Music literally livened Iloilo City over the weekend with concerts after concerts, shows after shows and street revelry dominating the celebration.
With stages set up all over city proper, name it and the city had it from local bands and guest performers from Manila. Continue Reading »
“IT WAS really beyond my wildest expectation!”
This was how Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas described the 40th edition of Dinagyang Festival which climaxed over the weekend. Continue Reading »
Iloilo is distinguished as holding the second biggest celebration of the Chinese New Year after Manila. This Year of the Rat, the Chinese New Year will be celebrated on the 7th of February in the Downtown District of Iloilo (also known as Iloilo’s Chinatown). Many attractions and events are lined up during the event, which has grown into a major festival in the city.
The annual fiesta of the District of Jaro, Iloilo City is a grand event scheduled every 2nd of February. People from all over Iloilo would flock to Jaro to join in the revelry. Many would visit the Jaro Cathedral to honor the district’s patron saint, Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria, said to be miraculous.
The highlight is a grand religious parade around Jaro held in the afternoon. Another famous event during the fiesta is the Cock Derby in the Jaro Coliseum, where typically you will see bets amounting to millions in value.
HOTELIERS in Iloilo City expect a 100 percent increase in income during Dinagyang Festival, the premiere celebration in the metropolis. Continue Reading »
MORE than 1 million revelers are expected to flood downtown Iloilo City during the 40th Dinagyang Festival this weekend. Continue Reading »
SOME 1.5 million revelers are expected to witness and participate in the Dinagyang Festival with highlights scheduled Jan. 25-27, 2007 here. Continue Reading »
As the drumbeats reverberate in Metro Iloilo’s celebration of the festivity in honor of Sr. Sto Niño, another highlight is yet to unfold in Dinagyang 2008. This is the annual quest for The Iloilo Queen and Hiyas sg Iloilo, which will be held at the elegant Sunset Terrace Ballroom of the legendary Hotel del Rio on Jan. 23, 2008, 7 pm. Continue Reading »
Presidential hopefuls are among the very important persons (VIPs) during the highlight of this year’s Dinagyang Festival on Sunday. Continue Reading »
With five days left before the higlights of the Dinagyang Festival 2008, the city government along with the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) assured their readiness for the big event. Continue Reading »
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