Most awarded town festivals to join this year’s Leyte Kasadyaan competition

Press Release
By Provincial Media Relations Center (PMRC Leyte)
June 8, 2007

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  With the Tacloban City fiesta drawing near, the provincial government of Leyte under the helm of Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla with the support of Leyte First District Representative Remedios “Matin” Petilla is already gearing up to host this year’s Leyte Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals.

Rep. Petilla said this year’s Leyte Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals would still be colorful and well-participated.

Late last month, a number of municipality have already signified their participation in this year’s grand street dance competition.

It was learned that this year’s Pintados Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals will again be participated by great cultural performers such as the Alikaraw Festival of Hilongos, Leyte, which just came fresh from winning third place in the Aliwan Festival in Manila early during this summer.

Alikaraw, will be gunning for a third straight win this year at the Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals after winning the dance parade for the past two years.

Also, according to the Kasadyaan Festival organizers, Abuyog town through Mayor Ofelia Traya, already gave its nod to join this year’s June 29 festivities.

It will be represented by its Buyogan Festival, one of the winningest festivals since the Leyte Kasadyaan Festival started in the late 90’s. The Buyugon Festival is likewise a decorated performing tribe after winning competitions outside the region during the past years.

Other contingents are said enlist in the coming weeks to vie in this dance-drama portrayal of Leyte ’s rich culture.

“Kasadya-an” means merry-making and gaiety in Visayan. During the celebration, various municipal festivals of Leyte converge in Tacloban City, the original capital, to stage a pageantry of colorful and vibrant dance-drama parade.