Bambanti Pageant 2023
Have you ever seen big bambantis? The Province of Isabela have them in all sizes, shapes, and colours. And for years, since 1997, Isabelenos preserve them getting greater a lot to the delight of the locals in addition to the vacationers visiting the province, particularly on the final week of January for the annual Bambanti Pageant. The truth is, Isabela takes delight to have set the file for having probably the most variety of individuals dressed as bambantis in 2019. A complete of two,495 contributors joined to set the Guinness World Document title.
Certainly, the farmers’ finest good friend, the scarecrow or bambanti in Isabela, has come a great distance – from the lowly fixtures used to drive away birds and pests from crops to turning into supreme image of the Mom of all festivals on this facet of Northern Philippines. However there may be extra to the competition than simply the scarecrows. By means of the years, Bambanti Pageant — a tribute to the Bambanti who watches over the fields — has grown to grow to be a tourism, cultural, and heritage occasion selling the province because the nation’s high agri merchandise and as an ecotourism vacation spot.
Showcasing varied actions, commerce truthful, parades, avenue dancing, and competitions, the competition has obtained quite a few awards together with the Aliw Award for Finest Pageant Practices and Efficiency from 2015 to 2017 and the Aliw 2018 Corridor of Fame Award for Finest Pageant Practices and Efficiency. Additional, in 2022, the Division of Tourism (DOT) acknowledged Bambanti Pageant as the general winner of the 2022 Pearl Awards for Finest Tourism Practices within the Philippines throughout the twenty third Annual Conference of the Affiliation of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP).
Revenge celebration
A revenge celebration of kinds, the 2023 Bambanti Pageant is greater, grander, and festive highlighting LGU-contested occasions on Bambanti Sales space, Bambanti Scarecrow, Avenue Dance and Dance Showdown, Pageant King and Queen, Makan ken Mainum, musical occasions and a grand live performance, and the much-awaited Seek for Queen Isabela 2023. Sports activities actions and medical missions have been additionally carried out all through the week-long celebration.
Coming from a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the competition is aptly themed, ‘ISABELA, Pagharap sa Bagong Hamon ng Kinabukasan,’ with Vice Governor Faustino ‘Bojie’ Dy III as Director Normal of the 2023 Bambanti Pageant Celebration.
Isabelenos got here in full drive — getting out of their houses, cities, cities and municipalities – filling each venue of competition actions on the Isabela Provincial Capitol Grounds within the Metropolis of Ilagan.
At least the tandem of Gov. Albano III and Vice Gov. Dy III gamely capped the festivity by internet hosting and awarding the winners in all competitions.
“We now have a good time the resilience and diligence of the Isabela farmer that has introduced the integrity of the province because the nation’s largest corn and rice surplus producer. The Metropolis of Ilagan is the Corn capital of the nation and we have now the city of San Mateo because the Mongo Capital of the Philippines and it’s the province’ supplying rice to Metro Manila,” Dy mentioned.
“We’re completely happy to report back to our folks that we have now efficiently bounced again by having the very best GDP final 12 months after coming from the pandemic,” Albano added.
Apart from the prizes allotted for all of the competitors winners, the Albano-Dy tandem awarded all cities, municipalities, and cities of Isabela with P100,000 every.
Agri-Ecotourism Cubicles
A serious spotlight of the competition is the Bambanti Agri-Tourism Village that includes neighborhood life, historical past, and heritage, in addition to the varied indigenous world-class merchandise, way of life merchandise objects, and delicacies because the delight of place of the 37 cities/villages, cities, and municipalities of Isabela. Taking part municipalities put up uniquely designed cubicles in entrance of the provincial capitol. Every sales space showcased every city’s creativity whereas displaying and promoting its agricultural produce and different merchandise.
Of the 32 entries this 12 months, the Metropolis of Ilagan and Cordon topped others for first place for classes A and B, respectively. The Metropolis of Ilagan was adjudged 1st place for its masterpiece with its big drone as a roof cowl, a testomony to the superior growth of town.
Makan Ken Mainum Competitors
Began seven years in the past by Mary Ann Dy, the higher half of Vice Gov. Dy, the cooking competitors goals to spotlight the meals scene of the province. This 12 months, Isabela’s future technology took centerstage as they battle it out in arising with the province’s meals (Makan) and drinks (Mainum) improvements. A lot of the scholar contributors belong to Gen Z’s youthful group, from 9-14 years previous. Their lecturers, mentors, classmates, and supporters, naturally stuffed the neighborhood of the cook dinner fest both cheering them or giving them last-minute directions.
Pageant King & Queen
This 12 months’s candidates for the Isabela Pageant King and Queen competitors flaunted their symbolic costumes — colourful and with touches of indigenous supplies that represented their respective municipality’s native tradition and festivals — on the SM Cauayan Metropolis. In addition they mesmerized the viewers as they carried out on the Avenue Dance and Dance Showdown competitions on the Isabela Sports activities Complicated.
Candidates from Echague (Class A) and Luna (Class B) made certain they donned one of the best and weren’t outdone on the avenue dance and emerged first-place winners each for the King and Queen classes.
Pageant Dance Competitors
Divided into two classes, Avenue Dance and Dance Showdown, every contingent ready a avenue dance routine carried out across the sports activities advanced’s oval observe and a dance showcase on the primary stage.
Greater than only a parade of intricate props and attires by the contingents from completely different cities and municipalities, it was a tribute to the optimism and resilience that the Isabeleños of this huge agricultural province had proven in opposition to all odds whereas showcasing their wealthy historical past and tradition. And with strong choreographies, clear successions, and fluid storylines of the contingents, crowd favourite Cauayan Metropolis (Steet dance, class A) and San Agustin (class B) lorded over the 20 contingents.
Queen Isabela
The extreme questions throughout the Q & A portion absolutely made the beaucon extra grueling as the women braved the chilly climate of the coronation evening. Ultimately, Catherine Pleasure Legaspi from the municipality of San Manuel bagged the Queen Isabela 2023 title. Becoming a member of her within the magic 5 have been Queen Isabela Tradition and the Arts Johanna Trisha Cinco from the municipality of Ramon; Queen Isabela Tourism Julie Mae Villanueva from the Metropolis of Cauayan; 1st runner-up Jaycel Lumauig representing the Indigenous Peoples Neighborhood; and 2nd runner-up Cherry Lee Garlijo from the municipality of Alicia.
Over-all Winners Champion
Quirino is that this 12 months’s champ for topping the quite a few awards obtained within the Bambanti competitions. San Agustin got here as 1st Runner Up, with 2nd Runners Up – Metropolis of Ilagan & Alicia, third Runner Up – Cauayan Metropolis, and 4th Runner Up – Echague.
Kudos to the Albano III-Dy III tandem for placing up a extremely profitable, significant occasion with the sturdy and unwavering assist of proud and completely happy Isabelenos — the actual champ in each Bambanti Pageant.
And as they are saying “See you on the Bambanti Pageant 2024!
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