Senator Franklin Drilon along with Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza on Friday led the topping ceremony of the almost completed New Iloilo Airport Development Project (NIADP) in Sta. Barbara-Cabatuan area. Read More

The weekend presentation of Dinagyang Festival highlights can be regarded as a global presentation by visiting foreigners and guests who saw the two-day competition in Iloilo City.
Both Secretary Angus Barnes of the Australian Embassy and Country Director Tom Crouch of the Asian Development Bank praised the presentation and the organizers such as the city government of Iloilo and the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation for coming up with a world class presentation out to challenge the festivities of other countries. Read More

Tribu Ilonganon of Jalandoni Memorial National High School retained its championship crown in ati-ati tribe competition yesterday while perennial winner in the Kasadyahan category Tribu Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo snatched another championship crown in its comeback performance last Saturday in this year’s Iloilo Dinagyang Festival competitions here. Read More

The hype caused by Iloilo’s most celebrated event has attracted the attention of bloggers, photographers, and video uploaders. As an attempt to consolidate these online coverages, here’s a list of links to websites, and webpages.
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ILOILO City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the bigger and better result of the Dinagyang is the product of the cooperation between the private and the public organizations here. Read More

It seems that the imminent opening of the new Iloilo airport in Sta. Barbara-Cabatuan is pushing through with no major hitches. The Sta. Barbara bypass road is already being asphalted and the access road going to the airport is now complete with landscaped center islands and street lights. The physical structures such as the terminal, control tower, and runway has already taken shape and look like they’re ready for use. Continue Reading »

The Arroyo Fountain restoration was undertaken by the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD). At night it exudes a golden glow, providing beauty to a urban landscape. Continue Reading »

Iloilo City’s Dinagyang has its early beginnings in 1968, when a replica of the image of Sr. Santo Niño was brought from Cebu City to the San Jose Parish Church by Fr. Suplicio Ebderes, OSA with a delegation of Cofradia del Sto. Niño,Cebu members. The image was brought to San Jose Parish Church and enshrined there up to this time, where a novena in His honor is held every Friday. Continue Reading »

It’s all systems go for this year’s Dinagyang Festival.

Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) Executive Director Ben Jimena said financial contributions for the festivities keep on coming.

He said the foundation has collected and on the process of collecting the P10 million pledges. Read More

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is set to conduct a pre-bid conference for prospective bidders of the old Mandurriao airport land area in Iloilo City by early February 2007. SM Prime Holdings, Robinsons Land, Ayala Prime Holdings are among the interested investors. Read More