PAGANA is a maranao way of welcoming or entertaining visitors and guests to show their hospitality. They are accommodated in an elaborately decorated venue, served food and entertained with local songs and dances. Guests are expected to be elegantly dressed for the occasion with the host often times providing malongs or tutubs to guests who do not have one. I went to the Pagana food and drink festival earlier with my sister Nique and the "iconic" travel bloggers Pinaytravelista and Travel Jams (:P) where I had a tummy full dinner. However, it's not a traditional maranao PAGANA, like the one I attended in Marawi City. It's a gathering of all hotel and restaurant members where they can show case what they do best. Some brought their best dishes and some brought their must try drinks. And since it was a food festival, we opted to try all the food available in PAGANA, so can you imagine how much calories, I consumed today? (wow, kunyari concerned sa calories. aheh...