
Iloilo City is holding the culmination of its 73rd Charter Day celebration today, which has been declared holiday by Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog for all city government offices and public schools. The day will start with a mass at La Paz Catholic Church followed by a civic-military parade of about 5,000 participants, including city employees, [...]
Candidates seeking national elective positions and foreign dignitaries are among those who confirmed their attendance in the 2010 Dinagyang Festival this coming weekend.
Celebrate Dinagyang 2010 at SM City Iloilo. This year’s Dinagyang is sure to be notches higher from the previous years celebration as it stands tall to be the Best Festival in the Country for three(3) consecutive years earning it the Hall of Fame award from the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines(ATOP).
Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City’s premier tourism, religious and cultural celebration will heat up the center stage starting Friday October 16 for its local launching at the Freedom Grandstand. Honoring Señor Santo Nino (the Child Jesus), Dinagyang is a festive merrymaking that prides of excellent folk choreography showcasing of Ilonggo heritage and culture as well as [...]
Take Me to the Philippines is a result of Secretary Duranos collaboration with Black Eyed Peas member Apl.de.ap that began in 2008. Apl.de.ap even offered to create a music video for the campaign entitled, Take U to the Philippines.
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2 October 2009
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It’s already mid-September but we haven’t heard about the preparations for the Dinagyang Festival next year. In previous years, preparation for the Dinagyang Festival start as early as March or barely two months after the holding of the festival. In fact, by the month of September we can already see posters as well as pamphlets [...]
For next year’s festival, the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) plans to screen the tribes that intend to join the ati competition. The screening will ensure the tribes’ “capability and competitiveness,” said Dr. Jaime Manila, chairman of the tribes committee. A screening committee is being planned. This year’s edition of the festival was marred by [...]
For hundreds of years, the heritage rich District of Jaro, the center of religious devotion to the miraculous Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria celebrates its fiesta today February 2. This world -famous event, better known as the “Candelaria” is the biggest and the most opulent religious pageantry in Western Visayas. The highlight of the celebration [...]
Several Catholic schools and civic organizations promised to help in the clean-up of Iloilo City after the three-day Dinagyang Festival slated on January 23-25. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said several tons of garbage, including food wrappers, broken bottles, tin cans, and other waste materials, can accumulate throughout the festivities. “Let us work together and help [...]
The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) will allow Tribu Hamili to participate in the Ati tribes competition this Sunday provided “they shall be the last performer.” This condition was set by the foundation following reports that the tribe is unprepared for the competition due to lack of sponsors. Earlier, Hamili’s tribe manager Francis Segovia was [...]
The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) will render its decision today on whether to allow the Tribu Hamili and Tribu Himala to perform during the 2009 Dinagyang Festival Ati competition this Sunday as their preparedness and costumes are put on question. IDFI vice chair Ricardo Andrada said the foundation has to come up with a [...]