BACOLOD CITY – An additional 300 police officers from Iloilo and Siquijor were deployed in this highly-urbanized city on Thursday, Oct. 16, to reinforce security operations during the three-day highlight of this year’s MassKara Festival. Their deployment aims to boost police visibility from...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is deploying 897 security personnel to ensure a safe and secure celebration of the Buglasan Festival in Negros Oriental from Oct. 16 to 24. A send-off ceremony for troops and resources led by Police Col. Lito Patay, officer-in-charge...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) will deploy 477 uniformed personnel to secure the Buglasan Festival from Oct. 16 to 26. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar, NOrPPO spokesperson, said the uniformed cops will be assigned to different venues and key areas, coordinating...
Filipino writers and creatives will share the spotlight with their Asian and European counterparts in the first edition of the Asian Literary Festival in central Brussels this weekend, Oct 4-5. The festival, a brainchild of nomad cultural curator and former journalist Louise Baterna, founder and...
ILOILO CITY — The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City has again won a prestigious tourism award. The Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines Inc. (ATOP) declared the 2024 Dinagyang as the Grand Champion in the Best Cultural Festival Award during its national convention in Baguio City on...
BACOLOD CITY – The 46th MassKara Festival simultaneously kicked off at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) and Bacolod public plaza on Wednesday, Oct. 1, amid the aftermath of the earthquake in Cebu province. The festival with the theme “One Smile, One Heart, One City” will be held from...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat has vowed a grandiose Kalimudan Festival next month that will coincide with the province’s 52nd founding anniversary. With the launching of the annual celebration at SM City General Santos City on Tuesday, Sept. 30, festival director...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 2,495 security forces were deployed on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to ensure peace and order during the 19-day MassKara Festival celebration in this highly-urbanized city starting Oct. 1. Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, and Police Col. Dennis Esguerra,...
DAVAO CITY – A collaborative work of three artists from the Caraga region that depicts the anomalous flood control projects is now one of the head turners in the ongoing Mindanao Art Festival. The art installation – a chunk of salvaged concrete with protruding reinforcement steel bars – has...
CEBU CITY – The Sining Santo Tomas de Villanueva Kulturang Mananayaw of the Cebu Technological University-(CTU) Danao Campus emerged as the biggest winner in the Karansa Festival 2025 in Danao City, northern Cebu province on Sunday, Sept. 21. The CTU-Danao Campus delegation was declared as the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will deploy 1,819 policemen to secure the 46th MassKara Festival in October. Bacolod police chief Police Col. Joeresty Coronica said that 900 are augmentation personnel – 600 from Siquijor, Negros Oriental, and Negros Occidental under...
Padday na Lima paints the metro with Cagayan Valley 's hues of heritage, opening the trade fair with a vibrant showcase at Festival Mall Alabang on Sept. 19, 2025. Brimming with culture and tradition, Padday na Lima—the Ybanag term for “made by hands”—serves as the prime venue for...
