Pasig City: 439th Araw ng Pasig (2012) | Schedule of Activities

photo of the billboard mounted at Pasig-Rotonda

PASIG CITY, Metro Manila - On July 2, 2012, the city of Pasig will celebrate the 439th Araw ng Pasig (Pasig Day), in commemoration of its townhood. Pasig was established by the Augustinian friars on July 2, 1573, making it one of the oldest towns in the Philippines. Today, Pasig is among the most vibrant and progressive cities in the country.

The activities for this year's Araw ng Pasig will commence on June 12, 2012 to celebrate the 114th year of Philippine Independence. Highlight of the celebration is the Grand Parade happening on July 2, 2012. The other activities we look forward to are: Serenata (June 15, 2012), Walking Tour of Poblacion (June 20, 2012), On the Spot Terra Cotta Sculpture Competition (June 22, 2012), and, Tour of Six Museum (June 28, 2012)

For more details, please visit http://www.pasigcity.gov.ph/subpages/events.aspx?nSeq=90

Quezon City: Partial Annular Solar Eclipse

QUEZON CITY, Metro Manila - After a quick breakfast at McDonald's Emerald Avenue, we drove to Temple Drive, Green Meadows Subdivision, Quezon City to have an unobstructed view of the eclipse.

We were the only one parked along the road and the passing cars might be wondering what we were doing there with our camera on tripod. Edgar started shooting photos of the eclipse at 5:55am when the sun finally went unconcealed by the clouds. Close to 6:00am, we noticed a few more cars parking along the road to catch a glimpse of this astronomical event. There was even a taxi parked with a passenger taking photos from the inside.

We remember our school days when students were gathered on our school grounds to watch the solar eclipse equipped only with emptied bag of chips or x-ray films as solar filter.