Manila, March 25 -- Iloilo's Dinagyang Festival received two awards from the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) Asia during the 2025 Global Festival Summit in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea on March 21.

The Dinagyang Festival was named Best Overall Entertainment Program for the Pinnacle Awards Asia 2025 and Asia Dynamic Festival (Dancing Festival) of 2025 for the Asia Festival Awards.

"We are the only contingent from the Philippines that received the awards. I'm not sure if they invited others," Iloilo Festival Foundation, Inc. (IFFI) executive director Joyce Clavecillas said in an interview on Tuesday.

Clavecillas said the foundation submitted a portfolio of the festival upon the invitation of the IFEA - a non-profit o...