A Place To Be

                Iligan City is a well-known city not because of the hydroelectricity used to regenerate electricity but because of making it the City of Waterfalls. The city is known for the falls around us especially the Maria Cristina Falls. The falls are the main attraction sites when entering the city. Beautiful attraction, good place to stay with the family, and have some unforgettable moments exploring the falls.

                Iligan City also have another place that most of people came to stay. The Timoga Pools are just along the way to relax you. Most of the family’s stays there to celebrate birthdays, reunions, anniversary, or just to bond with the family and friends. The pools are not like the other pools in the other places since the water is flowing from springs in the higher part of the place. Even though you are under the heat of the sun, just go to the pool and dive in to be cooled. The most famous pool in Iligan is the De La Mar Pool. It has many pool like the kiddie pool, lovers pool, adult pool and the most famous, the 16-feet pool.

                It’s almost September and Iligan City Fiesta is fast approaching. Iligan made the month of September a whole month celebration. Occasionally, the fiesta start with different celebrations like the thing they called ‘’Pagpakanaog’’ of the saint of iligan which is St. Michael on the 20^th day of September. Everyone goes to the Iligan Cathedral to watch the event.

                Street dancing is also one if the attraction in Iligan City because of the graceful dancers dancing in the streets with colorful costumes and choreography of steps while moving. It’s not just for entertainment but because it is also a contest. Each contestants have their own choreography on how they will perform and making a story of St. Michael saving them from the devils. The beats of the drums makes a very nice rhythm making your body to dance. One of the attraction of this event also is the Fiesta Queen of all the contestants. It is the most beautiful ladies that you can see in the streets.

                During the fiesta day, in the morning they tour the statue of St. Michael around the city along with the people having fun which they called ‘’Sinulog’’. Some will put paint in their faces or just simply coal to design their faces. Even though there are bunch of people going in, the people celebrates fiesta as peacefully just like a flow in a falls with no distractions to make an event unsuccessful.