Rafflesia lobata

Aerial buds on Tetrastigma host vine. 

 Sebaste, Antique Province, Panay Island, Philippines. 

 Photo by Renee Galang

Galang, R. and D. A. Madulid. 2006.  A second new species of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) from Panay Island, Philippines.  Folia Malaysiana 7: 1-8.

This species was discovered by Renee Galang during his expedition to Mt. Igtuog and Mt. Sakpaw in the Central Panay mountain range during the course of his study of the Philippine Spotted Deer (Cervus alfredi).

One of the most distinctive features of Rafflesia lobata is that some populations have flowers with a lobed diaphragm that opens outward.  Nearly all other Rafflesia (and Sapria) species have diaphragms that curve inward. That said, it is interesting to note that this feature is polymorphic in R. lobata (at least as the species is currently defined).  

Inland Resort

Inland Resort Found in Poblacion, Sebaste, Antique. Its is a pool. With affordable cost for only 10 pesos per head and 50 pesos for the cottage.  Videoke is also available for only 5 pesos per song. 6 Feet for the adult and 3 Feet for the children. 

It is safe to swim in. 

It is good for any occasions such as nuptial,birthday party and etc. 

KAMALASAG FALLS

About 100 ft. high; 7 kms.and a 3-hour walk from the national road. It is a stress reliever for you to relax...
It is  tiring to walked  for 3 hours, but when you hear the flow of the water from the falls is so relaxing.When you fell the fresh air, the cold and clean water makes you forget all the thing that bothered you..
Kamalasag falls is so amazing place for outing with friends and family.
IT'S MORE FUN IN KAMALASAG FALLS!!!!

Igpasungaw Falls

 Igpasungaw Falls are considered as one of the major natural attraction in Sebaste.
Located in the Province of Antique. Whether from Caticlan or Kalibo, you can ride a bus leading to San Jose de Buenavista and drop in the town proper of Sebaste, the municipality where the Igpasungaw Falls is situated.

You will take a 15-minute tricycle or motorcycle ride from the highway up to the location where trekking will start. Hiking will take 40 minutes to 1 hour before reaching the waterfalls. Fifty (50) Philippine Peso is being paid as the Environmental Fee per head. Moreover, Tour-guide fee is about 200 Pesos.

The place is worth a visit for nature lovers and thrill seekers. Igpasungaw Falls has a unique features.

The Patuyaw Festival

The patuyaw, a fresh water shrimp which thrives abundantly in the streams, river, brooks and creeks in the Municipality  and is a good source of nutrition and living of the people, symbolizes the abundance of the nature which sustains life for the Sebastehanon and the precarious relationship between the people nad the environment.

Patuyaw specially weaves a strand on the culture and the way of life of the Sebastehanon who have been dependent on the bounty of the water.

The Parish of Saint Blaise

The parish of St. Blaise was founded on August 25, 1897 with Rev. Fr. Domingo Carrera from the order of St.  Augustine as its first parish priest. The parish got its name from the place where its patron saint St. blaise came from, who was later made a bishop of this town in Armenia.

Formerly, Sebaste was called Ipayo, named after the river that flows through it. Ipayo was believed to be a municipality during the Spanish time in 1800. Pestilence and calamities wrought misfortunes upon the community that later, the heavy toll forced Sebaste to be annexed to Pandan. Thereafter, what once the seat of the municipality became“ Arabal Of Sebaste.

The image of St. Blaise was a gift of Dona Matilde, wife of the Duke of Seville, to his son, Father Mariano Zapata, then the parish priest of Pandan who transferred his residence in Sebaste. He took along with him the image of St. Blaise and installed as patron of Sebaste. He thought that the place was cursed, so the statue of St. Blaise was made the patron saint of Ipayo when his miracle was claimed were manifested not only in preventing calamities but also in healing the sick. The news of his miracles spread throughout Panay, Negros, Mindanao, and other places.

Municipal Theme Song

“Sebaste Banwa nga Palangga ko”

Sebaste, banwa ng ginpasad

Sapaghiri-ugyon kag kamayad

Ang katawhan mo nga dunggnun

Nagakabuhi nga masinadyahon

Sebaste, may napulo ka suba

Kag barangay  sa dunang manggad buta

Ang Kapisan kang imo nga katawhan

Tuburan kang Padayon nga kauswagan

REFRAIN

Sebaste, Banwa nga palangga ko

Banwa kang bahul nga pag tuo

Sa gugma ni San Blas nagahugpong

Kag sa pagsapopo ni Padre Daberto

Sebaste banwa nga palannga ko

Banwa kang bahul nga pagtuo

Imong kabataan kag Kaman-aman

Handum kabuhi nga may pagbag-o

Sebaste sa norte ginadayaw

Busay kang kamalasag kag igpasungaw

Ang katawhan mo nga nagparanaw

Sa ngadlaw kang patuyaw ginahidlaw

Sebaste my kultura nga bulawanun

Sa composo, binalaybay manggaranun

Sa mga kabataan nagapadayon

Ang mga mapag-un mo nga tradisyon.

Informations about Sebaste

Sebaste is a fourth class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,907 people^.
Sebaste has 1 Private High School (Saint Blaise High School) and 1 Public High School (Sebaste High School/Sebaste National High School). Every February 3, people celebrated the annual feast of their patron saint.

Barangay

Sebaste is politically subdivided into 10 barangays

• Abiera
• Aguila
• Alegre
• Aras-Asan
• Bacalan
• Callan
• Nauhon
• P. Javier
• Poblacion
• Idio

Kinaray-a is the dominant language of Sebaste while Hiligaynon is used as a secondary language.

Municipality of Sebaste

 

Sebaste, Antique (207KM) is a unprepossessing jewel of a community.  While Sebaste is the location of Igpasungaw Falls and certainly other attractions, for me the charm was more pervasive.  While the Municipal Building is just off the National Highway, the church and plaza are well off the highway forming a clean, unspoiled and peaceful center to the town.  It’s only steps from the church to the sea.  The entire tableau was charming. When I was there the church plaza was filled with school children.  The streets and plaza were clean and well kept. 

Sebaste, Antique Municipal and Religious Festival: January 31 to February 3    Sebaste, Antique Patuyao Festival: January 31 to February 3

Reason why I blog Amazing Sebaste.

 We are fun of traveling from other places without appreciating the hidden beauty in our town.  The reason why I blog my own town’’ Sebaste’’  is to promote and  inform  people from other places and of course to people from Sebaste who is not yet discovered the beauty of their own town. You don’t need to travel far; riding with airplane or shipping with ship and spending dollars for the expenses, just to see the beauty of other places. Why do you need to travel away if our town has that nature beauty like them? You just explore and discover the beauty of your Home town.  You will find the real nature of your municipality, and because of this blog I will help you to discover more about the amazing nature beauty of Sebaste.