The Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals, Leyte’s premier cultural celebration, has been cancelled this year due to the lack of participating local governments. Palo Mayor Remedios Petilla, the festival’s ...

TACLOBAN CITY—Leyte’s Pintado–Kasadyaan, dubbed as “the festival of festivals” in Eastern Visayas, gathered nine festival contingents from various municipalities in the region.

There are only three competing contingents—Buyogan Festival of Abuyog, Leyte; Sanggutan Festival of Barugo, Leyte; and Tulo-Usa Festival of Tolosa, Leyte—which will be vying for the top three ...