The downpour which started after Mayor Jerry Trenas declared the 2008 Dinagyang Festival Ati-Dance Competition open last Sunday did not dampen the spirits of the performers of Tribu Paghidaet who dominated the competition.
Tribu Paghidaet of the Lapaz National High School bested nineteen other competing tribes including last year’s champion Tribu Ilonganon of Jaro Memorial National [...]

Both local and foreign tourists had a glimpse of the participating tribes for the 2008 Dinagyang Festival Ati-Competition when the opening salvo blasted off along selected streets of this city yesterday (January 18).
Dinagyang is observed every fourth week-end of January in honor of Senor Sto. Nino. This year, the festivity revolves on the theme “One [...]

Tabuk City, Kalinga — Geared to promote the culture, local cuisine, tourism and agriculture of Kalinga, provincial planners of the 2008 Ullalim Festival are now setting the stage for another three day celebration of the province’s most prestigious annual festivals.
During the initial meeting, the planners presented the proposed highlights of activities which include cultural shows [...]

Unknown to many, the Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-atihan Festival is being held worldwide and has become a favorite in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mary Jane Tupas, who was recently awarded by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as Natatanging Bagong Bayani (OFW) Awardee, said that they have been celebrating the Ati-Atihan festival in Saudi freely, only without any [...]

This year’s Kaadlawan Festival in Tanauan, Leyte was held in a different venue, from the usual Tanauan Ampitheater to the Skimboarding Site at Bantay Dagat Area, but it still has not lost its crowd-drawing touch as thousands of people from all walks of life and of all ages came to witness the different presentations evoking [...]

Cebu Pacific has ordered four more turbo-prop ATR 72-500 aircraft that will be used for smaller airports, such as Caticlan (Boracay), bringing to ten its total firm orders worth more than USD178 million.
Lance Gokongwei, Cebu Pacific President, said the additional aircraft will allow the airline to serve more cities whose runways are too short for [...]

The 35th of Annual Cultural Tour of Negros Occidental will be held December 1, 8 and 15 this year.
The itinerary of the tour which starts 9 a.m. and ends 5:30 p.m. includes the Negros Forest and Ecological Foundation in Bacolod City, Bernardo Jalandoni House, Hofileña Heritage House and its art collection and printmaking workshop, and [...]