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!!

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Siloy Festival of Alcoy during the Aliwan Fiesta 2009

The Pride of Alcoyanons in Aliwan Fiesta 2009

The municipality of Alcoy in the Southeastern part of the province of Cebu derives most of its income from the Dolomite mines, which are the biggest in the world.
But Alcoy is also home to the Mag-abo Forest where reside the Black Shama - or Siloy - a type of bird that sings a very soothing melody. With its natural habitat now designated as an ornithologist's dream destination, the Siloy's rapidly diminishing population is being zealously conserved not just as a symbol but as a cause. The festival in its name is held on the feast day of Sta. Rosa de Lima, whose intercession is invoked by the residents to protect Alcoy's eco-tourism program.

The beauty of cebuana was crown as Aliwan Festival Queen 2009.


Sian Elizabeth Maynard Aliwan Festival Queen 2009

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Siloy Festival on Aliwan Festival 2009

Siloy Festival Alcoy Cebu

The municipality of Alcoy in the southeastern part of the province of Cebu derives most of its income from the Dolomite Mines, which are the biggest in the world. But Alcoy is also home to the Mag-abo Forest where reside the Black Shama – or Siloy — a type of bird that sings a very soothing melody. With its natural habitat now designated as an ornithologist’s dream destination, the Siloy’s rapidly diminishing population is being zealously conserved not just as a symbol but as a cause. The festival in its name is held on the feast day of Sta Rosa de Lima, whose intercession is invoked by the residents to protect Alcoy’s eco-tourism program.

Source: www.aliwanfiesta.com

According to PhilStar.Com

The Cebu Provincial Capitol give 10 million support to Siloy Festival who will be participating Aliwan Festival 2009.

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