Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Malones sad over Dinagyang results By Lory Ann B. Bilbao
MAASIN Mayor Mariano Malones expressed disappointment on the over-all results of the Kasadyahan competition during the Dinagyang celebrations held last Saturday.
The results were announced on Sunday, where Tribu Tultugan, Malones' honed tribe was at the 3rd place and failed to defend its title as last year's champion in the Kasadyahan competition.
Malones is eyeing for a board membership in the third district during the May polls this year. Thus, it was the last performance of his tribe where he had exerted effort as its manager and municipal mayor.
Over Aksyon Radyo Iloilo Monday, he expressed his disappointment over the results but has however accepted that they were not lucky to have earned the votes of the judges. One of the judges was the Cultural Center of the Philippines President Nestor Jardin. Others came from various schools here, which cater to dance and music.
He said many of the teachers of the participating dancer-warriors were not contented with the results. He said the Tribu Tultugan used indigenous materials, mostly bamboo, which their municipality is most popular of, for the dancers' costume and in creating music for the dance.
Indigenous materials, he said would be mostly encouraged, as stated in the competition's criteria. However, the best in music award was hurled by Tribu Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara, the new champion which was also the champion of the competition for many times. Kahilwayan has not able to participate last year.
The champion of the competition is given the chance to join the Aliwan fiesta in Metro Manila where P1 million is at stake for the champion.
The results though, did not dishearten the members and supporters of the tribe to again join the competition and make it better.
Winners
Tribu Ilonganon won as the champion in the Ati competition. They won P100,000. Their other awards include Best in Costume during the Dance Showdown, earning them P10,000; and Best in Performance, P10,000.
The first runner-up is Tribu Paghidaet, P50,000; second runner-up is Ang Taga Jaro, P40,000; third runner-up is Tribu Silak, P30,000; and fourth runner-up is Tribu Atub-Atub, P20,000.
Tribu Paghidaet was awarded Best in Music, Best in Choreography, Best Choreographer, and Best in Street Dancing.
Tribu Atub-Atub won Best in Discipline, P10,000; Tribu Molave, Best in Headdress, P5,000; and Tribu Aninpay, Best in Costume, P5,000.
In the Kasadyahan Competition, Tribu Kahilwayan of the municipality of Sta. Barbara won the grand prize of P100,000. They also received the following awards --- Best in Music, Best Choreographer, Best in Choreography and Best in Performance, earning them P30,000 more.
First runner-up is Grupo Ilahas of the Tinuom Festival of Cabatuan, P50,000; second runner-up is Tribu Tultugan of Maasin, P40,000; third runner-up is Tribu Mandurriaonon, P30,000; and fourth runner-up is Tribu Saad of the Leganes National High School, P20,000.
Tribu Mandurrianon received the Best in Costume award and P10,000 cash. Tinuom Festival received the Best in Street Dancing award and P10,000 cash.
