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Iloilo City prepares for Dinagyang festival 2011

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The Iloilo city government recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Dinagyang Festival 2011 organizers (Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc.) and the Parish of San Jose to kick off the early preparations for the celebration of Dinagyang Festival in January next year.

Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2011

Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2011

The Memorandum of Agreement was signed by Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. chair Ramon Cua Locsin and Fr. Achilles Secio of the local parish. The signing activity was held at Moon Café at Robinson’s Place in Iloilo.  Cua-Locsin said the celebration is a concrete example of a public-private partnership that can bring about numerous socio-economic benefits.

Dinagyang was inducted into the Hall of Fame of tourism events in the country, the first festival to earn the prestigious accolade, after it has been adjudged as the best tourism event by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) for three consecutive years.

The chief city executive said he was happy for the city that 2011 Dinagyang Festival has been recognized as the country’s top tourism event. Source – PIA

Written by Melo Villareal

Melo Villareal is the Online Publisher of Outoftownblog.com. He is an Accountant by profession who left the corporate world at the age of 23 to explore his beautiful country and the rest of the world. Today, Melo works as a part-time Social Media Manager for local and international clients. His full-time work focuses on discovering interesting culture, explore different cuisines and take memorable photos from local and international destinations he's visiting.

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