DAGUPAN CITY – Vice Gov. Kiko Dy led the opening of the Bambanti Festival 2026 on Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Isabela Provincial Capitol Compound in the City of Ilagan, marking the start of the province’s annual celebration honoring agriculture, culture, and tourism. Dy said the week-long festival...
BACOLOD CITY – MassKara Festival dancers performed during the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City on Sunday, Jan. 18. Dancers from Barangay Tangub, champion of last year 's MassKara Festival, performed during a parade at Fuente Osmeña Circle in Cebu City and at the Cebu City Sports Complex....
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – The Isabela Police Provincial Office has deployed 300 police personnel to secure this year’s Bambanti Festival in the City of Ilagan, Isabela from Jan. 18 to 25. A send-off ceremony was held at the IPPO grandstand in the City of Ilagan on Saturday, Jan. 17, to highlight...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Business Park of property developer Megaworld Corp. has unveiled two 10-foot art installations depicting warriors of the Dinagyang Festival. The Dino and Dina art installations by AR Sculptura “represents the strength and bravery of the precolonial Ilonggo warrior,...
ILOILO CITY – Zestah Shalom Espinosa was crowned Miss Iloilo 2026, a pageant that is part of this year’s Dinagyang Festival. The 21-year-old Espinosa from Anilao town bested 11 other candidates. “This crown is not just mine. It belongs to all of you,” Espinosa said in her Facebook page on...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government led by neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas has been criticized for attempting to impose fees for people wearing costumes and mascots and offering souvenir photo services for the upcoming 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The Special Services Division of the Treñas...
VILLASIS, Pangasinan – This municipality cooked ‘’pinakbet’’ or mixed vegetable stew during the Talong Festival on Friday, Jan. 16. Twenty-one barangays participated in the cook-off using eggplant produced by Barangays Pias, San Blas, and Caramutan as main ingredient. More than 1.1 tons...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The Vigan Longganisa Festival kicks off Thursday, Jan. 15, Mayor Randy Singson announced. The festival opens with the final canvassing of the popularity contest Reynas de Vigan 2026 Thursday night at Plaza Burgos. Singson, together with the city’s consultative...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – This municipality is celebrating its town fiesta – highlighted by the Pagey Festival – from Jan. 17 to 26. Cultural, entertainment, and community activities have been lined up to celebrate the event. Festivities open on Jan. 17 with a Mass, Agew na Pasasalamat, and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three-hundred personnel from the Police Regional Office-8 were deployed to reinforce PRO-7 in securing the 461st fiesta celebration of Señor Santo Niño and the Sinulog Festival 2026 in Cebu. A send-off ceremony was held at the PRO-8 Grandstand in Palo, Leyte on Tuesday, Jan. 13....
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) deployed 150 policemen to Cebu City on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to augment security for the Sinulog Festival. They are composed of 100 personnel from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office and 50 from the Siquijor Police...
ILOILO CITY – Two-thousand, nine-hundred eighty police officers were deployed to secure the 2026 Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo, Aklan from Jan. 17 to 18. The Philippine National Police (PNP) said they are part of the more than 12,500 lawmen tapped for three major festivals of the Visayas – the...
