ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government led by neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas has been criticized for attempting to impose fees for people wearing costumes and mascots and offering souvenir photo services for the upcoming 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The Special Services Division of the Treñas...
VILLASIS, Pangasinan – This municipality cooked ‘’pinakbet’’ or mixed vegetable stew during the Talong Festival on Friday, Jan. 16. Twenty-one barangays participated in the cook-off using eggplant produced by Barangays Pias, San Blas, and Caramutan as main ingredient. More than 1.1 tons...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The Vigan Longganisa Festival kicks off Thursday, Jan. 15, Mayor Randy Singson announced. The festival opens with the final canvassing of the popularity contest Reynas de Vigan 2026 Thursday night at Plaza Burgos. Singson, together with the city’s consultative...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – This municipality is celebrating its town fiesta – highlighted by the Pagey Festival – from Jan. 17 to 26. Cultural, entertainment, and community activities have been lined up to celebrate the event. Festivities open on Jan. 17 with a Mass, Agew na Pasasalamat, and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three-hundred personnel from the Police Regional Office-8 were deployed to reinforce PRO-7 in securing the 461st fiesta celebration of Señor Santo Niño and the Sinulog Festival 2026 in Cebu. A send-off ceremony was held at the PRO-8 Grandstand in Palo, Leyte on Tuesday, Jan. 13....
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) deployed 150 policemen to Cebu City on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to augment security for the Sinulog Festival. They are composed of 100 personnel from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office and 50 from the Siquijor Police...
ILOILO CITY – Two-thousand, nine-hundred eighty police officers were deployed to secure the 2026 Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo, Aklan from Jan. 17 to 18. The Philippine National Police (PNP) said they are part of the more than 12,500 lawmen tapped for three major festivals of the Visayas – the...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga — Kalinga province will once again showcase its rich indigenous heritage, unity, and cultural identity in the 7th Bodong Festival in February. With the theme "Naidaklan nga Kultura, Isu 't Bileg ti Kalinga," the celebration will feature various cultural, tourism, sports,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) seized shabu valued at P8.8 million for distribution at the Sinulog Festival in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental after arresting two high-value drug personalities in a buy-bust operation in this highly urbanized city on...
VILLASIS, Pangasinan – This municipality is celebrating its town fiesta this year from Jan. 10 to 17, with the Talong or Eggplant Festival as the highlight. The fiesta underscores Villasis’ identity as the vegetable bowl of Pangasinan, blending agriculture, culture, and entertainment into one...
POZORRUBIO, Pangasinan – The Patupat Festival was held on Friday, Jan. 9, as part of this town’s founding anniversary and fiesta. More than 1,000 pieces of patupat were prepared and served by the local government led by Mayor Kelvin T. Chan at the municipal executive building. Patupat is a...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong and officials of the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFFI) on Monday unveiled at the Baguio City Hall the calendar of activities for the month-long celebration of the 30th Panagbenga or Baguio Flower Festival. The...
