Eat, Drink and Be Magayon at The Oriental!

The Daragang Magayon Festival 2014 had arrived in The Oriental Legazpi!

As the grounds of Legazpi City got wet in the rain, an exciting and exclusive Daragang Magayon Festival Night of Fashion, Culture and Tradition was held for the first time at the hotel lobby last March 24, 2014 graced by local government officials, employees, bloggers, JCI Legazpi and Daraga, Philippine Military Academy 2014 Class Siklab Diwa from Albay, and contingents from Masbate. It marked the opening celebration of the Daragang Magayon Festival 2014 which is one of the country's top five festivals.

The five-star hotel introduced the in-cocktails such as Vodka Fizz, Garden of Eden and The Oriental Cocktail. The food, from appetizers to deserts were simply too good to pass up. No one left without tasting the chicken and mango canape, fish fritter, pasta tinapa, mini barbecue and pizza, pili panna cotta, buffalo wings and many more. The food and drinks were served with live lounge music and a special performance from the Albay Volcano Choir.

The "Pustura" Collection of Gary Rodriguez Roces, a Quezon-based designer was showcased in the hotel lobby. His roots came from the Bicol Region through his grandfather Oscar Lomibao Roces who is a local of Legazpi City. His six Filipiniana designs made of indigenous materials like abaca and buri can be seen until the end of April 2014. He also transformed the buffet table with his Sarimanok native centerpiece.

Image from The Oriental Legazpi

The Oriental Legazpi is home to local and foreign tourists as Albay is now considered as the new tourism giant in Luzon. According to Mark Queano, Assistant Operations Manager, the Governor Suite was booked for a month by a New Yorker. They are preparing for international conventions as well  like the World Trade Organization (WTO) Meeting.  The Oriental Legazpi will also be the venue for some events for the month-long celebration of Daragang Magayon like the Torch Parade of Hale'a where the fire queen, Ms, Rachel Lobangco was a special guest.

Indeed, The Oriental Legazpi have a notable decadent hotel bar and restaurant as it continues to give the best culinary treats and festive experiences. Eat, Drink and Be Magayon at The Oriental Legazpi!

For inquiries and reservations, contact us reservations@theorientalhotels.com or call us at (02) 9945644 [Manila] and (52) 435 3333 / 5555 [Legazpi].

~Josh Acuna