The Iloilo Dinagyang Festival has earned another distinction when it was proclaimed as grand winner for Best Cultural Festival (City Category) during the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines Pearl Awards held in Boracay last October 5, 2023.
It’s the unifying and driving force in the face of adversities. It’s the testament that Ilonggos can still celebrate to counter the challenges of COVID-19. It makes the community work together to keep moving and going despite the gloom of uncertainties. For the second year, Iloilo Dinagyang Festi
BEST TOURISM PRACTICE. Iloilo City Tourism Officer Junel Ann Divinagracia receives the Best Tourism Practice During the Pandemic Pearl Award for Digital Dinagyang 2021 given by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) on Dec. 12, 2021. The festival is a trendsetter for other festivals in terms of how it will be executed during the pandemic, Joyce Clavecillas, executive director of the Iloilo Festivals Foundation, Inc. that handled the Digital Dinagyang, said in an interview on Wednesday (Dec. 15, 2021).(Photo by Jerry Trenas FB page) ILOILO CITY - Using the virtual platform, the Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City's famous cultural and religious celebration, will get to people's homes worldwide in 2022, the head organizer said on Wednesday. "Those who haven't visited or those who want to visit Iloilo once the situation is okay, they will see how beautiful Iloilo is because the reach of our digital festival is very wide. From streets to stream, everyone