ILOILO CITY – This city is hosting the first-ever One Visayas Creative Expo coinciding with the celebration of the Dinagyang Festival this weekend. The week-long event that ends on Sunday, January 28, brings together products, destinations, and festivals of the three regions in the Visayas at SM...
One of the grandest and most colorful festivals in the country, SInulog Festival was also the most aweSM celebration at the SM malls in Cebu City. SM Seaside City Cebu and SM City Cebu held a bigger, bolder, and brighter Sinulog festivities in partnership with the Cebu City government....
ILOILO CITY – A social media post by the National Museum of the Philippines-Iloilo on January 24 sparked an online word war between the people of Iloilo and Aklan as Ilonggos gear to celebrate the highlight of the Dinagyang Festival here this weekend. The “sádsad” post continues to...
ILOILO CITY – Traffic here worsened as road closures were implemented in the downtown area a few days before the Dinagyang Festival this weekend. Traffic congestion began during rush hour on Monday, January 22. TRAFFIC is heavy on Gen. Luna St. in Iloilo City as the highlight of the...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) vowed uninterrupted power for the weekend highlight of the 2024 Dinagyang Festival that honors the Santo Niño or Child Jesus, following the New Year blackout from January 2 to 5 that caused massive inconvenience here. MORE Power vows...
Prominent figures from Megaworld and the organizers of the Dinagyang Festival stand against the backdrop of the Festive Walk Iloilo Bridgeway, with a 20-foot iconic giant inflatable dog named 'Jennie.' Megaworld's 72-hectare township, Iloilo Business Park (IBP), takes center stage as one of...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P3.4 million was seized from three drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Sunday, January 22, days before the highlight of this year’s Dinagyang Festival. SUSPECTED shabu worth P3.4 million was seized from three drug pushers on January 22 in Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said this year’s Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town, Aklan province was generally peaceful despite a riot involving the youth that went viral online. POLICE declare the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town, Aklan province generally peaceful. (Aklan...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – This year’s week-long Bambanti Festival opened here on Monday, January 22, with the unveiling of the Bambanti Village. CAUAYAN City booth at Bambanti Festival. Organizers have slated various activities for the festival that is expected to draw thousands of...
CEBU CITY – An estimated three million people attended the Sinulog Festival at the South Road Properties (SRP) here on Sunday, January 21. THE Sinulog Festival in Cebu City was generally peaceful, police said. (Juan Carlo de Vela) Police Col. Ireneo Dalogdog, chief of the Cebu City Police Office,...
By JACQUELYN LUCERO A GRAND OCCASION At least 12 contingents from different barangays in Cebu City showcase colorful costumes and show their dancing skills in the street dancing as part of the Sinulog festival 2024 In the heart of the Philippines lies a festival that transcends mere...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – The week-long Bambanti Festival here kicks off January 22. The executive committee, chaired by Isabela Vice Gov. and Bambanti Festival 2024 Director General Faustino "Bojie" G. Dy III, has put together the festival's traffic management and security plan, among...
