Here are the winners of the recently concluded Aliwan Fiesta 2009 in Manila for the street dance category, float design, and festival queen pageant. Congratulations to all the winners!
Aliwan 2009 Street dance Winners:
Champion – Buyogan Festival of Abuyogan, Leyte
2nd Place – Kasag Festival of Banate, Iloilo
3rd Place – Tribu Paghidaet from Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo
Runner Up:
Siloy Festival of Alcoy, Cebu
Karatong Festival of Dulag, Leyte
Kadayawan Festival of Davao City
Lapay Bantigue of Masbate City
Kalilangan Festival of General Santos City
Lambayok Festival of Batangas.
Ibon-Ebon Festival of Candaba, Pampanga
Aliwan 2009 Float Design Winners:
Champion -Â Pamulinawen Festival of Laoag City
2nd Place – Lemba of Cotabato
3rd Place – Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo
Runner Up:
Lambayok Festival, Batangas
Caragan Festival, Mabalacat Pampanga
Limbonan
Panagbenga Festival, Baguio City
Buklod Festival
Ibon Ebon Festival, Candaba Pampanga
Saranggani
Aliwan 2009 Festival Queen Winners:
Champion – Sian Elizabeth Maynard (Sinulog, Cebu City)
2nd Place – Romarie Ivy Cunanan (General Santos City)
Runner Up:
Aliah Heitz (Kadayawan, Davao City)
Parul Framil Shah (Panagbenga, Baguio City)
Kate Lao (Pamulinawen, Laoag City)
Pictures and Videos of the Aliwan Fiesta 2009 to be posted soon…
i forgot all about the aliwan but when i saw the winners, i am happy that Cebu/ Sinulog has still maintained it’s throne for four times now. For info, Buyogan Festival of Abuyog Leyte is Cebu’s grand champion during the 2009 Sinulog – FI Category and is Cebu’s bet to represent the Aliwan Festival. Effectively, it is still Cebu’s Sinulog standards which continue to shine in the Aliwan Festival for four consecutive years. Siloy Festival of Alcoy Cebu is a placer during the 2009 Sinulog – Sinulog-based Category and also shone well. And of course, I am happy to know that a Cebuana beauty (a world-class beauty) shone as well during the Aliwan – Festival Queen. This proves Cebu will always give its best anything, anywhere and anytime – truly, it has become a world class city – culturally and economically. Congrats to Cebu and the Aliwan!
I salute to all ILOILO deligations, ILOILO is really the Festival Capital of the Philippines, and it is the Best Festival of the Philippines ,once again Congratulations to ILOILO DINAGYANG very talented and very CONSISTENT proven nayan. ILOILO is the real and authentic Best Festival of the Philippines because of the High Standard,uniqueness, Dance Skills, Excellent Choreo of huge numbers of steppings and every year all new with great Innovations there is something that you can not see in other festivals of the Philippines. Mapa WOW ka Talaga , I SALUTE to you ILOILO Dinagyang.
.,mr rommel flujen (choreographer of tribu kasag, banate,iloilo) is really an outstanding choreographer!
keep up sir!
.. . .philippines’ culture is very rich and lively!!!. . .the annual aliwan festival shows the unfading and timeless exquisiteness of the cultures of the philippine regions!.. .,moreover,the festival itself opens to the world that filipinos are really globally competent individuals in any field of expertise,,.they are talented and they possess versatility, a god-given gift that must be nurtured and shared to others… . .
congratulations to all the winners and to the people behind this prestigious event!.., to the dancers,,,artistic directors and most especially to the choreographers,, .
. . .cheers to all the filipinos!!!. . .
It was a good and peaceful Aliwan this year. The Ilonggos put up a good fight to the championship but maybe it was just Buyogan’s time this year. Iloilo tribes have had its glory and is continuing to entertain audiences every year.
hmm,,,same lang din yan last years aliwan,,, nanalo rin ang dalawang pambato ng cebu,,,
Congrats sa mga Ilonggo for doing their BEST! For letting Philippines know that Ilonggo culture is rich and so unique that we stood out among the rest. By garnering 2nd & 3rd places in street dance and 3rd in the float design should be enough to show that we are the BEST compared to the rest of the regions. Again, Marcos, thanks for this update….shots are matchless!