LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Sen. Imee Marcos said on Saturday, Feb. 1, that the term of incumbent barangay officials will be extended since there will be no Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections this year. SEN. Imee Marcos (fifth from left) graces the opening of the Cagsawa Festival in Daraga,...
BACOLOD CITY – Granadianz regained the title in the Bacolaodiat Festival Street and Lantern Dance Competition here on Sunday, Feb. 2. The group representing Barangay Granada bested four other contingents in the competition held during the culmination of the 20th edition of the festival....
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office reported that the grand opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival 2025 here on Saturday, Feb. 1, was generally peaceful and recorded zero theft incidents for the first time. TIGHT security contributed to the peaceful Panagbenga grand opening parade on...
BAGUIO CITY – A street dancing and drum and lyre competition kicked off the 29th Panagbenga Festival or Baguio Flower Festival here on Saturday, Feb. 1, with the theme Blossoms Beyond Boundaries. YOUNG native dancers perform during the opening day parade of the month-long 29 th Panagbenga...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 200 policemen have been deployed to secure this year’s Bacolaodiat Festival from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2. THE Bacolod City Police Office has 200 policemen to secure the 20th Bacolaodiat Festival from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Police Office) Police Col....
BACOLOD CITY – Filipino-Chinese business tycoon Hans T. Sy was warmly welcomed during the 20th Bacolaodiat Festival here on Thursday, Jan. 30. Sy, accompanied by his son Harvey and daughter Hanna Carinna during their visit at the Bacolod City Government Center, was named Honorary Mayor and...
ILOILO CITY – Marivic Mabilog, wife of former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, was irked by the contradicting statements made by Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa following the presidential pardon of her husband. SEN. Ronald dela Rosa and former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog during...
The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City has been invited to perform in New Zealand and Japan. TRIBU Paghidaet of La Paz National High School is the champion of the Ati category competition of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “With their invitations, we will proudly...
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,...
