ILOILO City – A scalper is a person who resells shares or tickets at a large or quick profit. This Dinagyang Festival, do not patronize scalpers, the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. (IDFI) appealed to the public.
These persons take advantage of others, said Joy de Leon, IDFI deputy assistant to the president.
The Dinagyang Festival highlights are on Jan. 26 (Kasadyahan cultural contest) and Jan. 27 (ati-ati tribes competition).
“We will try to stop these scalpers. We ask for everyone’s help. Let’s not support them. Stop feeding the scalpers,” said de Leon.
Scalpers usually buy tickets in volume. They wait for the right time — when tickets have been sold out – to resell the tickets at a higher price.
According to de Leon, Dinagyang tickets in three performance areas were already sold out – new Iloilo City Dinagyang Grandstand (on Muelle Loney Street), Quezon Street and Plaza Libertad (new performance area).
“Some of scalpers are becoming very brazen about this. Naga-post na sila sa Facebook. Nagapang-contact na sila buyers,” said de Leon.
Sadly, there is no law against scalpers in the country, she lamented.
“Ang ticket price is printed on the ticket. Please do not pay beyond what is printed on the ticket. Buy only from authorized sellers,” said de Leon.
The official ticket prices are as follows:
* Iloilo City Dinagyang Grandstand – P1,700
* Quezon Street (main stage) – P1,600
* Quezon Street (left and right wings) – P1,200
* Plaza Libertad – P1,600
* Plaza Libertad left wing extension – P1,200
* Maria Clara / Aldeguer-Iznart Streets (main stage) – P1,600
Each ticket also has a corresponding seat number, said de Leon.
As of this writing yesterday, there were a few tickets left at the Maria Clara / Aldeguer-Iznart Streets performance area./PN
