Eight persons were injured in an explosion during the fireworks display at the closing ceremony of the Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City on Sunday night, March 8. Police said the victims were watching the event near the Burnham Park skating rink when a fireworks landed on a styrofoam matting on...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFI) on Wednesday, March 4, announced the winners of the grand flower float parade at the 30th Panagbenga Festival here recently. McDonald’s, second place last year, was the grand champion in the large category with a P1-million prize....
One of the country’s top and most trusted online entertainment platforms, BingoPlus, is set to bring even more excitement to the 2026 Panagbenga Festival, joining the celebration until March 8 in Baguio City. The DigiPlus-owned online entertainment platform comes in as a platinum sponsor, adding...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFFI) has acknowledged that several barefoot performers suffered burns on their feet due to the hot artificial turf at the Melvin Jones Football Ground during the grand street dancing showdown on Feb. 28. The BFFFI said there was no...
BAGUIO CITY – Thirty competing floats participated in the grand Panagbenga Festival Floral Float Parade here on Sunday, March 1, with the theme "Blooming Without End." Seven were from small category, seven in the medium category, and 11 in the large category. Participating as non-competing floats...
BAGUIO CITY – The grand street dancing competition of the 30th Panagbenga Festival with the theme Blooming Without End was held here on Saturday, Feb. 28. Eight contingents competed – Lamut Harvest Festival Dance of Ifugao; Pagibang Damara Festival of San Jose, Nueva Ecija; Tribu Balitok a...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFFI), which organizes the annual festival with the float parade among the highlights, said it is considering mandating the accreditation of float makers as a way of regulating the industry. “We have to address this because they are...
The grand street dancing competition of the 30th Panagbenga Festival will be held in Baguio City on Feb. 28. Eight contingents are competing – Lamut Harvest Festival Dance of Ifugao; Pagibang Damara Festival of San Jose, Nueva Ecija; Tribu Balitok a Pagey of Malasique, Pangasinan; Tribu Bagtas,...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFFI) said the twin grand parades — street dancing and float parades scheduled on Feb. 28 and March 1 — for the Panagbenga Festival are all set. “We have everything in place, coordination with different groups and offices have been...
BAGUIO CITY – People passionate about painting participated in the Colours in Bloom art contest of the Panagbenga Festival here on Saturday, Feb. 14. In celebration of the 30th Panagbenga, the Handog ng Panagbenga sa Pamilya Baguio is a traditional activity offered by the Baguio Flower Festival...
BAGUIO CITY – The month-long 30th Panagbenga Festival with the theme “Blooming Without End” kicked off here on Sunday, Feb. 1. The event kicked off with a street-dancing parade bannered by seven drum and lyre contingents – Tuba Central School Drum and Lyre Corps, Pugo Central School, El...
BAGUIO CITY – With the annual Baguio Flower Festival or Panagbenga approaching, tourism officials urged travelers Monday to book only with accredited hotels and verify their legitimacy before paying to avoid "accommodation scams." Department of Tourism-Cordillera Director Jovita Ganongan said...