ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Tens of thousands of devotees are expected to pay homage to the Santo Niño (Holy Christ Child) on Friday, January 20 in fluvial and foot processions as the Dinagyang ...

Dinagyang started in 1968 when Fr. Sulpicio Enderes, an Augustinian priest, with a delegation of the Cofradia del Santo Niño de Cebu, brought a replica of the image of the Child Jesus to Iloilo City.

Dinagyang started in 1968 when Fr. Sulpicio Enderes, OSA, with a delegation of the Cofradia de Cebu, brought a replica of the image of Santo Niño de Cebu to Iloilo City.

As the chants and songs echo through the streets, they carry with them the people’s love and devotion to Señor Santo Niño. Through time and progress, as the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival continues to ...

Niño remains the same because since then, the guide is always there, and now, with the procession, we will still join as a way to thank for the blessings he continue to give),” according to “Jescel”, ...

The Dinagyang Festival is much more than lights, music, and performances. It's a time to show appreciation of Señor Santo Niño, and demonstrate how faith can triumph over secularisation in the ...

Dinagyang Festival is one of the grandest festivals in the Philippines. It traces the history of devotion to the Holy Child Jesus popularly known to Filipino devotees as “Señor Santo Niño”. ADVT ...

The Dinagyang Festival is celebrated each year to commemorate the arrival of the replica of the Santo Niño de Cebu to the San Jose de Placer Church in 1967. During the said historic event, devotees ...

ILOILO CITY, Philippines – For 67-year-old devotee Emma Galindez-Zapanta, being the hermana mayor for this year’s Dinagyang Festival celebration was her way of giving back.. Every year, the ...

Viva Dinagyang Awarding Ceremony. This is the final event of the Dinagyang Festival. It will begin at 7:00pm at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand. Aside from an awarding ceremony, there will be ...

Dinagyang, Iloilo City’s version of the ati-atihan festival, widely celebrated not only in Panay Island but also in other parts of the country. Philstar.com HOME ...

The Dinagyang had its beginnings in 1968, when a model of the image of Señor Santo Niño was brought to the San Jose Parish Church in Iloilo from Cebu City, by Fr. Sulpicio Ebderes, OSA together ...