KCP - Gabay Cultural Ensemble

The Gabay Cultural Ensemble was honored to join the 2026 La Trinidad Strawberry Festival Civic Parade. A proud display of culture, dance, and ethnicity. 🌿✨ Iyaman, La Trinidad.

Keeping traditions alive in the heart of the Valley. 🍓 03-18-2026

𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤

📣 Heads up KCPians!


ALL are invited to our upcoming Cultural Week this February 26-28, 2026 at KCP Gymnasium.

Come one, come all!
IYAMAN!

RECRUITMENT EXTENDED until January 30!

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GABAY CULTURAL ENSEMBLE is now OPEN for RECRUITMENT!
Enlistment your names until January 23, 2025!

For more information, kindly message us or approach any members.

IYAMAN!

Aspiring educators from across the region gathered at the KCP-Ebenezer Convention Center for the 2026 PAFTE-CAR Students' Congress, themed "Sulong G**o!: Preparing Future Educators for an Evolving Educational Landscape" The event, which focused on preparing students for the evolving 21st-century landscape, featured a vibrant welcoming performance by the Gabay Cultural Ensemble. ✨

GABAY CULTURAL ENSEMBLE is now OPEN for RECRUITMENT!
Enlistment your names until January 23, 2025!

For more information, kindly message us or approach any members.

IYAMAN!

🎉 Founders Day 2025 hit different this year. Wrapped in our colorful Cordilleran attire, every dance felt like a weave of emotions by the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mt. Province.

As the sound of the gongs faded, that familiar mix of joy and "ouch-this-is-the-last-time" hit us hard. It's time to say goodbye to those who have stayed. Let the others continue what has been started. So many memories. So many faces we won’t forget. Iyaman en dakayo am-in

Here’s to the moments that made us feel at ease, ones we’ll carry long after the beat of the gongs go out. 🏞️❤️✨

Thank you Tourism Philippines 🫶🏻

THANK YOU TOURISM BENGUET 🫶🏻

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
Best Traditional Performance goes to Benguet!

via Bombo Jerwin Aquino

🎉 CULTURAL ATTIRE ACQUISITION UPDATE 🎶

We are pleased to announce the completion of our first batch of traditional attires, accessories, and instruments as of October 4, 2025. This milestone highlights our continued commitment to preserving and showcasing our rich cultural heritage.

✨ KALINGA – Traditional Shirt/Blouse and Accessories
✨ BENGUET – Kimbal

👕 The Kalinga shirt or blouse, known as Silup/Ang-angga, is paired with the Kain (tapis) which often features the classic Ginamet pattern (Gamat–Igamat mo).

💎 The Kalinga accessories include the Pilaked/Winayway (cross beads), Dalisdis (choker) — also referred to as Bongor or Funger in some areas — and the Banggayat or Apungot (headdress).

🥁 For Benguet, the featured instrument is the Kimbal — long drum crafted from hollowed-out logs with one side covered in deer or cow skin. The Kimbal is slightly shorter than the Solibao, and both are played at an angle or on one’s side.

This accomplishment serves as a reminder of our unity in diversity and the importance of sustaining indigenous craftsmanship for generations to come.