May The 4th Be With Philippines 2014!

Photo by Paulo Vecina

05.04.2014 – The global Star Wars Celebration ‘May the Fourth Be with you’ is happening today.

This year Star Wars makes the effort in promoting this event through social media and as the day of the event to remember.

If you’re a big Star Wars fan then it must be your day to celebrate and one of the countries who are passionate to make this event heard is the Philippines.

There are die hard Star Wars fans that will make this celebration unique and unforgettable.

Not even R2D2 and the Stormtroopers are immune from the summer heat. The characters from the beloved “Star Wars” universe get a much-needed refresher from Mamang Sorbetero himself, who after the initial shock of seeing the inter-galactic creatures, is just too happy to sell them “dirty” ice cream: the iconic Pinoy summer treat.

The public sighting of R2D2 and the Troopers coincided with the celebration of May the 4th which is considered Star Wars Day by fans of the franchise all over the world.

Locally, the “holiday” is spearheaded by The Philippine Outpost of the 501st Legion, an international organization of Star Wars fans who dress up as the bad guys from a galaxy far, far away.

Known as the Bad Guys Who Do Good, members of the 501st wear their costumes at events in order to raise funds for charity, especially children's causes.

The Pinoy 501st Legion is a non-profit organization in the Philippines. For more of their charitable work and event appearance LIKE Philippine Outpost on Facebook and visit the official site at: Pinoy501st.com