ILOILO CITY – Ilonggos were irked by the mobile phone signal shutdown for the Dinagyang Festival 2023 this weekend that affected the entire city as well as neighboring towns. A MAN mimicking an Ati warrior entertains locals in downtown Iloilo City as Ilonggos celebrate the return of the Dinagyang...
ILOILO CITY – Organizers of the Dinagyang Festival -- one of the biggest festivals in the country -- want the event to be insulated from any form of partisan politics. In fact, City Mayor Jerry Treñas even issued Executive Order No. 2023-009 to make known his intention to keep the religious...
ILOILO CITY -- Revelers of the 2023 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City have not forgotten to honor the Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus). This was manifested by the thousands of devotees who showed up on Friday afternoon, Jan. 20, and joined the fluvial and foot procession, one of the main highlights...
Come join the fun! Catch the boldest, biggest, and brightest Dinagyang Festival this weekend in Iloilo. But where to go once you get there and what to do? For the most AweSM Dinagyang experience, just head on to SM City Iloilo and check out these events and spectacular installations that showcase...
POLICE secure the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City in 2020. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A week-long gun ban for the Dinagyang Festival here this year was implemented starting on Friday, Jan. 13. Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) director, appealed for a peaceful...
ILOILO CITY – Mobile phone signal will be shut down in selected areas for the two-day Dinagyang Festival here next weekend. TRIBU Angola performs with the Museum of Philippine Economic History in the background in the Dagyang sa Calle Real event of the 2020 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City....
ILOILO CITY — Officials here have asserted that a duathlon race embroiled in a controversy is not a part of the 2023 Dinagyang Festival. PARTICIPANTS in the 1st Iloilo City of Love Dinagyang Duathlon. (The Adbenturistik) Mayor Jerry Trenas warned events organizers from using the Dinagyang...
ILOILO CITY – At least nine diplomats will attend the Dinagyang Festival here this month. TRIBU Angola performs with the Museum of Philippine Economic History in the background at the ‘Dagyang sa Calle Real’ event of the 2020 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Confirmed to attend...
It’s the unifying and driving force in the face of adversities. It’s the testament that Ilonggos can still celebrate to counter the challenges of COVID-19. It makes the community work together to keep moving and going despite the gloom of uncertainties. For the second year, Iloilo Dinagyang...
GMA Regional TV and Iloilo Festivals Foundation, Inc together with the Iloilo City Government officially signed the Memorandum of Agreement for the Dinagyang Digital 2021. Present at the MOA signing are (from left) IFFI's President Atty. Joebert Peñaflorida, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, and...
Photos by Noel Pabalate In a way every festival is a return to our long-ago roots, a recollection of our ancient selves, who believed in magic, in ritual, in ceremony, in the invisible, inexplicable forces that governed life on mysterious earth. Day 1 THE ILOILO DAILY Lunch: St. Martha's on...
