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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...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
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...
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Aquino may not attend Dinagyang 2012
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III may not make it for the Dinagyang Festival in January 21-22, 2012 as his schedule is already booked for different advanced appointments.
Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, however, is unfazed, saying he is doing his best to have Aquino during the festival and inaugurate at least four major city infrastructure projects.
The projects include the new Iloilo City Hall, City Community College, as well as the Esplanade and the Lanit relocation site for informal settlers.
The seven-storey new city hall was built at almost P700 million; the school at P25 million, donated by businessman Edgar Sia of Mang Inasal; the Esplanade project initiated by Senator Franklin Drilon was at P48 million; and the housing project for more than 2,000 displaced informal settler-families...
Dinagyang 2012 Grand Performance at the Iloilo Sports Complex
Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. has approved the proposal of the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) to place the ‘Grand Performance’ of all the competing tribes at the Iloilo Sports Complex in La Paz district here.
On Thursday afternoon, the IDFI, through its president, Ramon Cua Locsin, together with City Tourism Officer Benito Jimena, presented to the governor their plan on how to protect the facility, especially the rubberized track oval as well as the painted volleyball and basketball courts against possible damage.
The governor, together with the IDFI officials, went to the Iloilo Sports Complex for a site visit.
As agreed upon, the competing tribes will perform on the cemented floor reserved for basketball and volleyball courts, which is in front of the stage.
Also, the foundation...
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Media Accreditation Guideline for Dinagyang Festival 2012
A MEDIA accreditation guideline for Dinagyang Festival 2012 coverage has been released by the Publicity and Media Relations Group of Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI).
Media ID will only be issued to active media practitioner affiliated with established/legitimate media organization/agency/associations; active photographers who are members of legitimate photographic associations and bloggers with active and updated blog sites.
Accreditation forms shall be accomplished properly with 2 1x1 pictures, duly signed by the head of the agency/organization.
Media groups/organizations based outside of Iloilo shall secure endorsement of their request for Media Accreditation from the city or provincial tourism office in their respective areas.
Bloggers shall indicate their blog sites upon application...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
2012 Dinagyang Festival to focus more on religiosity
THE Dinagyang Festival in 2012 will not just give pomp, pageantry and colors but also emphasis on religiosity, particularly on the Ilonggos’ veneration of the patron saint Señor Santo Niño.
Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who met with Agustinian priests of Arevalo and San Jose parishes, said major changes will be made on the religious events of the festival. The Santo Niño in Arevalo church will be given more focus, he added.
The Arevalo church hosts the third oldest Santo Niño image in the entire country and was seldom given honor during the festival.
Mabilog said the image will be brought from the Arevalo church to San Jose church, where it will stay for a few days until the arrival of the Santo Niño de Cebu.
The image from Cebu was brought to Iloilo four days before the Dinagyang...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Total gun ban during Dinagyang 2012, Chinese New Year
Iloilo city police office will recommend to CSupt. Cipriano Querol Jr., chief of PNP regional office in Western Visayas a total gun ban during the Dinagyang Festival and Chinese New year next month.
Querol, on the other hand, will recommend to Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and PNP chief Gen. Nicanor Bartolome, the total gun ban in this city for the period January 15-30, 2012 in time for the Dinagyang Festival and Chinese New Year celebration.
Dinagyang 2012 will start it first activity on Friday, December 16, 2011 through a “Pamukaw” parade to be participated by ati-atihan and kasadyahan groups for a month-long celebration. The festival highlights will be on January 21-22, 2012 with more than one million persons expected to see the festival performances in the city.
The Chinese...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Iloilo city eyes int’l flights for Dinagyang 2012
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog will be seeking a meeting with the Gokongweis of Cebu Pacific Air soon to workout a direct international flight schedule from Hongkong to Iloilo Airport and back in time for the Dinagyang Festival 2012 .
Mabilog said the heavy passenger traffic at the Iloilo airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo, especially during the Christmas holidays until the month of February deemed it necessary to develop Iloilo and absorb international flights.
As it is, the Iloilo Airport of international standards has no international flights to boast of as tourists prefer to take the Aklan and Caticlan airports to serve the Chinese, Japanese and Korean passengers to go to Boracay Island.
Mabilog said the Iloilo airport is ready and available for foreign passengers, overseas Filipino overseas contract...
Monday, June 20, 2011
US envoy to witness Dinagyang Festival
UNITED States Ambassador the Philippines Harry Thomas Jr. vowed to witness the Dinagyang Festival 2012 in Iloilo City and enjoy the premier tourism event in the Philippines with the Ilonggos.
Thomas, during a dinner hosted by the City Government, said Iloilo is full of festivities that attract tourists year round.
Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has invited Thomas to see the city’s biggest tourist attraction in January next year.
Thomas also announced continued support to the Aquino administration in its fight against corruption and poverty through the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) with mission director Gloria Steele, who joined him in his first visit to Iloilo on June 9 to 10, 2011.
The US envoy said the Philippines and his country are partners and his...
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Dinagyang Festival to perform in New York
Dinagyang Festival contingent will perform in Philippine Independence Day Parade in Madison Avenue, New York.
Dubbed as Philippines’ “Queen of Festivals”, Dinagyang was invited by Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI) together with Vice President Jejomar Binay and other luminaries to grace the annual event on June 5.
Vice President Binay will be the Guest of Honor of the Philippine Independence Day Parade, while the more than 30-some-odd-person Dinagyang Festival contingent will be its main feature and that of the Cultural Festival, two of the three major events held on the same day of the months-long, multi-event 113th commemoration of Philippine Independence. Organized, executed, directed and presented by the Philippine Independence Day Council in New York, the commemoration,...
