After the unveiling of the National Costume of Binibini 1 Samantha Alexandra Panlilio last month (left photo), the FB page of Bb. Pilipinas had started its slow reveal of the other Raymond Saldaña photos of the candidates wearing their respective traditional garbs. Today, two (2) were uploaded – Binibini 18 Karen Laurrie Mendoza of Iloilo and Kimberly Anne Tiquestiques of Balagtas, Bulacan.

Binibini 18 Karen Laurrie Mendoza

Behold #Binibini18 Karen Laurrie Mendoza of Iloilo in her National Costume for Bb. Pilipinas 2020 created by Tata Pinuela.

Bulalakaw is said to be a deity who has the appearance of a gigantic, shining bird or a bird-humanoid hybrid, as some believed he looks like a thin boy wearing a bird-like headdress or even a genderless deity with a bird’s head. Some stories describe him to be a diwata who visits the earthly plane in form of a comet, hence the name Bulalakaw.

As some believed, she looks like a thin woman wearing a bird-like headdress or even a genderless deity with a bird’s head. Some stories describe her to be a diwata who visits the earthly plane in form of a comet, hence the name “bulalakaw” (shooting star).

Photography: Raymond Saldaña
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Binibini 19 Kimberly Anne Tiquestiques

Behold #Binibini19 Kimberly Anne Tiquestiques of Balagtas, Bulacan in her National Costume for Bb. Pilipinas 2020 created by Marvin Garcia.

Dubbed as the “Queen of Philippine Festivals”, Flores de Maria or Flores de Mayo is believed to be first observed in 1865 in Bulacan when Fr. Mariano Sevilla wrote the “Dalit kay Maria.”

Embellished with thousand flowers and crystal stones that epitomize the gigantic jewelry industry of Meycauayan and highlighted by the magnanimous “kinayas na kawayan of the Singkaban Fiesta”, this bamboo artwork is a traditional form of architecture that is now being used as a welcoming arch in festivities all over the Philippine archipelago.

Most importantly, the Singkaban arch serves as an iconic emblem of Bulacan’s history, arts, culture and tourism that massively speak about the Bulakenyo’s widely known culture of generosity and hospitality.

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Photography: Raymond Saldaña
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