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 10-day gun ban in this city for the 2024 Dinagyang Festival starts at midnight on Friday, January 19. “We want to ensure a firearm-free Dinagyang festival. Let’s celebrate together in harmony, respecting the safety measures for a secure and enjoyable time while showing our...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government is hosting the Kasadyahan competition of the upcoming Dinagyang, this city’s annual festival in January that honors the Santo Niño (Child Jesus). ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (center) leads the launching of Kasadyahan, a competition among...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas and Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon here have apologized for inviting a vlogger known for cursing online for the 100-day countdown for the Dinagyang Festival 2024. “On behalf of the organizers of Dinagyang 2024, I would like to offer my apology since sensitivities...
ILOILO CITY – The hybrid onsite and virtual streaming of the 2022 Dinagyang Festival here has again won a prestigious tourism award. The Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines Inc. (ATOP) declared the 2022 Dinagyang as the grand winner of the Best Cultural Festival Award-City...
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...
SM Group throws massive support behind Dinagyang, the mother of Philippine festivals MERRYMAKING ON CALLE REAL Contingents from different tribes of various barangays in Iloilo City presenting their dance in the Dinagyang Festival 2023 celebration at the Freedom Grandstand (Juan Carlo de Vela) Over...
With thousands of domestic and foreign visitors packing various festival activities, Dinagyang’s return to the city’s streets exceeded expectations, according to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. A "complete success" was how he described the festival’s return to a face-to-face celebration after two...
THE RIGHT MOVE Dinagyang 2023 was an amazing experience, and it was certainly worth the wait – two years to be exact after the festival was virtually held to abide by the health protocols due to pandemic restrictions. The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City held...
ILOILO CITY – Two policemen assigned to Guimaras province sent to this city to augment security for the 2023 Dinagyang Festival over the weekend helped a woman give birth. TWO policemen assigned to Guimaras province on security detail for the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City helped a 27-year-old...
