Aliwan Fiesta 2008 list of winners
Posted by on May 4, 2008
The Aliwan Fiesta 2008 is finally over. Rained poured so hard just minutes before the parade started, thus prompting the organizers to delay the streetdance competition. Anyway, here’s the list of the winners of the Aliwan Fiesta 2008 Streetdance Competition and Float Contest.
FLOAT COMPETITON
Runners-up
-Kalilintad Festival of Mamasapano Shariff Kabunsuan
- Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City
- Guinakit of Parang Shariff Kabunsuan
- Panagbenga Festival of Baguio City
- Kalilangan Festival of General Santos City
-Singkaban Festival of Hagonoy Bulacan
3rd Place: Sinulog Festival of Cebu City
2nd Place: Boling Boling Festival of Catanauan, Quezon
GRAND PRIZE : Pamulinawen Festival of Laoag City
STREETDANCE COMPETITION
Runners-up
- Kadayawan Festival of Davao City
- Pamulinawen Festival of Laoag City
- Halad Festival of Midsayap, North Cotabato
- Singkaban Festival of Hagonoy Bulacan
- Buyugan Festival of Abuyog, Leyte
- Saad Festival of Leganes, Iloilo
- Alikaraw Festival of Hilongos Leyte
3rd Place: Sinulog Festival, Carmen Cebu
2nd Place: Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City
GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Lumad Basakanon, Sinulog Festival of Cebu City
To all the dancers, Congratulations!
okay lng yun mga fellow ilonggos.. i think we should tone down on saying bad things or mocking on cebu, kasi these all is decided by HIM up above… we may not have won but if in our hearts itself we did.. so we should be glad… CEBU’s LUMAD was really great.. i love their passion and showcasing the unity of their people in producing a lot of vegetations and food for our community and it was awesome to believe that they really proved their culture had it progressed for years as evidenced by their yearly developments and on the other hand.. u cebuanos should also stay humble despite of ur progress in winnings and in ur city’s progress… EVERYONE here in the philippines had their own unique culture and to showcase that.. they need to perform well and better… yes I witnessed this years aliwan and last year… definitely because im a ILONGGO i can really say that crowd-favorite-wise our contigent was in to that!… and cebu’s performance was just perfectly furnished… but still I believe that to win this SUPER BIG Festival… it all comes up to a one decision… that is STO. NINOS decision..
congratulations to all contigents… U DID UR BEST..
conrats to cebu’s lumad and camen
and to my fellow ilonggos “TRIBU PAGHIDAET” – dinagyang!!!
hala bira PILIPINAS!!!
HALA BIRA ALIWAN FESTIVAL!!!
WATCH NA LANG KAYO DINAGYANG 2009 MALAPIT NA!
JANUARY 23-25,2009 ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES
this present aliwan was really an insulting experience on their part…
people were really ecstatic after watching dinagyang performed… the tribe was everyone’s bet… but after the announcement of winners, i heard a lot of people asking why they didn’t bag the crown… some were clamoring in disbelief…
my advise to lumad: offer us something new next year, so u can prove that you worth the crown. to dinagyang: 2nd place isn’t bad at all. you have the people with you as your glory!
I am an Ilonggo. Once and for all, let us all be objective in analyzing the performances of Dinagyang and Sinulog and lets see whether they really deserve the winning positions they got.
Sinulog is a worship festival by the natives of Cebu so its just natural for their dance routines to be a bit slow and dragging. Lumad Basakanon’s performance in Aliwan 2008 has similar routines to their past performances during the years 2006 and 2007. Cebuanos in the forum defends that the repeated routines (circular formation, wave, kneeling down and bowing) are their trademark thats why they keep on repeating it. True that trademark represents a group but it should not be performed over and over again in competitions especially if they are joining the same competition yearly. Trademark routines should only be performed in exhibition dances and not in competitions. Sinulog’s dance routines are simple, easy to imitate for non-dancers and a bit passe’ since these are actually being performed long before since cheering competitions started. But the steps, simple as it may seem, looked superb by the way they executed them. Sinulog had their dancers perform all together in unison thereby giving body to the dance. Its like having one small series of dance steps being magnified into a big series of dance steps because a large number of dancers performed the said step together. In that way, the routine looked clean and the choreography was clearly and neatly performed and noticed. The choreography of another Cebuano contingent (Sinulog of Carmen) had better routines than Lumad Basakanon except for a few who were out of pace in the dancing. But again, both contigents had similar passe routines as the circular formation and the wave. Lumad too did not utilize their oversized props and were left behind the dancers while Carmen had a creative style of displaying their props.
Dinagyang on the other hand is a merry making and worship festival that happens on a certain village or tribe. Therefore, it does not only include the men but also the women and children. In an ati tribe, men are either warriors, laborers or elders while women are either household or industry workers and each job classification performs a different way of worship or merry making. Tribu Paghidaet’s performance is very typical of the occassion, dancers do the transition routines by way of entering and leaving and then reentering the performance area after every routine is done. Dinagyang’s performance had difficult and fast paced steps and the dancers were performing different routines while dancing to the same music at the same time. That in its way is the weakness the judges saw. Since there was only a few number of dancers doing the routines in unison, the dance didnt have the soild body and the choreography went unnoticed. The performance then seemd to look scattered and messy though in truth it was even perfectly organized. Tribu Paghidaet’s utilization of props was very stylish and creative.
Sinulog had very simple steps and passe’ routines but the way they executed steps made it look superb, the dance had a body because the dancers were dancing in unison almost all the time. Dinagyang had very difficult and fast paced steps with complex routines but there was no solid body in the dance because the dancers were performing different routines while dancing together.
Both festivals have their high and low points. But Aliwan Fiesta is not Sinulog or Dinagyang Festival anymore. Aliwan is a battle of festivals and not merely a battle of dance routines and choreography. The judges should somehow understood the story of each festival first (should realize that every festival has its own way of dancing) before casting their judgement to avoid mislabelling a festival routine as messy and unorganized. If the Dinagyang looked messy because of transition (dancers performing differently together) routines and with all the entry and exit, it is because that is the way the Dinagyang is, a tribe with different classes of people performing their own way of worship and merry making.
I suggest that Dinagyang should do a few revisions in their routines and include a routine where all the dancers are performing in unison to give body to the dance. That is what I think the judges are looking for since most of them are dance choreographers. For Sinulog, a dance should evolve and routines should not be repeated over and over again.
With all these bruhaha, after considering all the aspects I have written above, my own set of winners would be:
Grand Prize: Tribu Paghidaet, Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City
2nd Place: Sinulog Festival, Carmen, Cebu
3rd Place: Lumad Basakanon, Sinulog Festival, Cebu City
to timlibunao:
performance art (film, theater, stand-up, sing, dance competition, etc.) can never be objectified qualitatively. that’s why it’s called art, cause it’s supposed to draw our subjectivity. even if the organizers had set standards to qualify what the competition winner should be, in the end, having 6 judges weigh the performance will always subject the judging with partiality based from their respective taste and preferences. if folks who insist dinagyang should have won based from the alleged audience popularity, then suggest that winners of aliwan be decided by popularity vote, like american idol.
this way, we all shut-up and have a piece of the pie. in the meantime, if ya’ll can’t accept the winners of aliwan, deal with it. the judges decision is final and binding.
go sinulog.
to redzeitgeist:
1) i never insisted that Dinagyang should’ve won because of its popularity among the audience
2) indeed true, as you have said “having 6 judges weigh the performance will always subject the judging with partiality based from their respective taste and preferences”…. and it is quite evident that the taste of the majority of the six judges eversince was a dance-like performance and not really a typical cultural presentation, contingents have to adjust a bit to these taste to get the nod.
3) performance art can be qualified objectively if one knows the roots of the said performance art. ballet has universal steps but is individualized according to its country of origin. the way one dances and sings and even the type of movies he watch is greatly influenced by its country of origin. Thats why to judge a performance art, it is important to know its country of origin and to what culture it was based from.
and if lumad would present an entirely different routine and win again next year, would you promise to be civil enough about it?
and your personal ‘assessments’ of the performances wouldn’t matter now, would they?
move on.
The decision is fixed and final that even THE SENATE, CONGRESS OR PRESIDENT cant change it. So i guess you have to wait another year again! (”,) as they say “there’s always next year”. Aliwan indeed showcases FILIPINO culture, because here in PHILIPPINES no one lose, they think they r cheated! Well im so sad to say that you guys aren’t the judges, maybe next time you should try to apply for the position. but it’s CEBU’S YEAR now, try your luck next time!
VIVA PIT SENYOR
VIVA STO NINO!
PADAYON CEBU!
LOOSERS YOU SHOULD GET OVER IT!
ALIWAN IS OVER! HAHAHA
arriane..parang ka sira plaka..copy paste ba naman..hahahaa..get over with your political views..kaya kayo nanalo kasi dahil sa bulok na politika..
common guys.. timlambunao was just presenting his own opinion.. nothing to brag about that…
‘yan ang mga bopols hirap mag-english kaya copy paste na lang.
You can see here who are more educated people based on comments. Ang iba rito hirap magdefend kaya pinipersonal na ang atake.
to robertson:
Was I not civil enough my friend? isnt it that I was very objective with my comments and assessments? I never hit nor lambasted Sinulog, what I did was assess every contingent’s performance. There was nothing wrong with the way Sinulog and Dinagyang performed, for no one can question their interpretation because they themselves know their festival better than anyone.
I would like to stress my point again, Aliwan is a battle of festivals being staged in another venue and not merely a battle of dance routines. Therefore it is but required that performances from the different festivals should be able to tell other people how their festival goes and not merely presenting a dance routine that is already modernized.
I would like to keep on reminding the organizers and the judges to at least read a primer about the competiting festival, understand it and find out during the performance night whether the contigents were able to represent their festivals properly through their performance or were they just plain dancing and performing a routine that is not even representative of the festival.
What I want to see in next year’s Aliwan? A performance that is very informative and representative of every festival, an entirely different routine from Sinulog contingents. The judges should also assess a contingent’s performance in entirity whether they are truly representative of their festival or not. Dance routines and choreography are merely icing on the cake.
I know Im a bit biased because I wanted Dinagyang to win because I believe they have represented the festival brilliantly with their theatrical way of presentation. Admit it guys, Lumad’s performance was more of dance routines and not an artistic way of representing Sinulog. Or maybe because I myself doesnt know anything about Sinulog on the other hand thats why I thought Dinagyang gave a better representation.
Nevertheless, the organizers should set a very clear, precise and detailed criteria of judging next year. The judges should know the competing festivals more before judging who among them is the best. That way, the Aliwan experience will not only be fun and entertaining but also very informative in knowing the culture of every festival. For I know, Aliwan is staged to showcase to the country and the world the diverse cultural differences in the Philippines.
I am happy that these comment pages are existing, in this way flaws from the past be it coming from the organizers, judges and competitors will be corrected. I despise people (both Cebuanos and Ilonggos and others) in this forum and in YouTube who gives unfair and deregatory comments without even thinking about them. Commenting and criticising should always be done objectively.
I pray that the organizers will have a chance to read our comments, improve the Aliwan next year so that everybody will be happy and contented not only with the results but also with the ALiwan as a whole. Peace out.
rannie, are you sure that you’re ilonggo? ikaw siguro ang gatinikal because you’re not writing the right ilonggo or hiligaynon words. hehehe! pakadlaw ka lang! Kahuluya!
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rannie on May 5th, 2008 6:07 pm
i am proud to be ilonggo but i think it is Sto. Nino’s will nga mudaog ang cebu kay ga perform lang sila and they are enjoying it pero no offense sa ato mga ilonggo, gauna na ato tikal…… beleive in karma…..
please do not accuse ilonggos for giving comments.. after all.. some or most of those who commented here that their bet was dinagyang where actually manileños.. those from luzon, so you cannot say that all who agrees with diagyang are all ilonggos.. lets not be one sided ok? if you defend your bet, then also try looking the other way. as i have noticed, all comments that are about dinagyang, they also include sinulog, they also admire sinulog, but then when sinulog replies, even a single word of “appreciation” dinagyang never showed.. is that how greedy you are of the kind words? please don’t be self centered ok.. “no offense meant” and i mean that. i know dinagyang tribe accepted the 2nd place, i couldn’t say its a defeat because in the hearts of many, dinagyang won. but its the “fans” of dinagyang who are stating their insights.. so please don’t take it personally.. don’t be so affected.. after all sinulog won and it’s final.. congratulations to all the winners… again i mean no offense here.. just my points.. ok?? peace tayo lahat dito!…
ATTENTION CEBUANOS AND FELLOW ILONGGOS:
making comments to the performance of both the Dinagyang and Sinulog contingents doesnt imply anything negative as long as the comments are fair and non-deregatory. I admire those who post constructive criticisms and objective comments and despise those who are idiotic in their messages.
Go defend your festival, just dont underestimate the other and brag about yours.
PAG MAY BASTOS WAG NA LANG PATULAN. LET US NOT SPARK A FIGHT BETWEEN CEBU AND ILOILO.
just an addition to timlibunao;..in the discipline of AESTHETICS, it is the majority who has the credibility to say who is the best,the better,and the ugly.so, when you have a case like this, it is only normal that people will react in this way.as long as there is the element of doubt people will really find a way to look for the answer.straight to the point-DINAGYANG HAS ALL THE ELEMENTS OF; BEAUTY,CREATIVITY,CULTURAL RELEVANCE,HISTORICITY,AND INNOVATIONS WHILE SINULOG DONT HAVE THESE and what they have were recycled and mediocre performance, so we are asking.. WHY IS IT THAT THEY STILL WON THE 1ST PLACE AWARD??if indeed aliwan is a showcase of the nations festival??are the 6 judges blind to these reality?the performance speaks for itself and the responses of the people who witnessed the event are the proofs that DINAGYANG WAS THE RIGHTFUL WINNER!!TO DINAGYANG!!YOU WON THE PEOPLE’S HEARTS!!THIS IS YOUR VINDICATION AND NOBODY COULD TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU!!OUR’S IS THE MORAL VICTORY!!HALA BIRA ILOILO!!VIVA SENOR STO. NINO!!USWAG ILOILO!!
Dinagyang Tribu Paghidaet will be at Makati this coming Friday afternoon, May 9, 2008. This is your chance to see them again.
They will join the Makati Grand Parade.
Other participants in the parade include the Makati Cycling Federation, Tribu Carlota with Groove Manila, and Makati-based companies such as Multinational Bancorporation and Amalgamated Development Corp., Metrobank, Loyola Plans, Cocolife, National Life Insurance Co., Rufino Pacific Tower/VAR Buildings, Inc., Pacific Star, Philamlife Tower, Social Security System, Megaworld Corp., Association of Makati Industries
The event will also feature clowns and mimes, bands, Higantes, unicyclists, stilt walkers, and other street dancers and performers, including Makati Caracol 2008 winners and Mananayaw ng Makati.
MAJORITY’S DECISION isnt the case for ALIWAN FIESTA its the JUDGES TASTE.. SINULOG has a very clear concept and originality, it is uncomparable to any other “mediocre” festivals who tries to use the IMAGE OF STO. NINO DE CEBU in their dances, but instead they r using the image as an ALIBI for them to make a festival out of it and to”BOOST TOURISM” in their place..
SINULOG is offered to STO. NINO and it is the ORIGINAL FESTIVAL that is intended for STO. NINO DE CEBU.Thats is why the jidges know SINULOG very well becauese they see the “heart of worship” in the dance and not just pure showcase of props and talents…
SINULOG has a deeper meaning, and it is a ritual dance that we dont need complexed acrobatic type of dancing.. Id you want to know about SINULOG type SULOG documentary to know its past and HISTORY!
ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS to the CEBUANO CONTINGENTS!
Very well said…no more to say,
a Million thanks to all who supported Lumad Basakanon and Carmen…. Kung wla kayo…di namin maabot ang isang achievement an tulad nito, HALL of FAME na ang Lumad Basakanon and soon ang Carmen, og Labaw sa tanan…….
DAGHANG SALAMAT KANIMO!!!…SR. STO. NiÑO!!!!
DAGHANG SALAMAT CEBU!!!
well, let us not forget that alikaraw festival of hilongos, leyte was the very first contingent to perform during aliwan festival ’08.
Right after the streetdancing, they were not even given a single minute to prepare their props at the back..
Compared to the other contingents wherein, they still have to time to inhale/exhale, retouch and say their prayers while the other group ahead of them is performing..
makes sense right?
this is not to just limit the issue to alikaraw who performed first but to other groups that will be performing FIRST in every competition.
it’s not really a big deal who won or not..we don’t have to fight over it.The good things is: we were able to showcase the talents that our own province has to offer..more especially giving back glory to GOD who gave it to us.
BUT just allow me to voice out something.This is for some people who actually failed to understand how it feels inside the shoes of alikaraw dancers who also did their best.
well, let us not forget that alikaraw festival of hilongos, leyte was the very first contingent to perform during aliwan festival ‘08.
Right after the streetdancing, they were not even given a single minute to prepare their props at the back..
Compared to the other contingents wherein, they still have to time to inhale/exhale, retouch and say their prayers while the other group ahead of them is performing..
makes sense right?
just a feedback FOR THE ORGANIZERS:
this is not to just limit the issue to alikaraw festival who performed first but to other groups who will be performing FIRST foR next year’s aliwan.
ARIANNE HELLO!!the point is very clear!!IT IS ABOUT AESTHETICS..OK!!THIS IS ABOUT BEAUTY!!and when we talked about it we must consider what is the judgment of the majority..you keep on insisting on your 6 judges,now what if they were paid to alter the result not in favor to the expectation of the majority..during the performance night it is very clear that the reaction of the crowd was in favor of dinagyang so you must accept it.that is my point!!that is why i mentioned that aside from the consolation prize what DINAGYANG WON WAS MORAL VICTORY!!AND THIS IS SWEETER THAN YOUR FIRST PLACE AWARD!!
Some are still questioning!!! Its somehow another way of saying that the judges are not worthy. Ibig ba sabihin dun, kulang sa pinag-aralan yung mga jurado?! Hindi naman siguro. Kilalanin nyo nga yung mga judges pls. Nawala na daw yung credibility ng Aliwan Fiesta. Bakit palaging Cebu ang nananalo?! Well, maybe you guys need to try harder next time. Maybe kailangan nyo magpadala ng judge na Ilonggo para manalo! Tumigil na nga kayo! Generalize nyo pa mga Cebuano masama… Its part of the competition. tanggapin nyo na, second best lang kayo! Yun naman talaga pinakamahirap, ang tanggapin ang katotohanan. You guys still need to learn. Habang may buhay, hindi humihinto ang learning. Peace na kayo! ang gulo na ng mundo! si Sr. Sto. Niño pa naman ang inohonor nyo!
Bakit hindi nag-champion ang Pangisdaan Festival ng Navotas?
ang hirap-hirap maghila ng banyera habang pumaparada tapos talo lang!
hahahahahaha
bat ba ayaw tanggapin ng mga ilonggo na mas magaling ang mga cebuano sa kanila?
hehehehehehehehehehe
viva cebuano……
poor second ang ilonggo.. tikalon kasi eh
magaling talaga ang cebuano kahit sa anong bagay…
hahahahahahahahaha
kawawang ilo-ilo….. gusto nyo, welga kayo? wag na kayo punta cebu ha? para dyan na lang kayo ilo-ilo promote nyo lugar nyo…. kasi dito pa rin kayo mag-aaral, magpagamot, mamamasyal, magshopping at kung anik-ani pa
crystalgay032003,
Huwag mong idamay lahat ng ilonggo. let us stick to the issue in Aliwan results.
Don’t generalize the whole Iloilo.
You better come to Iloilo para makita mo ang mga eskwelahan, hospitals, landmarks at shopping malls at huwag mong sabihin na karamihan sa amin dyan pumupunta.
ALAM NYO MEDYO BAD TRIP AKO SA ALIWAN 2008 KASI BINAGO NILA YUNG FORMAT NG COMPETITIOON INSTEAD NA DAPAT AY MAGPEPERFORM SILA SA GRANDSTAND.BAKIT BA NABAGO IYON? ANG DAMI PA NAMANG TAO SA GRANDSTAND SUBALIT PARADE LANG ANG NANGYARI HALOS NA BASA NA NGA ANG NAGHIHITAY DOON.
dapat ginawa nila yung previous format ng competition para maraming nakapanoon ng magandang performance.
bakit kaya?
well CONGRATS SA LAHAT NG PERFORMER SA ALIWAN 2008
SANA LANG SA SUSUNOD MAGPERFORM ULIT SILA SA GRANDSTAND. KASI NAMAN PO HINDI NAMAN PO KAYANG MAPANOORAN YUNG SA ALIW MASYADO SIKSIKAN DOUN PARANG SARDINAS NA HALOS HINDI MO RIN MAKITA NG LIVE AND PERFORMERS……
to Naaliw:
It is very hard to accept defeat in Aliwan especially if Dinagyang has been critically acclaimed by artists here and abroad for its intricate cultural background fused with modern routines, theatrical approach in reenaction and dance and an upbeat music through drums, percussion and indigenous materials.
If Ilonggos cannot accept defeat in Aliwan, it is our problem anymore and Cebuanos should not take it against themselves. If Cebuanos feel insulted by our actions, then we cannot do something about it. Just be proud Cebuanos that you won the Aliwan, for if you cant, then it will only justify our claim. I myself do not hit Cebuanos for their victory although my personal choice is Dinagyang. If there are some lowlifes (Cebuanos, Ilonggos or others) hitting ur festival, i suggest that you do not stoop down to their level and do the same. There is nothing wrong with not accepting defeat among others for as long as it is coursed through a sane and logical manner.
In the first place, as for me, Lumad from Cebu just performed in the Aliwan and has got nothing to do with their victory (except with their performance of course). Therefore, blaming the Cebuanos for their victory is and was not in the Ilonggos’ ala carte menu and should not be tolerated. If Ilonggos then say that Dinagyang was better than Sinulog in the Aliwan, pls. do not take offense in it as it is just our view as Ilonggos and perhaps you would be feeling the same with your Sinulog.
I personally do not hit Cebu or Sinulog in Aliwan’s case. I also do not blame the judges initially for making Sinulog win though they are partly involved. The bigger part of the cake belonged to the organizers for they did not perfectly and precisely qualified and/or quantified their set of criterias for judging. The judges in turn, good as they maybe, should have reevaluated the supposed to be “flawed” criteria and has somehow realized that Aliwan is a battle of festivals and not merely of dance routines. Therefore the catch is to assess a contigent’s performance as a whole, in its entirity, and not just by looking at the way they danced and shouted. For we all have to remember that Aliwan’s goal is “to showcase the culture of the nation’s provinces through festivals to the world”. Therefore, it is but imperative that Aliwan’s criteria should not be based on the sole criteria of choreography (30%), performance (30%), timing & rhythm (30%) and costumes (10%).
Instead, choreography, performance, timing and rhythm should all go together and get 30%, cultural adeptness and festival interpretation should get 40%, overall impact of the performance (whether its choreography and performance jives with its cultural aspect and interpretation) should get 20% and costumes with 10%.
As i would reiterate, to Naaliw’s comment, this does not mean that the judges are undereducated. Yes, Aliwan has lost its credibility because the organizers has repeatedly failed to identify the flaws and misgivings of the activity considering that this year was the sixth year Aliwan was staged.
Yes, it is true that Sinulog of Cebu won and Iloilo’s Dinagyang was only second best for three years. But would it be better if a winner won fair and square in a competition with a criteria that is strict and of the highest standards adhering to the international paradigm of cultural and artistic taste? Is it only the Ilonggos clamoring around or are there others? We dont know. I for once will not feel happy with my victory if I know that people around me are not satisfied with my performance. Yes it is victory for me, but the question is, “Is it sweet victory?”
To Naaliw and other Cebuanos, think again. We should not pick fights and post deregatory statements to each other. Instead, we should all work together, hand in hand Cebuanos and Ilonggos alike, to bang on the organizers and tell them that their criteria needs revision. Manila Broadcasting Company is not a cultural nor artistic company, it deals with broadcast. So it is quite acceptable yet irritating that they are not culturally and artisticaly qualified to set a criteria. Therefore, adhering to Aliwan’s goals of showcasing our festivals to the world, a criteria fit to the goal should be envisioned and realised. For in the end, what is the essence of winning if we only enjoy it only to ourselves and not with others? What use is Aliwan’s goals if the criteria chooses a set of winners thats has no clear representation of its province’s culture.
As simple line to ponder on: “To err is human, but to commit it more than once is inhuman.
definitly lumad is the tru winning of aliwan 08 while dinagyang shud b 2nd based on their performance…
That was exactly my point, BLAME THE ORGANIZERS NOT THE WINNERS.For CEBU’S CONINGENTS just like any other CONTINGENTS joining ALIWAN is working very hard and investing, its time,effort and money to showcase their festival and be the best in ALIWAN. It is just but UNFAIR if you accused these innocent TRIBES AND PERFORMERS, who know nothing but dancing their festival. IT is indeed a VERY SWEET VICTORY WINNING 3X in a row, LUMAD has been criticized by 3 different set of JUDGES in ALIWAN and as always they ranked number 1. We cant do anything about it because it is JUDGE’S DECISION, and I agree that their is a FLAW in the CRITERIA FOR JUDGING, the best thing for us to do is mail the organizers regarding the issue so that they can address it and have a new set of criteria next year. IT is also but UNFAIR to say ALIWAN IS NOT PRESTIGIOUS OR HAS LOST CREDIBILITY. Im sure with or without CEBUANO & ILONGGO contingents many will still join the said festivity NEXT YEAR. It is a very SILLY IDEA to think that if your tribe wins then the festival is prestigious but if you loose its no longer prestigious. It is CEBU’S TIME for now, I hope we will respect their victory as they respected ILONGGO’S VICTORY on 03′, 04′, 05′. WE ARE ALL FILIPINOS, LET US JUST REMAIN HAPPY AND PROUD OF OUR RICH FILIPINO CULTURE!
kuddos to ILONGGOS & CEBUANOS
VIVA SR TO NINO!
sinungaling ka rannie.. as if na proud ilonggo ka.. pero sa pananalita mo, halata namang cebuano ka.. don’t fool us because we r not stupid enough to believe u.. hindi kami katulad mo umaasenso sa kasinungalingan..
theres no rannie in here.. im ARIANNE
I never said im an ILONGGO do u have reading disorder?? Please review what i have posted above!
kung hindi nyo alam ang sinulog ang syang pinakamalaking festival noon dahil may aliwan? pangalawa nalng ang sinulog……ang sinulog its the way of praying to their patron santo nino kaya ganun yong steps nila kayong mga insecure sa kanila? plz wag nalang kayong mag comment para wala nang away….i been there last aliwan i see all dancer of lumad were crying while praying to santo nino….hope nakita nyo sila kahit nga ako nakita ko sila na iiyak rin ako……..ohhh nung nag ulan? sino ang nanaintim ng panalangin kay santo niño diba ang lumad? i do believe that the santo niño is soo miraculos im not from cebu but i like the cebuanos there are all religious…..more power to the contengents in aliwan im happy to see lumad thier performance last aliwan…..i satisfied congratulations to the tribu lumad basakanon viva pit senyor………
quoted from : timlibunao
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ALIWAN FIESTA 2003
2nd Place: Tribu Atub-Atub, Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City
ALIWAN FIESTA 2004
Grand Prize: Tribu Atub-Atub, Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City
2nd Place: Kahilwayan Festival, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
ALIWAN FIESTA 2005
Grand Prize: Pintados de Passi Festival, Passi City, Iloilo
2nd Place: Kahilwayan Festival, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
3rd Place: Tribu Silak, Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City
ALIWAN FIESTA 2006
2nd Place: Tribu Ilonganon, Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City
3rd Place: Pintados de Passi Festival, Passi City, Iloilo
5th Place: Kahilwayan Festival, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
7th Place: Tultugan Festival, Maasin, Iloilo
ALIWAN FIESTA 2007
2nd Place: Tribu Ilonganon, Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City
10th Place: Kahilwayan Festival, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
ALIWAN FIESTA 2008
2nd Place: Tribu Paghidaet, Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City
5th Place: Saad Festival, Leganes, Iloilo
source: Byahilo.com, Iloilo.gov.ph
That’s what you call a real winning streak, ILOILO’s real winning streak. If all of Iloilo’s Festivals will join Aliwan, i bet Iloilo will dominate the winner’s list. Beat that!
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WOW!!!! Very Nice!!!!
SINULOG will always be the BIGGEST FESTIVAL in the COUNTRY that even ALIWAN cant beat the record breaking number of 52 CONTINGENTS, 40+ FLOATS, 50+ PUPEETEERS AND HIGANTES, more than 5000 people are registered for photo contest, over 50 documetary videos etc… Whats nice about ALIWAN is it SHOWCASES the best of the best in all festivals across the country. But ALIWAN is just a newbie, it would take time for ORGANIZERS to match SINULOG FESTIVAL. Simply the biggest in the country and in asia pacfic.
to ARIANNE:
Nobody is blaming Cebu and Sinulog! It is the Cebuanos who are feeling sensitive everytime someone will say that Dinagyang had a better performance than Sinulog in Aliwan 2006-2008.
Be realistic Arianne, be happy for your festival’s win. If Ilonggos and other Dinagyang lovers say that Dinagyang was better, just leave us and enjoy your win. If Cebuanos will keep on reacting to our clamor, it only means that our claims are justified.
to ARIANNE:
Yes Arianne, please do that too… the more people clamoring to the organizers, the more they will become aware about their terrible handling of the Aliwan…
I hope you understood my points about the criteria and the way the Aliwan was organized.
Peace out Cebu and Ioilo.
wheeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww!
eto na naman tayo…..
july dear:
if you want to stick to the aliwan results…..
GRANDSLAM na ang SINULOG!!!
period.
nya ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
tim-bulinao:
CEBUANOS are not clamoring….
we are WINNING!!!
nya ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Echhhh:
wouldn’t it be nice to relive your glory days????
champion kayo noong hindi pa sumali ang CEBU.
what happens now, baby?????
nya ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
congrats nga pala sa LUMAD BASAKANON….
ang tanging nag GRANDSLAM CHAMPION sa aliwa.
ssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhh. huwag nyong ipagsasabi sa
iba….. baka hindi nila matanggap…
nya ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
sorry po sa inyong lahat…..
ako po’y cebuano, pero bibig ko’y parang sa ilongo.
nya ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaa
to tasyo
what happen now is that sinulog is promoting greenpeace philippines’s advocacy which is recycle and reuse.congratualtion to lumad,you made our mother nature proud..
@arriane
theres no rannie in here.. im ARIANNE
I never said im an ILONGGO do u have reading disorder?? Please review what i have posted above!
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I never pointed at u arianne, it’s rannie. kapag ganyan ka mag diskusyon sigurado talo kana sa kaso.
arianne/shufaness, whatever, ikaw yata ang my eye defect at reading disorder. read ka ulit nang history bago ka mag comment arianne/shufaness whatever..
neick:
together with mother nature, i’m proud of recycling…
recycle kasi ang pagiging champion namin!!!
nya ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..
Congratulations to all Cebuano’s!
Last night another PRIDE FROM CEBU has won MS. PHILIPPINES EARTH beating 40 candidates from all over d country. Ms. KARLA PAULA HENRY representing CEBU CITY won the pageant with a unanimous vote from d judges & d crowd besting all other candidates.She will represent our country in the upcoming MS.EARTH PAGEANT!
CEBUANO’S are indeed excellent in any aspect,may it be in ALIWAN as a GRAND SLAM CHAMPION or MS.PHILIPPINES EARTH. CEBUANO’S has once again proven its excellence & it makes all of us proud!
GO CEBU!
kaya naging crownds favorite ang dinagyang festival klasi karamihan doon from iloilo. di nyo ba nahalatang nagsasalita don puro ilonggo kahit n nga emcee sa quirino ilonggo din. kaya ganun. kaya nanalo ang lumad basakanon kasi sila lang ang nag follow sa rules at sila lang ang nasa criteria