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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This year’s Dinagyang Festival commenced on January 13, with the opening salvo attended by some 20,000 local and foreign visitors, who caught a glimpse of the performances of the competing tribes.

Kasi ang Dinagyang, hindi limited sa outside but it trespasses inside,” JO1 Labrador underscored. Alias “Sishi,” a choreographer, who used to be a member of a tribal contingent in the Dinagyang ...

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, or the Holy Child Jesus, to Iloilo City.

There will be no jamming of mobile phones at the Dinagyang Festival in honor of the Santo Niño (Christ Child) this weekend, police in Western Visayas assured participants and guests. Western Visayas ...

ILOILO CITY—The local government here has rejected the request of the Iloilo City Police Office (Icpo) to block mobile phone signals during the Dinagyang Festival on Jan. 26. Mayor Jerry ...

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go showed his solidarity with Ilonggos during his visit to Iloilo City on Sunday, January 26 for the Dinagyang Festival. Go attended the gatherings held at the ...