TRACING OUR CULTURAL IDENTITIES: NAYONG PILIPINO

Today, we  celebrated the vastness of the culture of the Philippines at Nayong Pilipino in Clark, Pampanga. The trip was not so enduring for it is just a few clicks from our barracks at Eagles Inn (it is literally 15-almost minutes of bus time) and when we landed, we immediately started the tour.

The whole attraction was amazing. Even a local tourist like me appreciated the works they have done to replicate each of the regions' culture in sense of its people, the form of their houses, the music and the dances, and so many other. The place is a haven for picture worthy sceneries of great wonder, especially to those people who loves to see old retrospectives. For the most part, we were just taking pictures and not minding what the tourist guides have been saying really. It was great.

I appreciate that they have exerted efforts into making the virtual world satisfying. They have placed in what I've been told families of Aetas to depict their community and their ways; their singers were authentic- for I've heard some of them are indigenous people, and a whole lot of specifications that enhances the capabilities of the theme park's storytelling.

We are also given a theatrical performance after the tour. We were then brought up to this place where ceilings and the architecture are Spanish inspired (since we already in the last phase) and we witnessed a spectacle of lights and talents of stringed and percussion instruments, a series of dances, cultural and interpretative, and songs of patriotic and serious of some form. They have delivered a splendid performance that we all enjoyed, marking up the peak of making the attraction world-class.

After that, we were directed to go outside and experience the Barrio Fiesta as what they call it, astounded by the colors and wonder of the waved banners and glitters of their costumes facing us at the replica of the great Barasoain Church.

Though it can be observed in the area that because of the lack of funds, maybe, or can be attributed to the less influx of tourists that go and come, I say that the park is underdeveloped given the time of its establishment in the regime of Marcos, or in some way not given the support that they needed. For if given thought, the park provides the pride of the Filipino people to show to the world how rich we are in our established cultural diversities-- that are found not only in books that people read about us, but in places like this- the Nayong Pilipino