Published January 17, 2021, 2:45 PM
ILOILO CITY A double-digit spike in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in recent days has led to the cancellation of activities related to a subdued version of the Dinagyang Festival, which honors the Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus).
Performers at the opening for what a subdued Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. Most activities will be virtual. (Arnold Almacen/CMO)
Mayor Jerry Treñas issued the ban on mass gatherings anew even after the Iloilo City government and the Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI) kicked off on Friday, January 15, what was supposed to be weeklong activities both online and actual live events.
LGUs announce signing deals for advance purchase of AstraZeneca vaccines
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 10) A number of cities have announced that they have signed deals for the advance purchase of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
San Juan City, Valenzuela City, Vigan, Caloocan City and Iloilo City all confirmed their separate agreements with the pharmaceutical company on Sunday, many of them through social media posts.
The local government of Valenzuela said its deal was for 640,000 doses of the vaccine. With the AstraZeneca vaccines, 320,000 individuals will be vaccinated, which is 70% of the target population of the city (18 years old below are excluded), said the post.
UNDYING DEVOTION Dinagyang primarily honors the Senor Sto. Nino (Photo by Mayad)
At the heart of the Philippines lies the Queen of all festivals.
Dagyang fever is in the air! Drawn from this Hiligaynon term for frolic or merriment is
Dinagyang, one of the biggest, most prominent festivals in the country, in fact the most awarded. Due to the health crisis, the religious and cultural festivity of Iloilo will be held online such is the trend for major
fiestas nowadays. Set to take place in the digital space, the grand affair still promises to showcase the culture and traditions of the Ilonggos, all the while promoting creativity with performances, gimmicks, dramas, and choreography that should be up to par with those carried out pre-pandemic.
Published December 31, 2020, 11:41 AM
Photos by Arnold Almacen
The year is coming to a close and no community was spared by coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but artists in Iloilo City have managed to transform collective experience with street art.
Across SM City Iloilo, artists collectively known as Baysulangpu (an anagram for the Hiligaynon word of pula nga subay or red ants) painted a 100-meter mural to look back at the year that was.
The creation of the mural with lead artist
Edmar Colmo represents the weeklong challenges and new discoveries in daily life.
“It’s our life from Monday to Sunday as Covid-19 refuses to disappear,” says Arnold Almacen, one of the other artists and also a photojournalist.
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 31 (PIA) - Medical frontline workers who have been providing life-saving support and protection to people in this time of the pandemic are considered as the ‘modern-day Jose Rizal’.
In his message during the commemoration of the 124th death anniversary of the country’s national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said that these medical workers, together with other individuals who work hard to ensure the safety of every citizen, are modern-day heroes.
“They have been working tirelessly, risking their own safety in order to combat COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
Treñas said that the city government have utilized virtual platforms to inspire everyone especially the young generation to be like Rizal, who is an embodiment of bravery and courage of the Filipino people.