered to the public. 

Among the dishes that the Spaniards enjoyed were adobo, pancit, lumpia, and kaldereta.  They also went for Filipino delicacies such as biko, cassava cake, sapin-sapin, puto and palitaw.

Members of the Filipino community then performed folk dances in a medley of Itik-itik, Tinikling, Bulaklakan, Pandanggo sa Ilaw, Paru-parong Bukid, and Habanera. This performance was capped by a speech by Honorary Consul General Bidon who spoke about the strong historical and cultural ties that bind the Philippines and Spain.  “Philippine Day” ended with the outdoor screening of Los Ultimos del Imperio, a documentary on a group of Spanish soldiers who fought in the Siege of Baler.  

Festival de las Naciones is organized by a private company which also goes by the same name.  It is a multicultural event that showcases products and cuisine from all over the world.  The festival started on September 19 until November 02. It was held in Seville’s Prado de San Sebastian Park. END