ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has approved a 10-day gun ban for the Dinagyang Festival that will have its weekend highlight from Jan. 23 to 25. Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFORs) will be suspended from 12:01...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has requested a 10-day gun ban and signal jamming as part of security measures for the 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The ICPO under Police Col. Kim Legada has asked Mayor Raisa Treñas and the Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI) to pass a...
ILOILO CITY — The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City has again won a prestigious tourism award. The Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines Inc. (ATOP) declared the 2024 Dinagyang as the Grand Champion in the Best Cultural Festival Award during its national convention in Baguio City on...
ILOILO CITY – The Dinagyang Festival of this city is one of the official delegates of the Philippines to the World Expo in Osaka, Japan. The Dinagyang held the first of a series of performances on Saturday, June 7, at the grand celebration of the Philippine National Day as part of the Osaka Expo...
ROXAS CITY – The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City received two awards from the International Festival and Events Association-Asia. TRIBU Paghidaet of La Paz National High School performs at the 2025 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City (left). The Dinagyang Festival bagged two awards...
ILOILO CITY – Marivic Mabilog, wife of former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, was irked by the contradicting statements made by Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa following the presidential pardon of her husband. SEN. Ronald dela Rosa and former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog during...
The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City has been invited to perform in New Zealand and Japan. TRIBU Paghidaet of La Paz National High School is the champion of the Ati category competition of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “With their invitations, we will proudly...
ILOILO CITY – Despite the executive order banning political color in the Dinagyang Festival, politicians were special guests of Mayor Jerry Treñas of this city. ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas with guests of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival on Sunday, Jan. 26 – Chel Diokno of Akbayan party-list,...
ILOILO CITY – This city is celebrating its annual Dinagyang Festival and no one was left behind. INMATES perform during the 2025 Dinagyang Festival at the Iloilo City District Jail. (BJMP/ICDJ) Male inmates joined the festivities within the Iloilo City District Jail managed by the Bureau of...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 485 policemen from this city and Negros Occidental were deployed to Iloilo City to augment security for the highlight of Dinagyang Festival this week. Police Capt. Liberty Indiape, Bacolod City Police Office public information officer, said that 248 personnel were...
ILOILO CITY — Mayor Jerry Treñas is facing mounting backlash for defying his own executive order on a non-political celebration of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival here. Car passes issued by the Iloilo City government included a logo of Rais and Shine, the campaign logo of Raisa Treñas-Chu, the...
ILOILO CITY — MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) assured the people of steady power for the weekend highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival. LINEMEN of MORE Power in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “We want to ensure that everyone can enjoy the Dinagyang celebrations...
