Guimbawan Festival draws crowd in Batuan, honors Sto. Niño

The town of Batuan came alive on Sunday, January 25, as residents and visitors celebrated the Guimbawan Festival, one of the town’s major cultural events held in honor of the Sto. Niño.

Batuan residents pray to amend e-NIPAS Law

The public plaza in front of the Batuan municipal town hall, glowed in eerie candle light as hundreds of residents joined by interfaith leaders united and prayed for quick government resolution of the demanded amendments to the expanded National Integrated Protected Area System (e-NIPAS) Law.