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.
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.