A week-long Mardi Gras-like festival honouring Santo Niño consumes the island of Boracay for pre- and post- revelry. Ati-Atihan is the Philippines’ wildest Mardi Gras-like celebration, a week-long ...

Andrew Solidum recalls attending the Aklan Association’s Ati-Atihan festivals at Harmon cliffline and watching his cousins beat the drums in the 1980s. Curious, he took up the drums and started ...

Every January, Kalibo’s streets explode with color, music, and dance (Sadsad) as thousands of locals and visitors flock to witness the Kalibo Señor Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan Festival. But beyond the ...

KALIBO, AKLAN , Philippines —— There has been no reports of threats, but authorities have deployed a joint team of 900 men to secure this year’s Ati-Atihan Festival, which runs from January 9 to 15.

Around 2,980 personnel will be deployed daily to secure the Ati-Atihan Festival activities in Kalibo, Aklan from January 14 to 18, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday. PNP ...

KALIBO, Aklan (PIA) — The local government of Kalibo is all set for this year’s Kalibo Señor Santo Niño Ati-atihan Festival on January 20-21. The week leading to the third Sunday of January, Aklan’s ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday called on the public to celebrate the Ati-Atihan festival in Kalibo, Aklan with ...

Catholic Church leaders tried to bring religious sense to two of the country’s biggest festivals—Sinulog in Cebu and Ati-Atihan in Aklan—which had taken on a character detached from the solemnity that ...

KALIBO, Philippines — The whole of Kalibo, Aklan is on a festive mood once again as the province celebrates its annual Ati-Atihan Festival. The week-long event, honoring the Sto. Niño, kicked off last ...