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Panay News ‘Ta Ya! Part 2

PANAY NEWS, the No. 1 Regional Newspaper, held a one-one day event last Dec. 23 to cap 2019. The morning program started with a message and...
Churchgoers trek to their parishes today, with their long-held wishes in mind, not realizing that it is their faith that is key to this all. GMA NEWS

9 dawns full of wishes

Church bells are waking us up and seem to be telling us to go to Mass. Get up, change clothes and let’s all walk and joyfully...

Panay News ‘ta ya! Part 1

THIS was how Panay News (PN) brought the year to a close. The entire PN family gathered at Gateway hotel in Pavia, Iloilo on the night...
Establishments sponsored these parols which measures 6×6 at P1,500. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Glimmer of Hope: They live in ‘darkness’ …but brightens other people’s lives

SEE THOSE hundreds of colorful, gigantic parols – star-shaped traditional Filipino Christmas lanterns – glowing at night along major thoroughfares of Iloilo City? They make the holiday...
This firecracker worker is busy finishing a batch of skyrockets in a makeshift factory in Iloilo City’s Arevalo district. Setting off firecrackers during the holiday season, especially when welcoming the New Year, is an age-old Filipino tradition. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘Regulate, not ban, firecrackers’

SHOULD there be a ban on firecrackers? Manong Onyok of Arevalo, Iloilo City hopes not. He has been making firecrackers these past 35 years. “Firecrackers are my sole...
Instilling generosity to the younger one

Panay News, Daniel G. Fajardo Foundation, Inc. Gift-giving to daycare kids

The love for schoolchildren and the desire to make a difference in their lives inspired the No.1 regional newspaper in Western Visayas to foster its corporate...
Piaya is Bacolod's number one treat – a flaky muscovado-filled flatbread. GLEN SANTILLAN/ESCAPE MANILA BLOG

Bacolod bites: A beginner’s guide to the ‘City of Smiles’ street food and local...

BACOLOD isn’t all chicken inasal! Yes, yes, the city has proven synonymous with its famous savory barbeque, but that’s not all “City of Smiles” has to...
Mayor Evelio Leonardia with MassKara Festival dancers during the opening ceremony of the 2019 Andong Mask Dance Festival in Andong City, South Korea. BACOLOD CITY PIO

MassKara invades world stage

MASSKARA FESTIVAL is one of the happiest and most colorful festivals in the country. Its grand presentations, joyous parades and heart-pounding music capture the hearts of...
RJ Lacson’s art installation depicts three revelers, each donning a different ornate festival-inspired getup – but all brandishing iconic carnivalesque masks. PHOTO COURTESY OF RJ LACSON

40 years of MassKara spectacle ‘Looking back and moving forward’

“THE display features a reimagined celebration, it’s a celebration of history and today,” Bacolodnon photographer, filmmaker, and production designer RJ Lacson remarked on his MassKara Festival installation...
The winners of the Nights of the Mardi Gras 2018. BACOLOD CITY PIO

The winners of the nights of Mardi Grass

IT’S a back to back victory for Jude Michael Villadolid after his fantasy-inspired costume modeled by Elona Jane Wilis bested six other finalists in this year’s...