ILOILO CITY—The sounds of drums and lyres peaked over the weekend in the streets of Kalibo, capital town of Aklan province, in celebration of this year’s Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan festival. Amid tighter ...

AKLAN, Philippines – The Black Beauty Boys, a modern tribal group known for their Ati-Atihan street performances, are back on top, bagging the championship crown in 2024 after their second-place ...

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 ...

Hala Bira! Pwera Pasma! Viva kay Señor Santo Niño! These chants along with the rhythmic sound of the drums and lyres reverberate the streets of Aklan capital town of Kalibo, all in honor of the child ...

A highlight of this year's Ati-Atihan is the 'Balik Patik' or a throwback to traditional Ati-atihan drum and lyres AKLAN, Philippines – The local government of Kalibo is set for the celebration of the ...

Devotees in the central Philippine town of Kalibo are calling for the revival of the traditional observance of their festival to honor the Child Jesus. Father Jose Tudd Belandres said his parishioners ...

KALIBO, AKLAN—The Kalibo Pastrana Park echoed with melodic tunes of lyres and rythymic beatings of drums as thousands of revelers danced until late Friday evening in this year’s Ati-atihan festival.

The celebrations of different Santo Niño festivals in Cebu, Aklan, and Manila were generally peaceful, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. PNP Chief Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr.