75th Charter Day Schedule of Activities

Our city, Iloilo City will be celebrating its 75th Charter Day Celebration on August 25, 2012. This day celebrates Iloilo as a Charter City. Various celebrations are in place for the event. Here are the skeds...

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AUGUST 20
7:00 PM Grand Coronation Night
    (Mr. & Ms. Iloilo City) /Freedom Grandstand
8:00 AM Clean-up Drive /Sidewalk: Plaza Libertad-Atrium
9:00 AM Launching: Iloilo City Wetland Nursery /PEDC Compound
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AUGUST 21 /SM City Event Centre
10:00 AM Oratorical Contest /SM City Event Centre
10:00 AM On the Spot Essay Writing Contest
10:00 AM On the Spot Poster Making Contest
2:00 PM Extemporaneous Speaking
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AUGUST 21-23
2:00 to 4:00 PM River Tour for Students /PCGA Headquarters beside PAG-IBIG
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AUGUST 22
1:00 to 5:00 PM Perya sa Buwan ng Wika /Iloilo City Community College
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AUGUST 23
6:30 PM Awarding of Top 40 Taxpayers and Private Partners of Iloilo City /Iloilo City Hall
9:00 AM Free Medical Check-up /Iloilo City Hall (3rd Floor)
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AUGUST 24
------- Mass Wedding /The Iloilo City Social Hall
------- Enshrinement of the Image of Sr. Sto Nino /Iloilo City Hall (The City Gallery)
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AUGUST 24 and 25
5:00 PM Iloilo City Charter Foodfest /Delgado St.
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AUGUST 25
8:30 AM Tree Planting /St. Paul Village, Mandurriao
9:00 AM Job Fair /Gaisano Capital 2F Event Center
10:00 AM Chess Team Tournament /SM City
8:00 AM Milo 3-in-1 APEX Running Clinic /Iloilo Sports Complex
8:00 AM Grand Diamond Jubilee Parade /From La Paz to City Hall
2:00 PM MIGEDC Basketball Tournament /Fundidor Gym
10:00 AM Bombo Baroto Race /Iloilo River
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7:00 PM Diamond Jubilee Appreciation Night /Iloilo Grand Hotel Ballroom
7:15 PM Outstanding Teachers
7:30 PM Salamat-Paalam Program
7:45 PM Cultural Heritage Award
8:15 PM Most Outstanding City Government Employees (MOCGE)
8:30 PM Citation of Distinction for Outstanding Ilonggos
9:00 PM Rigodon de Honor
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Dinagyang 2012 officially launches this November 11, 2011

The 44th celebration next year of this city’s premier festival, the Dinagyang, will be officially launched on Nov. 11, 2011.

Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog said it will be a grand Dinagyang 2012 as Ilonggos celebrate the Diamond Jubilee Year, marking the 75th year of the city’s Charter.
Venue of the launching will be at SM City mall, though the program and other plans related to the festival are still being finalized, according to city tourism officer Benito Jimena.