Written by Erly C. Garcia (Provincial Information Office) Saturday, 19 November 2011 10:34
Resort owners, transport groups and other stakeholders from Northern Iloilo attend the seminar-workshop regarding value-chain analysis of tourism organized by the Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) yesterday (Nov. 16). Fifth District Board Member Jett Rojas also attended the affair held in Iloilo Grand Hotel. (ECGarcia/ Capitol News)
Written by Dinagyang Commitee Thursday, 27 January 2011 14:00
Dinagyang ATI-ATI 2011 Winners
Major Awards
Champion ………… Tribu Pan-ay
1st Runner-up ……. . . . Tribu Paghidaet
2nd Runner-up …… . . . Tribu Bola-Bola
3rd Runner-up ……. . . . Tribu Salognon
4th Runner-up ……. . . . Tribu Manduryaw
Best School Tribe
Champion / 1st Best School Tribe - Pan-ay (P500,000.00 worth School Projects
1st Runner Up / 2nd Best School Tribe - Paghidaet(P300,000.00 worth School Projects
2nd Runner Up / 3rd Best School Tribe - Bola-bola (P200,000.00 worth School Projects
Formerly known as Iloilo Ati-atihan, Dinagyang has its beginnings in 1969. It was only in 1977 when the term “Dinagyang” was used, to differentiate it from Kalibo’s Ati-atihan. Coined by the late Pacifico Sumagpao Sudario, an Ilonggo writer and radio broadcaster, Dinagyang is a very colorful presentation of honoring Iloilo’s patron Saint, the Child Jesus or popularly known as the Sto. Niño. Prayers and offerings are interpreted in dance forms noted for its fast body movements.
If one of Iloilo’s festivals s great fun, what would a bunch of them at one time be like?
