The Dinagyang 2008 was a big success! Approximately 1.5M people reportedly came to Iloilo to witness the best tourism event in the Country (as awarded by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines for two consecutive years). Explore Iloilo would like to thank the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IFDI) for acknowledging ExploreIloilo.com as one of the media sponsors of the Dinagyang Festival 2008 and linking ExploreIloilo.com to the IDFI Official Website. More Power to you guys!
Kasadyahan Competition 2008 Winners
(January 26, 2008)
4th Runner Up – Tribu Mandurriaonon (Mandurriao District)


3rd Runner Up – Tribu Bayluhay (San Joaquin Municipality)


2nd Runner Up- Tribu Tinu-om (Cabatuan Municipality)


1st Runner Up – Tribu Kasag (Banate Municipality)
Champion – Tribu Sa-ad (Leganes Municipality)


Special Awards
Best in Street Dance: Tribu Sa-ad (Leganes Municipality)
Best in Choreography: Tribu Kasag (Banate Municipality)
Best in Production Design: Tribu Sa-ad (Leganes Municipality)
Best in Demonstration: Tribu Kasag (Banate Municipality)
Best in Theme: Tribu Sa-ad (Leganes Municipality)
Dinagyang Ati Competition 2008 Winners
(January 27, 2008)
4th Runner Up – Tribu Atub-Atub (Veterans Village)


3rd Runner Up – Tribu Silak (Iloilo City National High School)


2nd Runner Up – Tribu Taga-Jaro (Jaro National High School)


And Taga Jaro Pictures courtesy of Enrico Dee of Byahilo.com
1st Runner Up – Tribu Ilonganon (Jalandoni Memorial National High School)


Grand Champion – Tribu Paghida-et (Lapaz National High School)


Special Awards
Best in Street Dance: Tribu Ilonganon (Jalandoni Memorial National High School)
Best in Choreography: Tribu Paghida-et (Lapaz National High School)
Best Choreographer: Tribu Paghida-et (Lapaz National High School)
Best in Performance: Tribu Paghida-et (Lapaz National High School)
Best in Costume: Tribu Paghida-et (Lapaz National High School)
Best in Discipline: Tribu San Pedro (Fort San Pedro High School)
Best in Music: Tribu Ilonganon (Jalandoni Memorial National High School)










Marc,
Beautiful photos. Mabuhay ILOILO City and the Province(s). Hala bira!! ;)
@jon ari ko di ya sa manila naka base. hehehe mas maayo pa da gani sa iloilo kay katawhay. diri ya kagarot.
@jon im Enrico Dee from Byahilo.com :D
I wasn’t able to watch the Ati competition but the pictures’ awesome i can feel the spirit of Dinagyang. Congrats to the winners! Hope they could make it to the Aliwan Festival!
Oo nga. Congrats to both of us :D
marc, preho ta kuno gina mention sa Freedom grandstand as media partners. aahahah
Thanks Gladita, I didn’t know of it until a friend told me. It came so unexpected.
Of course you can borrow the pictures, provided the watermark and credits are not cropped out.
I’m an alumni of INHS and and I would also want to watch Bola-bola during the Dinagyang in the years ahead, they made such a great impact to the festivity.
Congrats marcos, i was quite happy for you when i heard your site being acknowledged as one of the media sponsors. Anyway, can I borrow some of your photos for my blog? Will give you credit and link of course.
I can’t decide between Paghida-et and Ilonganon. Both deserves to win. I think Tribu Bola-Bola has brought Dinagyang to a different level when they joined. I remember looking forward to every Dinagyang from then on. It’s a pity they no longer join. It’s good that every Dinagyang is better than the last. Congrats to the winners, the organizers, and to all Ilonggos.
I was rooting for Ilonganon to win because I was impressed on the innovations they bring to Dinagyang. I was a bit surprised they did not win. Nevertheless, Paghidaet did an excellent performance! Congratulations to all the winners!
Changed na. Thanks guid eric for sharing your photos. I was late, as you know, so I haven’t taken pictures of Ang Taga Jaro during the Dinagyang Ati and Tribu Kasag during the Kasadyahan.
change my family name to DEE
ahehe