Pantal ends Lucao’s eight-year dominance
GILON GILON ED BALEY
THIS year’s Bangus Festival formally opened on April 22 with the Gilon- Gilon ed Baley street dancing competition, featuring dances that simulate the harvesting of bangus.
Twenty-two contingents from the 31 barangays of this city marched and performed through the city streets from Perez Boulevard to M.H. del Pilar and A.B. Fernandez Avenue, then delivering their grand routine at the city plaza.
Barangay Pantal was adjudged champion, winning a cash prize of P120,000 and the chance to represent Dagupan City in the Festivals of the North, also a main event of the Bangus Festival, to be held on April 27.
The other winners were: Hall of Famer Barangay Lucao (1st runner-up), Caranglaan (2nd runner-up), Bolosan (3rd runner-up) and Tebeng (4th runner- up). also won the special awards for best in costume and best in musicality, respectively.
Pantal actually snapped the eight-year winning streak of Lucao that won the competition since 2006.
Mayor Belen Fernandez was delighted at the dance routines, which this year were based on actual observance of the harvesting process and training the choreographers of the contingents.
“With the authenticity of our new dance steps we can now proudly say that Gilon- Gilon is truly ours,” said Fernandez.
Special guests during the event were former movie star and now Paranaque City Councilor Alma Moreno-Salic and the cast of GMA network’s Innamorata.
Moreno lauded the unity and cooperation of the Dagupenos saying, “I will surely tell my mayor about everything that I saw in your festivity which can be adopted in our Sambalelo festival in Paranaque.”
BANGUS RODEO
Another Bangus Festival main event, the Bangus Rodeo, was held April 25, wherein the longest, heaviest, and prettiest bangus took center stage along with the fastest bangus eater, fastest bangus classifier, and fastest bangus deboner.
The heaviest bangus was owned by Marilyn Camacho of Barangay Pugaro weighing 7.66 kilograms or 16.87 pounds. Coming in second was the entry of Renato V. Español of Barangay Pantal-Guibang at 4.63 kgs.; while the entry of Christian EJ Maramba of Barangay Bonuan Longos placed third at 4.47 kgs.
The longest bangus was also entered by Camacho (Marilyn) after her entry recorded an official length of 87.5 centimeters (cm). Second was the entry of Manuel Manahan of Barangay Pantal, 80.0 cm and in third place was the entry of Christian Angelo Maramba of Bonuan Longos at 76 cm.
The prettiest bangus title went to the entry of Armand Caguioa, second was Alvin Caguioa, and third was Adela Caguioa, all from Balogo, Binmaley.
Melecio Melendez of Barangay Pugaro was this year’s fastest bangus classifier with a time of 1:34:69 with 29 minutes demerit.
The fastest bangus eaters, which this year was changed from individual competitions to the fastest bangus eating couple, were: Edgar Grado and Elvira llena of Binmaley.
The fastest Bangus deboner was Huv Amador Tendenilla of Barangay Pantal with a qualifying time of 2:07:65.
Winners in past years were also given recognition.—Dada Austria with report from CIO
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