Iloilo Dinagyang Festival declared Aliwan Fiesta 2017 Champion!

Winning a whopping PhP1,000,000 as prize, Iloilo City's Dinagyang Festival was declared the 2017 Aliwan Fiesta champion! It is Dinagyang Festival's 6th championship crown since the Aliwan Fiesta's inception 15 years ago. The Iloilo contingent also garnered special awards namely Best in Costume and Best Musical Accompaniment.

Manggahan Festival of Guimaras took second place and last years champ Manaragat Festival of Catbalogan City placed third.

Marla Alforque representing Cebu's Sinulog Festival was crowned Reyna Ng Aliwan giving Cebu its 8th crown.

Here's the complete result of the Aliwan 2017 Streetdance Competition

MAJOR AWARDS

Champion
DINAGYANG FESTIVAL Iloilo City

1st Runner Up
MANGGAHAN Festival Guimaras

2nd Runner Up
MANARAGAT Festival Catbalogan

3rd Runner Up
ANTIPOLO MAYTIME Festival

4th Runner Up
MEGUYAYA Festival Maguindanao

Runners up
BALITOK TI ALICIA Festival Isabela
PANAGBENGA FLOWER Festival Baguio
CINCO DE NOVIEMBRE FESTIVAL Bago City
TIMPUYOG Festival Saranggani
INAUL Festival Maguindanao

SPECIAL AWARDS

Best Folkloric Performance
PANAGBENGA Festival

Best Costume
DINAGYANG Festival

Best Musical Accompaniment
DINAGYANG Festival

Travelers guide to Iloilo transport terminals (Airport, Jeepneys, Buses, RORO. etc)

Being the biggest city on Panay Island and the center of Western Visayas region, Iloilo City is a transportation hub whether by land, sea or air. These numerous transportation terminals facilitate day to day commerce, light & heavy industries, and tourism, among others. As this is a travel blog, this guide is aimed to tourists who want to experience and explore Iloilo and perhaps even beyond. Iloilo International Airport A little more than five years old, the Iloilo International Airpor t is among the most modern and beautiful in the country today. It is situated around 20 kilometers from Iloilo City , straddling the towns of Cabatuan, San Miguel and Sta. Barbara . It has direct links to Manila, Cebu, Clark, Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro and Puerto Princesa plus international destinations Hong Kong and Singapore . Among the first hurdles tourists will have to contend is the distance that translates to expensive fare when traveling to and from this airport.

Connie Carillo Diversified Farm in Bingawan: Helping Sustaining a Healthy Community Through Farm Schools

The area around the town of Bingawan, the edge of the central portion of the province is where it ends and the town of Tapaz, Capiz province begins and is very much another unsung corner of Iloilo with warm, friendly, welcoming people. Bingawan has some rich farming land and farming is at the heart of its village life. The landscapes are gorgeous here; with gentle pastures, to the high mountains. The area offers some beautiful hikes and bike trails across its lovely rolling meadows, woodland and a few working farms. The town would be less touristic than its neighboring towns but is well worth exploring. If you are concerned about how organic can contribute to benefit our shared environment, promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved, then a trip to Connie Carillo Diversified Farm is for you. With the governments’ efforts to improve the knowledge and technical skills of the farmers, the Connie Carillo Diversified Fa

Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo Levels Up Sustainability Efforts by Eliminating single-use plastic water bottles in guest rooms.

Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo, a prominent player in the hospitality industry, is proud to announce a significant step forward in its commitment to sustainability. With a dedication to preserving the environment, the hotel is taking substantial measures to reduce its ecological footprint and enhance its sustainable practices. Hotels have long been contributors to plastic pollution due to the widespread use of single-use bottled water. Recognizing this environmental challenge in the tourism industry, Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo is taking a bold step forward by reducing its plastic footprint significantly by removing single-use bottled water from guest rooms. Eliminating Single-Use Bottled Water: Embracing Reusable Carafes with UV Filtration Water Stations Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo places itself at the forefront of the eco-conscious movement by eliminating single-use bottled water from its guest rooms and fully implementing reusable carafes as an amenity from July onwards. Water

ILOILO: HEART of the PHILIPPINES

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