CEBU CITY – The Sandugo Festival in Bohol province made a successful return on Sunday, July 30, after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Thousands of residents and guests witnessed 10 contingents compete in the street dancing and ritual showdown. Tribu Tagbilaranon of Tagbilaran City...
DAVAO CITY – The National Book Development Board (NBDB) targets more than 40,000 readers and visitors from the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao in the three-day Philippine Book Festival at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang here from August 18 to 20. Speaking at the media conference...
The inaugural Manila Food and Wine Festival (MFWF), a culinary tourism celebration presented by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the MFWF Team, opened with grandeur and flair on July 14, Friday, at The Westin Manila. The first-ever Manila Food and Wine Festival Organizers said the inaugural...
DAVAO CITY – The City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) aims to attract almost 200,000 tourists for the 38th Kadayawan Festival in Davao City next month. “As to the tourist arrivals, we are expecting to somehow reach 180,000 to 200,000 in time for the 38th Kadayawan Festival,” CTOO...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao unveiled on July 17, Monday, the brand-new logo and theme song for this year’s 38th Kadayawan Festival which is set to make a grand comeback in August. The city government launched the 38th Kadayawan Festival at Seda Abreeza on J.P. Laurel, Bajada, with...
DAPA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Philippine Navy Fleet Marine Dragon Boat Team topped the four-day 1st Dapa Siargao International Drago Boat Festival 2023 on Dapa Sunshine Boulevard, Dapa, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province last week. The Philippine Navy Fleet Marine Dragon...
ILOILO CITY – Two major festivals in Western Visayas emerged victorious in the 2023 Aliwan Fiesta, a competition among the country’s biggest festivals, over the weekend in Pasay City. The Dinagyang Festival here is this year’s champion while Manggahan Festival of the island-province Guimaras...
DAPA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The 1st Dapa Siargao International Dragon Boat Festival 2023 opened on Friday, July 14, on Dapa Sunrise Boulevard here. Five international dragon boat teams and 28 national teams, led by the Philippine Navy, are competing in the four-day event. The five...
Over the years, art has found itself changing with the times, often reflecting the generational change that comes along with it. Let us take ourselves back, as far back as when we as humans could barely even speak, in an era when humans had just discovered the basic tools to survive in the open. Can...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City in Eastern Samar is hosting the 2nd National Surfing Summit and Surf City Festival from Nov. 24 to 26. The city has invited surfers and surfing enthusiasts to the landmark event with the theme "Surfing Horizons: Unveiling New Destinations, Igniting Tourism" and goal...
DAPA, Siargao, Surigao del Norte – The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDNPPO) is working diligently to ensure a safe and secure environment throughout the four-day 1st Dapa Siargao International Dragon Boat Festival from July 14 to 17. In a progress report on Monday, July 10, to...
SAGUIARAN, Lanao del Sur – More than 2,000 residents here have benefitted from a medical mission at the municipal gym on Monday, June 26, held as part of the Araw ng Saguiaran Festival 2023 with the theme "Ummah (Muslim community) progress through unity."...
