BINISLAKAN

(ALMAZIN, LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN) THE MUNICIPALITY OF LINGAYEN IN

PANGASINAN WAS DEREIVED FROM THE CHINESE WORD “LI-KING-TUNG”,
MEANING TO LOOK BACKWARD AND FORWARD, BY THE CHINESE SETTLERS IN
THE AREA LONG AGO. THE BINISLAKAN DANCE WAS PERFORMED TO
COMMEMOERATE THE STAY OF LIMAHONG, A CHINESE PIRATE WHO BUILT HIS
KINGDOM IN LINGAYEN. BINISLAKAN, MEANING “THE USE OF STICKS,”
IMITATES TWO CHOPSTICKS USED BY THE CHINESE FOR EATING.

COSTUMES:

MALE: CAMISA DE CHINO AND RED PANTS

FEMALE: SIESGO AND KIMONO WITH LOOSE AND LONG SLEEVES & SOFT
PANUELO

GAYONG – GAYONG

"Gayong-Gayong" is a Philippine folk dance which originated and became popular in

Aklan and Capiz. Gayong is a pet name for Leodegradio. According to the legend and
to the words of the song, Gayong and Masiong (pet name for Dalmacio) one attended a
feast commemorating the death of townsman. While eating, Masiong choked on a piece
of adobo so he called 'Gayong! Gayong! asking for help to remove the adobo from his
throat. In this dance, Masiong's liking for feast and the consequence of his voracity are
help up to playful ridicule.