ILOILO CITY – This city is preparing for the return of the annual 50th annual Paraw Regatta Festival sailboat festival canceled by the pandemic and held online for the past three years.
COLORFUL native sailboats race on the Iloilo Strait in the Paraw Regatta. (Tara Yap)
The Iloilo Festivals
PARAW REGATTA. Colorful paraws line the shorelines of Villa beach in Iloilo City during the 2018 Paraw Regatta Festival. The annual sailing competition will have a comeback from March 12-19, 2023 after it was temporarily put on hold during the health pandemic.(PNA file photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - Iloilo's Paraw Regatta Festival, one of the main tourist attractions in this city, will return three years after it was temporarily shelved because of the health pandemic. Touted as the largest sailing event in the Philippines and oldest event in Asia, the race course stretches to more or less 30 kilometers from the starting point at the Villa Beach in the Arevalo district going to Guimaras Island and back to the Villa beach. "The people of Iloilo, adjacent provinces, and the whole country can again witness this spectacular sailing event in Iloilo Strait, said Dr. Robert Somosa, race director for sailing events, in a press conference on Wednesday. The organizer, under the auspices
PARAW REGATTA – Photo shows colorful native sailboats which are part of the annual Paraw Regatta Festival in Iloilo City. Due to the pandemic, this year’s festival was pre-recorded and streamed online Sunday. (Jade Dequiña/CMO)
ILOILO CITY – Ilonggos had a respite Sunday from the anxiety caused by