BACOLOD City – The Tribu Sicablun Quatro was hailed as the champion of the first-ever Neon “Patikanay” Drumbeating Competition in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.
Held last Jan. 12, the activity opened and set the tone for the golden celebration of the Dinagsa Festival, slated until Jan. 28.
Tribu Sicablun Quatro, composed of drumbeaters from barangays Zone 4, Sicaba and Luna, bagged P25,000 in cash.
The group was also named Best in Costume and Best in Presentation, adding to their pot of prizes some P3,000 for each award.
The first runner-up was Tribu Maraynon of barangays Zone 2 and Zone 5. They went home with a P20,000 cash prize.
Tribu Matinambi Tres of barangays Mabini, Zone 3 and Tinampaan; Tribu Bucad Caduhaan of barangays Caduhaan, Cadiz Viejo and Burgos; Tribu Majeca of barangays Cabahug, Magsaysay and Jerusalem; and Tribu Tibanda of barangays Daga, Tiglawigan and Banquerohan landed as second, third, fourth, and fifth runners-up, respectively.
Tribu Matinambi Tres got P15,000, Tribu Bucad Caduhaan – P10,000, Tribu Majeca – P7,000 and Tribu Tibanda – P5,000.
Non-winning tribes — Tribu Hitalon of barangays Zone 1, Bonifacio and Zone 6 and Tribu Sewanara of barangays Celestino Villacin and V.F. Gustilo — received consolation prizes.
Mayor Salvador Escalante, Jr. was amazed by the turnout for the maiden staging of such a contest.
“Unbelievable! But it’s real; we produced our own beats and sounds, and we’re proud of such,” the mayor claimed.
Thus, Escalante promised to make “Patikanay” a regular event in the succeeding staging of the Dinagsa Festival./PN
