Leyte’s Tribu Buyuganon is 2nd best at Sinulog Festival 2011

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
January 17, 2011

TACLOBAN CITY  –  The Tribu Buyuganon of Abuyog, Leyte was adjudged as the second placer among the 26 contingents in the free interpretation category of the just concluded Sinulog Festival 2011.

The Tribu Buyuganon’s presentation which depicted the bees or the “buyogs” in the Visayan dialect wowed the big crowd, and prided itself for being the most applauded and the one and only presentation which was given a standing ovation.

The Tribu Buyuganon also won the Best in Costume special award because of the dancers’ bees-like costumes.

The Tribu Buyugan has already won for its name several festival championships. Among which are the Champion in the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival and champion in the Aliwan Fiesta in two years ago.

This year’s first place in the free interpretation category was Tribu Himag-ulaw of Placer, Masbate. The children from the Mabolo Elementary School won third place. The returning contingent from the northern municipality of Daanbantayan won the fourth spot in the FI category in this year's grand parade while the fifth spot went to the Talamban Elementary School contingent.

Tribu Sinanduloy of Tangub City bagged the top prize in the Sinulog-based category.

Other winners in the Sinulog-based category were Abellana National High School, 2nd place; City of Carcar, 3rd place; Bayawan City, 4th place; and City Central School, 5th place.

The Sinulog Festival 2011 started with a Pontifical Mass led by the new Archbishop of Cebu Jose S. Palma.

President Benigno S. Aquino III graced the occasion and gave the keynote address in the Sinulog Fetival 2011 which has for its theme “One beat, one dance, one vision.”

Arriving at 10:00 o’clock in the morning, the President left the Sinulog Festival grounds at about 11: 30 in the morning.