Bigger prizes in Dinagyang 2006 competition
Participants to the Dinagyang Festival 2006 have a reason to be happy as the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc (IDFI) alloted bigger prizes for the lucky winners.
IDFI Executive Director Ben Jimena said the increase in prizes is their way of motivating the participating tribes to show their very best.
Jimena said the first placer in the Ati contest, which will only be one category, will get P100,000 plus trophy, the second placer P60,000 plus trophy, the third placer P40,000, fourth placer P20,000, and fifth placer P10,000.
While, winners of minor awards, namely, Best in Uniform, Best in Costume, Best in Discipline, Best in Choreography and Best in Music shall receive P10,000 each.
Jimena disclosed that two new awards will be given out in next year's competition- Best Choreographer and Best Costume.
Prizes in the Kasadyahan contest, on the other hand, will be the same as that in the Ati contest.
Jimena added the foundation would be giving a subsidy amounting to P3.1 million to all the participating tribes depending on the number of years they have joined the festival.
To date a total of 21 tribes have registered to join next year's Ati contest.
Jimena said, tribes in the top 12 rank that had participated for the past three consecutive years will get a full subsidy of P200,000.
Jimena said the tribes that had already registered with IDFI were Tribu Pag-asa, Tribu Panaad, Tribu Molave, Tribu Parianon, Tribu Atub-atub, Tribu Familia Sagrada, Tribu Bantu, Tribu Kalubihan, Tribu Dagyaw-ta, Tribu Angola, Tribu Aninipay, Tribu Hamili, Tribu Himala, Tribu Halimaw, Tribu Ilonganon, Tribu Silak, Tribu Paghidaet, Tribu Baryohanon, Tribu Bola-bola and Tribu Taga-Jaro.