Aliwan 2014 Champion - Lumad Basakanon of Sinulog Cebu City

 

Bad News turns into Good News!! Cebu just thought that Sinulog Festival - Lumad Basakanon will not be participating this year Aliwan 2014, it was January 22 2014 an article from sunstar release a report that "Lumad Basakanon not joining Aliwan Festival" but I think the group and its organizer change their minds. Well, good decisions, because recently Aliwan 2014, the Sinulog Festival of Cebu City which Lumad Basakanon is representative tribe was declared as Aliwan 2014 Street Dance Champion.



The competition was called as "Grand Festival of Champions, Aliwan Fiesta", wherein different Philippine Festivals contingents gathered and compete through showcasing their dance, culture, pageantry, musicality and creativity of every regions. The grand parade was held last Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Aliw Theatre at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in Manila. Lumad Basakanon, of Brgy. San Nicolas, was a Hall of Famer for three consecutive Aliwan Fiesta championships last 2006-2008 and now they are back on the ground for 1 million grand prize as Aliwan 2014 Champion. (",)

Here are the winning titles of Cebu City during the Aliwan 2014.

Streetdance Competition Champion - Lumad Basakanon, Cebu City,
Sinulog Festival Reyna ng Aliwan 2014 – Festival Queen ( 6th consecutive wins in Reyna ng Aliwan since 2009.)
Ms. Steffi Rose Aberasturi – Cebu City, Sinulog Festival
2nd Runners-up Ms. Maria Gigante – Bantayan Island Cebu, Palawod Festival

Float Category 2nd Place - Utanon Festival Float, Dalaguete Cebu

Special Awards
Best in Musicality - Lumad Basakanon, Cebu City, Sinulog Festival
Best in Costume - Lumad Basakanon, Cebu City, Sinulog Festival

Wow!! I love Cebu!!