BAGUIO CITY – Twenty-four groups of cultural dancers from the Cordillera region competed in the Rhythm of the Highlands: A Showcase of Culture and Dance competition at the 29th Panagbenga Festival at the Melvin Football Grounds at Burnham Park here on Saturday, Feb. 15. A GROUP of cultural...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong participated in the open painting competition and exhibit of the Panagbenga Festival at the Melvin Jones football ground in Burnham Park here on Sunday, Feb. 9. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong participates in an art competition of the 29th Panagbenga Festival at the...
“Village Keeper,” a movie produced by Filipino-Canadian Enrique Miguel Baniqued and directed by Karen Chapman, will be premiering at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California. The film festival opened on Feb. 4 and will run until Feb. 15. The poster for the...
Twelve seasoned landscapers are vying in the landscaping competition of the Panagbenga Festival 2025 dubbed Panagbengascapes at the Melvin Jones Football Ground, Burnham Park, Baguio City. PROFESSIONAL gardener Simplicio Sawey tends to his entry in the Panagbengascapes landscaping competition of...
Filinvest REIT Corporation (FILRT), the real estate investment trust of the Gotianun Group, expects Festival Mall to boost its profits by 30 percent and increase dividend payouts once the property-for-share swap with its sponsor, Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI), is completed. In a disclosure to the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Sen. Imee Marcos said on Saturday, Feb. 1, that the term of incumbent barangay officials will be extended since there will be no Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections this year. SEN. Imee Marcos (fifth from left) graces the opening of the Cagsawa Festival in Daraga,...
BACOLOD CITY – Granadianz regained the title in the Bacolaodiat Festival Street and Lantern Dance Competition here on Sunday, Feb. 2. The group representing Barangay Granada bested four other contingents in the competition held during the culmination of the 20th edition of the festival....
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office reported that the grand opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival 2025 here on Saturday, Feb. 1, was generally peaceful and recorded zero theft incidents for the first time. TIGHT security contributed to the peaceful Panagbenga grand opening parade on...
BAGUIO CITY – A street dancing and drum and lyre competition kicked off the 29th Panagbenga Festival or Baguio Flower Festival here on Saturday, Feb. 1, with the theme Blossoms Beyond Boundaries. YOUNG native dancers perform during the opening day parade of the month-long 29 th Panagbenga...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 200 policemen have been deployed to secure this year’s Bacolaodiat Festival from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2. THE Bacolod City Police Office has 200 policemen to secure the 20th Bacolaodiat Festival from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Police Office) Police Col....
BACOLOD CITY – Filipino-Chinese business tycoon Hans T. Sy was warmly welcomed during the 20th Bacolaodiat Festival here on Thursday, Jan. 30. Sy, accompanied by his son Harvey and daughter Hanna Carinna during their visit at the Bacolod City Government Center, was named Honorary Mayor and...
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...
