BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will deploy 495 personnel to secure this year’s Bacolaodiat Festival here beginning February 4. BACOLAODIAT Inc. Vice President Bobby Cordova, Jennifer Gochangco-Ong, Oddette Ong-Gomez, festival chairman John Stephen Sy, and Councilor Jason...
BAGUIO CITY – The month-long 28th Panagbenga Festival 2024 with the theme "Celebrating Traditions, Embracing Innovation" kicked off on Thursday, February 1, with the opening of the Panagbengascapes and Market Encounter. Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Rep. Mark Go, city officials, and...
BACOLOD CITY – Thousands of revelers flocked to Cadiz City in Negros Occidental to celebrate the 50 th Golden Dinagsa Festival over the weekend. Highlight of the event was the city-wide paint party “Lamhitanay sa Dalan,” where revelers had water-based paints painted on their clothes,...
ILOILO CITY – The recent Dinagyang Festival here was generally peaceful, police said. POLICE stand guard during a 2024 Dinagyang Festival performance in Iloilo City. (PNP ICPO) Police Col. Joeresty P. Coronica, chief of the Iloilo City Police (ICPO) and head of the security task force for...
ILOILO CITY – Tribu Pan-ay of the Fort San Pedro National High School emerged as the grand champion in the Dinagyang Tribes Competition at the 2024 Dinagyang Festival in this city on Sunday, January 28. TRIBU Pan-ay of Fort San Pedro National High School topped the Dinagyang Tribes Competition of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old engineering student was crowned Golden Dinagsa Queen during the 50th Dinagsa Festival in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Friday, January 26. Ayah Jane Sucajel, a resident of Barangay Tinampaan, bested nine other candidates during the coronation night at the Cadiz...
ILOILO CITY – A man from Capiz province was arrested for violating the gun ban as this city celebrated the highlight of the Dinagyang Festival this weekend. A GUN and bullets were confiscated from a man as Iloilo City was celebrates the Dinagyang Festival. (PNP Iloilo City) The Iloilo City...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) has conducted a Simultaneous Exercise (SIMEX) and Communication Exercise (COMEX) to ensure a secure environment for the 28th Panagbenga Festival here in February. THE Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) conducts a full-scale simulation exercise...
President Marcos has called on the public to unite and preserve, protect, and promote the Filipino identity amid the fast-paced and changing times. File photo Marcos said this as he greeted the people of Iloilo, celebrating the Dinagyang Festival on Sunday, Jan. 28. In his message, the President...
ILOILO CITY – Amid an online word war between the people of Iloilo and Aklan, a mayor said the word “sádsad” is part of their cultural identity. “For the people of Aklan, sádsad is more than just a word. It is a pivotal element of our cultural identity, especially highlighted during the...
ILOILO CITY – Seven tribes competed in the second “Dinagyang ILOmination” side competition of the Dinagyang Festival here on Friday night, January 26. TRIBU Sidlangan performs at Dinagyang ILOmination, one of the side competitions of the 2024 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City....
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) has sent 334 police personnel to augment the security for the highlights of the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City this weekend. Police Lt. Abegael Donasco, spokesperson of the Negros Occidental police, said they are comprised...
