BACOLOD CITY – Cebu-based artist and licensed mechanical engineer Jayson Droña won the grand prize at the Dinagsa Festival 2025 Visayas-Wide Painting Competition in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. DRONA (FB) Droña’s entry “Mga Kamay ng Pag-asa” painted in oil on a 26 x 32-inch canvas...
The Gotianun Group is transferring ownership of its flagship Festival Mall-Main Mall in Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City to Filinvest REIT Corporation (FILRT) in a P6.26 billion deal that marks the real estate investment trust’s entry into the retail leasing business. In a disclosure to...
BACOLOD CITY – The Tribu Sicablun Quatro topped the 50 th Dinagsa Festival street dance competition in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Jan. 26. TRIBU Sicablun Quatro, representing Barangays Sicaba, Luna, and Zone 4, topped this year's Dinagsa Festival street dance competition...
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,...
BACOLOD CITY - A 19-year-old psychology student of STI-West Negros University here was crowned Dinagsa Queen 2025 during the golden or 50th year of Dinagsa Festival in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. BALDOQUIN (Cadizeños) Angel Mae Baldoquin bested nine other hopefuls during the grand coronation...
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...
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...
