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...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – The week-long Bambanti Festival formally opened here on Monday, Jan. 23. Vice Gov. and Director General of the 2023 Bambanti Festival Faustino “Bojie” Dy III kicked off the event with the Village Agri-Ecotourism Exhibit and Sale showcasing the best products and...
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...
TRIBU Parianon of Molo District is the champion of the Ati tribe competition at the 2023 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas won’t endorse the shutdown of mobile phone signal in the 2024 Dinagyang Festival due to the problems it had caused to the...
ILOILO CITY -- First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos was one of the special guests of Mayor Jerry Treñas for the main event of the 2023 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City on Sunday, Jan. 22. “Maayong adlaw sa inyo nga tanan (Good day, everyone),” the First Lady said as she greeted a huge crowd at the...
As Iloilo celebrates Dinagyang Festival, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed hope that Ilonggos sustain their locality's progressive gains and strengthen their resolve towards growth. (Juan Carlo de Vela) "I join you on this momentous occasion as you showcase Ilonggos' creativity,...
As part of its goal to ramp up the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration and to make the process more convenient for the benefit of Filipinos, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), together with public telecommunication entities (PTEs), mounted...
To culminate the month-long festivities of the 22nd Grand Bambino Festival in Pasig City, a Bambino Exhibit was formally opened on Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral Formation Center. Devotees of the Bambino or the Sto. Niño witnessed the launch, graced by Pasig City Lone...
Today is Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival. It is the most important festival in China. Reports say tens of millions of people in China headed to their rural hometowns starting Friday to keep the tradition of celebrating the start of the new year with their...
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...
by RALPH LAUREN ABAINZA Amidst the celebrations, the lunar new year is also a time of reflection on the contribution of agriculture in developing human civilization. From the timing of festivities to the name of the year, the lunar new year has many ties with agriculture. Photo: Hong Son/Pexels...
Leap to success this Year of the Water Rabbit and watch live performances from Nobita, Shanti Dope, Jason Dhakal, Janine Teñoso, Ace Banzuelo, and Darren Lucky Chinatown in Manila welcomes a bigger and more prosperous Chinese New Year celebration for the year 2023, highlighted by vibrant live...
