The Bayluhay from San Joaquin depicts the negotiations infamously known as the Barter of Panay between Makatunaw (one of the 10 Bornean Datus headed by Datu Puti) and Marikudo (ruler of the Negritos, natives of Panay), which took place at Imbidayan, along the beach of Barrio Sinogbuhan in San Joaquin.
The performance also showcases the history and culture of the town, which is anchored upon Aeta influences, and significantly of Malay and Spanish heritage.
View Video Coverage of Bayluhay performace in the Kasadyahan 2007.
The Kasadyahan Competition is one of the main highlights of the Dinagyang Festival. The dance competition features the history and culture of the various towns of Iloilo.
One of the best history written was the “Barter of Panay” which took place at Brgy. Sinogbuhan, San Joaquin Iloilo. Excluding the performance presented by the DFSNHS students which is not so fascinating to the viewers and tourist in particular. In my personal view the traditional way how Sinogbuhanon’s re – enacment has been done before remained the best performance ever seen. The talent and creativity they showed should be recognized by the mascots inside the municipality of San Joaquin.
Jart, your comment that mentions of Sinogbuhanon’s performing better remains to be an opinion.I respect that. However, a mention of other students’ performance as not so fascinating to the viewers and tourists, shall I say, is a blatant case of sweeping generalization. If you are a San Joaquinhon, you should not have made such a comment that divides our people by virtue of a false generalization. Why false generalization? Because you did not even mention the particulars to warrant such comment. In a sense, that comment can be perceived, rationally, to be bias. It would be safe to assume then that your comment is an unqualified statement because what seems to be your conclusion in general on viewers’ point of view or tourists’point of view is contained and confined within what you thought of them which in turn is also restricted, limited and defined only by the very concept of your personal opinion. Or, are you a Sinogbuhanon and not a San Joaquinhon? I’m living very close to Sinogbuhan, may I inform you. But a divisive comment on other San Joaquinhon Schools or students on account of a personal opinion, obviously, makes you hostile to us, San Joaquinhons!
The Bayluhay from San Joaquin depicts the negotiations infamously known as the Barter of Panay between Makatunaw (one of the 10 Bornean Datus headed by Datu Puti) and Marikudo (ruler of the Negritos, natives of Panay), which took place at Imbidayan, along the beach of Barrio Sinogbuhan in San Joaquin.
This is wrong! Makatunaw was NOT one of the 10 Datus who took part in that rather famed Barter. Makatunaw was the Datu from whom the 10 Bornean Datus fled so they left Borneo and eventually, discovered Panay. How could Makatunaw participate in such barter?
@ ahaysanjoaquin… …While I strongly believe Maragtas have some factual and historical basis, yeah, what is written about is an erroneous version of history.. tampered if not…
We strongly suggest then that this account has to be corrected right away. It would otherwise be misleading so many people who may have never known this – in Vic’s most precise terminology – tampered and erroneous piece of historical version. Thanks Vic.
@ahaysanjoaquin, in fact you’re the first person to notice it… and I acknowledge that… you know i believe about Maragtas of Iloilo? (some historian called it as fraud)
and then you could also comment in some pages here… it’s worth :) good day to you ahaysanjoaquin :)
@ahaysanjoaquin… i notice you have very good english and i admire it really( you have striking diction , scholarly construction and obvious proficiency)…i approve your comment to jart, its instructive and reminding him of his ethical misdeed. youre one fine Ilongo :)
I’m a bit flattered, Vic. But lots of thanks to you! I also am a believer of Maragtas. Well, many say it’s a myth because there isn’t one strong indubitable historical evidence for it; however, there isn’t also one strong infallible historical evidence on the contrary. I hope one Ilonggo research would someday rise and prove our belief to be true. Good day to you too.
@ahaysanjoaquin yeah, for the fact its pioneering work of your fellow SQuinos… we need artifacts, archaeology etc to rectify Maragtas.. however, our Old Malay dialect which survived in every sentence we construct is quite an evidence of our Bornean Culture, Heritage and sociological set up… no doubt about that… are there any course on archaeology you know? :) lol… My blessings to you dude
Are you also a San Joaquinhon? Nope, I know not any course in archeology. That’s something I’m pretty much wanting of…no time though.
@ ahaysanjoaquin nope. I was referring to whole of Panay Heritage , was the bayluhanay happened in San Joaquin?
There is a general belief that Bayluhay or Barter happened in Sinogbuhan, San Joaquin, Iloilo in a place called “Imbidayan”. The landing of the 10 Datus and their Kabikahan/Tribe happened at Andonna Creek, Brgy. Siwaragan, San Joaquin, Iloilo. Antiqueños claim that first settlement happened in their place, sometime after the Barter. Some towns in our province also claim that the Barter happened also in their place, but I have not enough info about the reasons for this claim.