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Every December in Angeles City, an annual festival is held at SM City Clark. It is called the Sisig Festival. The highlights of the Sisig Festival are the street dancing competition and the cooking competition that features the hundreds of ways to cook Sisig.

Sisig is a Kapampangan dish that has become a favorite of the Filipinos over the years, not just in Angeles City but the whole Philippines as well. It is believed that Sisig originated in Angeles City and has been included in the menus since the 1730s era.

Being Angeles City’s prominent food, the Sisig Festival has been conceptualized since 2003. The Sisig Festival’s ultimate purpose is to promote Angeles City as the Sisig Capital of the World. Through the Sisig Festival, the tourism industry of Angeles City continues to improve. The cuisine, local products, and culture of Angeles City will also be showcased to the whole world.

During the street dancing in the Sisig Festival, you’ll notice the portrayal of Tala’. She is the Goddess of Sisig in Angeles City. Group formation, group decorum, uniformity of action, and parade gimmick are among the things that you can check out during the Sisig Festival’s street dancing competition in Angeles City.

During the Sisig Festival, participants are arrayed in their colorful costumes and headdresses as they dance to the music of the songs “Hymnoning Angeles” and “Atin Cu Pung Singsing”. The street dancing starts from the Balibago Service Road and ends at the SM City Clark in Angeles City.

The term Sisig is a local term in Angeles City which means “to snack on something sour”. Sisig is usually made of ripe or unripe fruits that have salt and vinegar as dip. Sisig is also a method of cooking in Angeles City. Fish and meat are marinated in a sour liquid of vinegar or lemon juice with pepper, salt, and other spices for seasoning.

Today, the usual meat that is used in making Sisig is pork (especially the head of the pig). It is seasoned with chili peppers or calamansi. Local chefs of Angeles City have also experimented in other ingredients for Sisig other than the standard pork meat like squid, chicken, tuna, and tofu.

Sisig has become a favorite cuisine in Angeles City and sometimes Sisig is served on a sizzling plate. The Sisig cooking competition is a highlight of the Sisig Festival. Hundreds of participants eagerly show their culinary expertise in cooking Sisig.

The annual Sisig Festival in Angeles City, Philippines highlights culinary skills and colorful street dancing. Grab the chance to enjoy outrageous street dancing and the best of Filipino cooking.

Hana Hotel is located at Embassy Court, Malabanias Road; Plaridel I, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines 2009 and it is a two-storey hotel facility near Fields Avenue.

Most bars, night spots and restaurants are located near the area so hotel guests can enjoy what Fields Avenue has to offer without having to travel far. Guests can also travel to the CSEZ (Clark Special Economic Zone) to enjoy and shop for merchandise and souvenirs that they will take home to their love ones at the numerous duty free stores in the area at a reasonable price.

Aside from being near the entertainment district of Angeles City, Hana Hotel is also located near the business district of the area, making it possible for hotel guests to see to their business interests while having the opportunity to unwind after a hard day’s work. Hana Hotel’s staff are also well-trained to ensure that guests will have an enjoyable and memorable time while staying at the facility.

Companies that are looking for an intimate place where they can host conventions or company team building activities can also reserved their place at the hotel since it offers different facilities that can handle big groups of visitors and a useful business center.

Hotel Amenities and Facilities

Hana Hotel offers numerous amenities like twenty-four hour room service, a fully-functional business center, twenty-four hour bar and restaurant that offers alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and delicious cuisines, adult and children’s pool area, safekeeping services for valuable items and goods like jewelry, electronic gadgets and money, 24/7 hotel security and parking area. The establishment can also host reunions, weddings and birthday celebrations.

Rooms

The hotel offers forty-one air-conditioned rooms like the Standard Room, Deluxe Room, Superior Deluxe Room, Suite Room and Family Room.
The Standard Room is worth 995 pesos-1,095 pesos per night; the Deluxe Room is worth 1,295 pesos-1,395 pesos per night; the Superior Deluxe Room is worth 1,695 pesos; the Suite Room is worth 1,895 pesos and the Family Room is worth 2,000-2,300 pesos.

All of the rooms offer amenities like twenty-one inch cable television, telephone, Wi-Fi connection, Private Bath with cold and hot water, twenty-four hour room service and others. The hotel accepts major credit cards from individuals that wish to reserve rooms at the facility.

Contact Information

Interested individuals and companies can call (+63)(45)8926666 or (+63)(45)8926009 or (+63)917516-2210(Globe) for room reservations. The hotel’s telefax is (+63)(45)8926001. For inquiries, they can also send email to hanabooking@yahoo.com or inquiries@hotel-hana-ph.com.