16 tribes confirm participation in 2010 Dinagyang
A total of 16 participating tribes have registered to join the 2010 Dinagyang competition. The two tribes that became controversial in the 2009 Dinagyang tribes contest are no longer participating.
The participating tribes for the 2010 Dinagyang competition are: Himal-us, Silak, Ilonganon, Tribu Aninipay, Paghidaet, Molave, Panagat, Pag-asa, Angola, Bantu, Atub-Atub, Panaad, Pan-ay, Bola-Bola, Salognon and Milagrosa. The tribes competition is set on January 24, 2010.
A check at the City Tourism and Development Office (CTDO) showed that Tribu Hamili and Himala did not register after the November 30 deadline set by the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) ended. These two tribes became controversial after they threatened to back out from the competition if they were not given financial assistance. Settlements were made before the final competition in order not to ruin the world class festival.
The committee ruled that only performing tribes in the past competitions should be given financial assistance. The assistance depends on their performance rating.
In the 2009 ati competition, Tribu Paghidaet was declared champion. The Tribu Bola-Bola got the 1st place; Tribu Ilonganon landed second and Tribu Silak 3rd place. The Tribu Himal-us of the province of Guimaras was last year’s fourth runner-up.
Tribu Paghidaet also got five of the seven special awards in last year’s competition. They are Best in Music, Best in Performance, Best in Headdress, Best in Choreography and Best in Costume. While, Tribu Atub-atub got the Best in Discipline award and Tribu Bola-Bola as Best in Street dance.
The Dinagyang Executive committee is expected to release the names of the participants in the Kasadyahan competition next week. The Kasadyahan competition, set on January 23, is one of the major events included in the Dinagyang activities.
In last year’s Kasadyahan competition, the Tribu Kasag of the town of Banate bagged the championship award. Tribu Saad of municipality of Leganes was the first placer, Tribu Madia-as of Mandurriao National High School, Tribu Bayluhay of the town of San Joaquin and Tribu Tultugan of the town of Maasin came 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively.
The Tribu Kasag got three of the five special awards, namely Best in Production Design, Best in Choregraphy and Best in Performance. Tribu Saad got the special award in the Best Street dancing while Tribu Bayluhay got the award for Best in Theme concept.
The other major events that placed the festival in the national and international tourism map are the drum and bugle competition, Ms. Dinagyang, Luces in the Sky competition (a fireworks competition) and sponsors mardi gras parade.
