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ILOILO CITY, Nov 17 -– Major streets of this city will be filled with sound of drumbeats as tribes joining the 2012 Dinagyang Festival 2012 set December 16 for their “Pamukaw” which is their way of rousing public interest of the upcoming celebration.
Organizers of the festival — the San Jose Parish Church, Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. and the city government here, slated January 13, 2012 for the opening salvo.
Twelve tribes have already signified their intention to join the Ati-ati competition of the 2012 Dinagyang Festival, according to the City Tourism and Development Office.
Tribes namely Pan-ay, Paghidaet, Salognon, Ilonganon, Atub-atub, Aninipay, Pag-asa, Molave, Bantu, Angola and Milagrosa have already submitted their documents with the festival organizer while Tribu Lunok is...
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Dinagyang Festival braces for changes in 2012
CHANGES will be made in the 2012 Dinagyang Festival to make it more spectacular to attract more guests and tourists, said Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog.
In a launching of the 2012 festival at SM City here last November 11, 2011, Mabilog led the signing of a memorandum of agreement with Fr. Achilles Secio of the San Jose Parish and Ramon Cua Locsin, chairman of Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc.
Mabilog said the changes will include the Sto. Niño image of the Parish of Sto. Niño de Arevalo to meet and greet the arrival of the Sto. Niño de Cebu.
Another major change includes the staging of the first performance at the Iloilo Sports Complex that will accommodate more than 30,000 people.
The sports complex, front of Western Institute of Iloilo, Iloilo Provincial Capitol and the Iloilo...
Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, Venus Raj and Shamcey Supsup to judge Iloilo Dinagyang 2012
The Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2012 will likely have as judges Bb. Pilipinas beauties who won in international competitions.
This was announced by Alex G. Soncio, the over-all chairman of the Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2012 in a recent meeting of the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc.’s working committees.
Soncio said they will invite 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, 2010 Miss Universe fourth runner-up Venus Raj and 2011 Miss Universe 3rd runner-up Shamcey Supsup.
Soncio has ABS-CBN as co-presenter in the 2012 search for the city’s Ambassadress of Goodwill.
Already, 11 beauties have been chosen to vie for the title in a ceremony slated January 18 at the Central Philippine University gym.
The candidates who made their courtesy call before Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog last week were formally presented...
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Iloilo Sports Complex venue of Dinagyang 2012 competition
By MONTESA GRINO-CAOYONAN
It’s final. The “grand performance” of the competing tribes for the Dinagyang Festival 2012 will be witnessed at the Iloilo Sports Complex in La Paz, Iloilo City.
Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor, Sr. has approved the proposal of the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) to use the sports complex as the final judging area.
Yesterday afternoon, the IDFI through its President Ramon Cua Locsin together with City Tourism Officer Benito Jimena had presented to the governor their proposed plan on how to protect the facility especially the rubberized track oval, as well as the painted volleyball and basketball courts against possible damage.
On the same day, the governor with the IDFI officials personally visited the Iloilo Sports Complex for inspection.
As agreed, the...
