3 more sisterhood pacts await signing
City Tourism chief Ben Jimena said three more cities from abroad will become sister-cities of Iloilo City once their respective pacts are signed.
Jimena identified the two states as Tallahassee in Florida, San Antonio, Texas and Hao Shiong in Taiwan. The Tallahassee is the center of education, Texas is considered as heritage city and Hao Shiong as Ocean City.
The link up with Tallahassee is seen to benefit the University of the Philippines in the Visayas. Texas could be of help to the Ilonggos in promoting the arts, culture and festival of Iloilo City particularly the Dinagyang festival while in Hao Shiong, they could promote the Paraw Regatta.
Jimena and the Edwin C. Duero dance troupe recently ended their US trip in promoting cultural promotions of Dinagyang and other Filipino dances in the different US states.
In a related development, Jimena said their US trip is very fruitful and successful as they were able to promote Dinagyang to the fullest. The people only know about Sinulog and Ati-atihan but not Dinagyang. The trip created awareness among other nationalities living in the US.
With the US trip, they are expecting more foreign visitors in next year's Dinagyang festival.