Diyandi Festival

Performers dance along Quezon Street during a procession marking the first day of festivities in Iligan City, September 20,2017. In honor of St. Michael the Archangel, Iligan city celebrates the "Diyandi " festival. Iligan is 30 kilometers away from Marawi city where this is an ongoing clash between government forces and ISIS affiliated militants. (Linus G. Escandor II)

People celebrate on the street while carrying images of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of Iligan City, on the first day of the novena to mark the feast of St. Michael as well as the annual Diyandi Festival of Iligan City on September 29, 2017. ((Linus G. Escandor II)