BAGUIO CITY – Some 100 indigent residents benefited from a gift-giving activity of the Filipino-Chinese community for the Spring Festival 2025 in this city on Friday, Jan. 24. BUSINESSMAN Peter Ng and Mayor Benjamin Magalong distribute gifts to 100 indigent residents in line with this year’s...
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...
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Office-6 (Western Visayas) relaunched the use of alcohol breath analyzers against drunk drivers during the highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival here this weekend. LAND Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Regional Director Jeck Conlu (right) and two...
ILOILO CITY — More than 7,250 law enforcers were deployed for the Jan. 24 to 26 highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival in this city. MORE than 7,000 law enforcers were deployed to secure the Jan. 24 to 26 highlight of the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO) “It is our...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Council has approved a P5-million financial assistance to support the staging of the 20th Bacolaodiat Festival this year. BACOLOD City officials headed by Mayor Albee Benitez, Bacolaodiat Festival chairman John Stephen Sy (third from left), and Bob Cordova...
ILOILO CITY – A new set of dolls for the Dinagyang Festival here has been unveiled. Iloilo Business Park of property developer Megaworld Corp. launched a new set of dolls this week ahead of the weekend highlight of this year’s festival. THE Niño: The Dinagyang Warrior Doll is...
Special Assistant to the President Secretary Anton Lagdameo is going around the country to consolidate political support for administration candidates in the upcoming elections. SAP Anton Lagdameo meets Gov. Gwen Garcia on the sidelines of the Sinulog Festival in Cebu. (Cebu province...
As the Philippines and China mark the 50th year of its diplomatic relations, Vice President Sara Duterte expressed hope that both countries can work together in addressing the “common challenges” they face. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a message during the Chinese New Year...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P9.3 million was seized in this city one week before the highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival. SUSPECTED shabu valued at more than P4 million and a gun were recovered by the police in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO-CDEU) The Iloilo...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government and the Baguio Filipino-Chinese community launched activities for the Spring Festival 2025 celebration under the Year of the Wooden Snake at the City Hall on Monday, Jan. 20. DRAGON dancers perform as the Filipino-Chinese community and the city...
ILOILO CITY – For a priest, the “sádsad” of the Ati-Atihan Festival – dubbed as the Mother of All Festivals – is the pilgrimage of the people of Aklan province. A LOCAL wears a colorful costume mimicking the native Ati people at the 2025 Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town,...
