ILOILO CITY — The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City has again won a prestigious tourism award. The Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines Inc. (ATOP) declared the 2024 Dinagyang as the Grand Champion in the Best Cultural Festival Award during its national convention in Baguio City on...
BACOLOD CITY – The 46th MassKara Festival simultaneously kicked off at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) and Bacolod public plaza on Wednesday, Oct. 1, amid the aftermath of the earthquake in Cebu province. The festival with the theme “One Smile, One Heart, One City” will be held from...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat has vowed a grandiose Kalimudan Festival next month that will coincide with the province’s 52nd founding anniversary. With the launching of the annual celebration at SM City General Santos City on Tuesday, Sept. 30, festival director...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 2,495 security forces were deployed on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to ensure peace and order during the 19-day MassKara Festival celebration in this highly-urbanized city starting Oct. 1. Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, and Police Col. Dennis Esguerra,...
DAVAO CITY – A collaborative work of three artists from the Caraga region that depicts the anomalous flood control projects is now one of the head turners in the ongoing Mindanao Art Festival. The art installation – a chunk of salvaged concrete with protruding reinforcement steel bars – has...
CEBU CITY – The Sining Santo Tomas de Villanueva Kulturang Mananayaw of the Cebu Technological University-(CTU) Danao Campus emerged as the biggest winner in the Karansa Festival 2025 in Danao City, northern Cebu province on Sunday, Sept. 21. The CTU-Danao Campus delegation was declared as the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will deploy 1,819 policemen to secure the 46th MassKara Festival in October. Bacolod police chief Police Col. Joeresty Coronica said that 900 are augmentation personnel – 600 from Siquijor, Negros Oriental, and Negros Occidental under...
Padday na Lima paints the metro with Cagayan Valley 's hues of heritage, opening the trade fair with a vibrant showcase at Festival Mall Alabang on Sept. 19, 2025. Brimming with culture and tradition, Padday na Lima—the Ybanag term for “made by hands”—serves as the prime venue for...
NAGA CITY – As thousands of faithful gathered for the Peñafrancia Festival, one of the Philippines’ largest and most heartfelt expressions of devotion, Unilab, the leading pharmaceutical and health care company in the country, made its presence felt through its signature Alagang Unilab...
CEBU CITY – All is set for the 45th Karansa Festival on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Ramon M. Durano Sr. Sports Complex in Danao City, northern Cebu province. The festival is Danao’s grand celebration in honor of its patron saint, Santo Tomas de Villanueva. “We invite everyone to come and...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat is gearing up for the Kalimudan Festival 2025 in November. The week-long festival, one of the most anticipated in Central Mindanao region, is a cultural celebration in Sultan Kudarat that highlights its rich cultures and traditions. Kahar...
Vice President Sara Duterte visited Naga City once again to attend the Peñafrancia festivities there, spending time with the devotees and taking part in their annual tradition. Photos of the official showed her joining the Marian procession at the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral in Naga City,...
