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Enjoy all of Iloilo at CCP for 20 pesos

Overseas Filipino Workers [OFWs] coming home to the Philippines this weekend can relive Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival and other Ilonggo performances at the Cultural Center of the Philippines [CCP] in Manila with a twenty-peso ticket for CCP’s “see all you can”.

CCP will showcase all of Iloilo’s best at its Pasinaya 2012. According to CCP, the festival is touted as “the largest multi-arts festival in the country.” Some 5,000 artists and 300 shows are scheduled to happen in one day.

The biggest performance will be the Dinagyang Festival in which Tribu Lunok of Iloilo City National High School, a winner in Iloilo’s Dinagyang, will perform. A long roster of performances will come from the University of Santo Tomas [UST] Symphony Orchestra, Philippine Ballet Theatre, Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company, Tanghalang Pilipino, Ballet Philippines, Philippine Madrigal Singers, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, National Music Competitions for Young Artists, and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

According to CCP’s blog site, a roster of activities will be offered including exhibits, film screenings, puppet shows, and a culinary fair among many others.

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