Aliwan Fiesta 2008 schedule
Posted by on February 25, 2008
Be prepared as the country’s biggest, loudest, and the most colorful festivals will once again converge at the Philippine capital of Manila for the annual Aliwan Fiesta 2008.
This year, the Aliwan 2008 is slated May 1-3. The Aliwan Festival is organized by the media outfit, Manila Broadcasting Company. The Aliwan Fiesta is actually made up of three parts, the beauty pageant known as the Reyna ng Aliwan, the Float competition and the street dance competition of the various festivals from all over Luzon Visayas and Mindanao.
The list of the 2007 Aliwan Fiesta winners can be found here
This year, I would be very very glad to see if the following festivals would join, or return to Aliwan again:
Pamulinawen Festival of Laoag City
Bonok Bonok Marajaw Karajaw of Surigao City
Diyandi Festival of Iligan
Sinulog Festival of Cebu
Masskara Festival of Bacolod City
Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City
Tultugan Festival of Maasin, Iloilo
Halad Festival of Pigcawayan North Cotabato
Kadayawan Festival of Davao City
Pintaflores Festival of San Carlos City
The highlight of the Aliwan Festival is the grand streetdance competition on May 3, 2008. The streetdance will start from the Quirino Grandstand and will end at the Aliw Theater, beside the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Based on the last 2 Aliwan Fiestas I have witnessed, there will be three judging areas: The Quirino Grandstand and the Aliw Theater as the main judging areas and the area right in front of the Rajah Sulayman Fountain in Malate for the streetdance competition. The Aliwan Fiesta 2008 Streetdance parade will start at 4PM.
For the complete coverage of the 2008 Aliwan Fiesta, please go to the Aliwan Fiesta page
Hehehe! Kita-kits naman kita liwat eric sa Aliwan. Sadya na naman ini. Ginpost mo gid ang paborito mo nga picture sang Dinagyang ah!
Hi Eric! San to ginaganap?
join ang masskara?….hmm good luck sa dinagyang my fave entry sa aliwan
wow May 3!
Streetdance sa hapon tapos WPO sa gabi.
Grabe siguro traffic sa Roxas blvd. sa May 3. hehehehe
nice photos!
see you there!!
i’m certain that there’s no masskara festival entry this aliwan 2008. goodluck to the rest of entry….
hope and pray that there will be no more controversy this coming aliwan festival.i’ll go for dinagyang contigent.they are simply the best.no other beat could beat the beatings of dinagyang and the warrior dance steps is amazing..very unique and lot of creativity..good choreography.keep up the good work.gud luck and GOD BLESS.GO DINAGYANG HALA BIRA!! VIVA SENIOR STO. NINO!!!
I can’t wait to see Tribu Alikaraw again….
I’m so excited to watch the street dance competition…Good Luck Tribu Alikaraw!!!!!
Two years ago we joined the Aliwan Fiesta Bazaar. I am interested to join again this year. Could you provide me the contact person and his/her contact number so that I can get in touch with.
Thanks a lot. God bless!
i have a friend who is a director/choreographer of a big cultural group in Mindanao. he is interested to know how he may join the aliwan 2008 festival. may we have info on the contact details of the organizer. please… thanks
please help. we would like to learn how to join the aliwan 2008 festival. please give info on organizers’ contact numbers, email or address. thanks
Ric and Olga: you can try contacting MBC at:
MBC Bldg., Sotto St.
CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd.
Pasay City
Philippines
18000
fone: 832 6109
Fax: 832 6159
hai,,, i just want to say na bongga ang ang tribu basakanon this year….hay naku watch out nlng kau…..
may the best move win!!!
viva !!viva pit snor!!!!
Guys, masaya ito… Wow! Sympre, Cebu at Iloilo lang ang lumalaban for Grand Champion! Go Dinagyang… Hala Bira Tribu Paghidaet!
Hi there To All Challenger there in aliwan 2008… GoodLuck To all..hope that there’s no fight, insicured that will happen there in aliwan Festival..Hope all the contingent will Show with Sportmanship.. Good Luck to All again.. Hope The Tribu Lumad Basakanon will Home thE Bacon again for the 3rd time arounds.. go3x Lumad Were So Proud of you… Ayoha jud inyo sayaw..i loved you all…mwahhhhhhhhhh
My bet is dinagyang festival..goodluck and god bless.
oi, aliwan na naman.
nandiyan pa rin kaya ang mga friends ko????
nya ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
go Dinagyang Tribu PaghidaEt…..IDOL..
eloow!!hoe tanang contenders sa aliwan pag prepare mo ug maau ky duha kabook ipadala nga contengent ang cebu….and take note its the champion and tne 1st runner up…
ang CARMEN ug BASAKANON……
WATCH NLNG AT PREPARE…MAY THE BEST MOVE WIN!!!!
yahoooooooooo!
hi everyone hope this will be a great fight…
is there an official list for contigents?
i still go for dinagyang contingent (why don’t they send tribu bola2?) also love to see tribu kahilyawan in action… g’luck guyz.. im your fan… say my hi to mayor beloy..
ive been to iloilo, cebu and davao… still iloilo’s festival is the greatest and cooliest festivity for me…
davao’s festivities should be encouraged to grow… organizers should get in touch with dinagyang and sinulog group for addional knowledge and also to aks what can they do to improve thier festivities because its really awful..
go team iloilo… dauga gid nyo, amo na ni ang pag panimalus..
team cebu-tarung tarunga jud ninyo kay mobalus jud ang team iloilo. wheheheheeh peace!
gud luck sa lahat..
@klien i have yet to receive (at least the partial) list of contingents to join this years aliwan fiesta.
Dinagyang’s Tribu Bola Bola is no longer competing. The last time they joined was in 2006(?) and they just placed 2nd, the champion was Tribu ilonganon.
There’s no Kahilwayan Streetdance last november. I was in sta. barbara during their fiesta. So no contingent was sent to the Kasadyahan, and definitely no kahilwayan for Aliwan.
Tribu Saad of LEganes won the Kasadyahan this year, thus giving them the right to join this year’s Aliwan Fiesta
Yes, I am a fanatic of Aliwan fiesta, since 2004… I saw the performance of respective tribe’s from specific region… last 2005, ILOILO contigents bested more than 20 participants.
Pintados de Passi – Iloilo ( Grand Champoin )
Tribu Paghidaet – ( 1st Runner up )
Tribu Kahilwayan ( 2nd Runner up )
Iloilo contigents, bagged the 3 major awards.
Im looking forward this year, that we will take the Grand Prize… Go Tribu Paghidaet!
sky its
pintados de pasi-champion
kahilwayan-1st
tribu silak-2nd =)
sinulog, basakanon ug carmen contingent tudlo-i ra gud nang mga taga-dinagyang kung unsa-on pagsayaw nga makada-ug sila.
go sinulog! viva pit senyor!
eric isnt true that pintados de pasi will join??
ewy> i have yet to confirm that news.
hai i go for dinagyand fest. d tribu paghidaet
go dinayang
but still d battle contnue in how d spectaculasr performances of the different tribes and festivals kudos to all the performers for 5the aliwan 2008.
hello po…sana po i broadcast po ito nationwide…im sure madami ang manonood nito….i hope you will grant my wish…at sana po i broadcast ito sa NBN….o national broadcasting network….. i hope you will grant this,,,thank you po…..
lalo na po dito sa cebu,….
thank you po n god bless!!!!
go carmen and lumad!
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Aliwan na naman! gud luck sa lahat! sana maging succesful at wala nang controversial issue..
,.hAi poh., as far as i know being a young choreographer (young as 15), we cant reli infer or guess rather, who will be the champion of this year aLiwan fiesta, coz it depends to the taste of the judges,. malay natin matalo ang festival na bet nyo dahil sa isang judge na iba taste niya., xmpre huhugutin pababa and score ng festival na bet nyo., gaya ng nangyari sa competition sa amin. let’s just wait the competition and found out who will bring the title. may this year’s aliwan fiesta be peace and successful. thnx.
Just want to inform you that the HALAD Festival is not from PIGCAWAYAN NORTH COTABATO.. It is actually from MIDSAYAP, NORTH COTABATO..
Kudos HALAD Festival..
HALAD Festival is not “of Pigcawayan”. Its from Midsayap, North Cotabato. Midsayap is where it is held and it is organized mainly by fellow Midsayapeños.. It would be unfair that the credits go to Pigcawayan.. Please edit your posts.. Or should you want to generalize it, just place North Cotabato instead.. Thanks..
That’s how they give their address in the Festival. the Halad Festival of Pigcawayan North Cotabato. it has also been published in the Aliwan Fiesta book which was released just 2 weeks ago…
well.. i actually think its wrong.. how would i be able to prove it to you?
there is no need to prove it to me. i have been to several stagings of the aliwan fiesta. the last time Halad joined in 2006, their address is from Pigcawayan North Cotabato.
You better ask your provincial tourism officer why halad is using the address PIGCAWAYAN and not Midsayap.
FYI, this year’s Halad festival is using the address of Midsayap and not Pigcawayan
Yes i will.
I’m sorry, but i really feel and think that Midsayap deserves the credit more than other.
Maybe it has come to their attention to finally adress Midsayap instead of Pigcawayan.
Here’s a link on which i can prove somehow that Halad is in Midsayap though you may not need it anymore.. Thanks.
http://www.tourism.gov.ph/explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=thingstodo&province=61
It’s Aliwan season again. I hope someday I’ll be able to watch the Aliwan Festival but in the meantime, I have eric and other bloggers to thank for getting me updated with the happenings in Aliwan.
Hope the contingents from Iloilo put up a good performance this year.
for your information
hindi po yan halad ng Pigcawayan
yan po ay halad ng Midsayap cotabato o Halad ng Cotang Bato!!
thx po
paki correct lang po
kitakita nalng diyan sa aliwan
we will take again our crown
good luck to all the contingents
Hello po!.. eric, totoo po ba na 3 contingents ng iloilo para sa aliwan?.
Goodluck sa lahat ng CONTINGENTS sa ALIWAN! I will surely be watching this festival asng saya kasi! Im arianne from cebu, by the way SINULOG FESTIVAL will be represented by TWO CONTINGENTS, LUMAD BASAKANON & MUN. OF CARMEN. So Cebuanos hope you would witness the event kasi pinaghandaan talaga nila ang contest nato! EXCITED na ang buong bayan sa ALIWAN, so lets keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best! GO CEBU! GO SINULOG! viva pit senyor! viva santo nino!
yea GUD LUCK LUMAD BASAKANON ANG MUNICPALITY OF CARMEN!!!!…..
@arrianne – taga asa ka arrianne?
procopio- im originally from cebu and im working in one of the offices here in makati. Me and my co workers are mostly CEBUANOS,coz our employer is married to a CEBUANA. Anyways me and my coworkers will be full force in QUIRINO GRANDSTAND to support CEBU CONTINGENTS.. We Are hoping to see many CEBUANOS there..
VIVA PIT SENOR! GO CEBU! GO LUMAD! GO CARMEN!
hellow to everyone…………..ask ko lang po ….. ano ba ang theme ng aliwan festival ngayon?????
@arrianne- ahhh, ok hehe, hope to see you in Aliwan Fiesta, i thank you personally because i am one of the dancers of LUMAD BASAKANON, and all of you, the CEBUANOS served as our inspiration…..
how do i get to watch aliwan in one of the performance areas? where do i get the tickets?
you can either go to the Quirino grandstand or at the Aliw theater.
This event is free of harge,. just come to the venue early.
grand parade starts at 4PM
gud luck sa tribu alikaraw for sure you will be on top on may 3…prove to them that carmen and abuyog did not deserve the awards..
to abuyog kayo ang champion sa kasadyaan at tinalo ninyo ang alikaraw dahil sa panggagaya puwes ngayon makikita natin kung sino talaga ang magaling…sa aliwan wlang favoritism dahil kapwa mga dayuhan ang mga judges so mga habog na taga abuyog sana galingan ninyo dahil ang alikaraw ay malaki ang paghahanda na magkatuos kayong muli..good luck nalang sa inyo..
alikaraw enjoy your stay in manila..hehehehh
go go go go im so proud of you…