Maria town in Bulacan province celebrated a festival dedicated to a snack that sometimes brings heartburn. Makers of “chicharon” (pork rind crackling) in this first-class urban town were given ...

SANTA MARIA, Bulacan, Philippines — When “chicharon” (fried pork rinds) makers in this town took a hit due to lockdowns at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, quick-thinking local ...

The town of Sta. Maria in Bulacan recently staged its annual festival celebrating the product it is most proud of—chicharon. Now on its 13th year, Chicharon Festival promotes Sta. Maria as a ...

The a la carte menu offers crispy pata, calamares, papaitan, lechon kawali, chicharon bulaklak and more. Location: MacArthur Highway, Santa Cruz, Guiguinto, Bulacan; tel. 0943-4924203 Valdez Buchi ...

MANILA, Philippines — Apart from being a historical place, Bulacan has been usually known ... As the country's so-called "chicharon capital," Sta Maria houses different chicharon manufacturers.

Centuries-old churches, well-kept ancestral homes, the delicious milk delicacy called pastillas, crunchy chicharon, and of course, the father of the Tagalog dialect Francisco Baltazar. Bulacan is home ...