Tribe from Batanes to join Sadsad sa Parian
Tribu Ivatan of Batanes will participate in the Sadsad sa Parian procession on Sunday morning. The group will join the three Dinagyang tribes from Molo – Tribu Parianon, Tribu Silak and Tribu Kalubihan – and the drum and bugle corps and drum and lyre corps of different schools in Molo district.
Tribu Ivatan's representative Jay Dadivas yesterday confirmed their presence during the feast day of the Señor Sto. Niño. Sadsad sa Parian is a parish-based activity in reverence and in honor of the Child Jesus. It is both a religious and cultural affair.
Tribu Ivatan is the only contesting group in the Dinagyang competition which comes from outside of the city and entire Western Visayas. The group's presentation already created curiosity from the Ilonggos, being a new tribe. Like the other competing tribes, they will execute their own performance in honoring the Child Jesus and with a touch of the Ivatan's culture.
The group traveled all the way from Batanes through a C-130 plane.
Rev. Fr. Tomas Delicana, parish priest of St. Anne, gladly welcomed the Ivatan's participation in the Sadsad sa Parian. Sadsad sa Parian is a joint effort of the parish, Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) headed by Brgy. Capt. Reyland Hervias and the Knights of Columbus led by businessman Rolando Layson.
Apart from merrymaking, Fr. Delicana urged the people to attend the masses in honor of Señor Sto. Niño. The Triduum Masses already started yesterday afternoon. After the mass, the four-day food festival opened.
One of the must-see activities in the Sadsad sa Parian is the Sadsad sa Parian Niño 2008 contest. At present, there are 16 children who registered to join the contest on Sunday morning after the procession.
According to Mrs. Teddy Manzano, chair of the contest, the 1st prizewinner will receive P2,000 plus trophy and token, 2nd prize P1,500 plus trophy and token and 3rd P1,000 plus trophy and token.
The winners will be judged according to their costume, physical appearance, interview and audience appeal. The contestants for the contest are children (male) aging five to nine years old.
According to Ms. Anne Rosel of the committee on program and cultural events, the Molo Elementary School I Rhythm Band, Baluarte Drum Corps, Iloilo City National High School, I. Arroyo Elementary School Choral Group, I. Arroyo Elementary School Folk Dance Group and the Parish Youth Ministry will entertain the people during the cultural presentation set at 7:30 in the morning of January 19, 2008.
While, Insp. Danilo de los Santos, chief of police of Molo district assured the peace and order during the duration of the activity. Aside from the police, tanod members of barangays near the Molo church will also help in the crowd control and maintenance of peace and order.
The police and tanods will secure the food festival area every night. There are 20 kiosks situated inside the plaza. The stallholders would sell delicacies from Molo especially Pancit Molo. Live bands will also perform every night in the food festival.