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AliwanFiesta
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AliwanFiestaisanannualeventthatgathersdifferentculturalfestivalsofthe PhilippinesinStarCityComplexinPasayCitywhereincontingentscompetein danceparadeandfloatcompetitions,aswellasinabeautypageant.Organized byManilaBroadcastingCompany(MBC)togetherwithCulturalCenterofthe Philippines(CCP)andthecitiesofManilaandPasay,theeventisdubbedas "TheMotherofAllFiestas,"withprizestotalingtoP3million(roughly US$70,000).AliwanFiesta,whichbeganin2003,aimstoshowcasethe differentFilipinoculturesandheritagenotonlytothepeopleinMetroManila butalsototherestoftheworld.[1]Thecontingents,meanwhile,aimtopromote theirrespectiveregionsbotheconomicallyandtourismwise.[2]Itwas originallyorganizedasavisualextravaganzafortheChristmasseason,butit hassincebeenheldduringthesummermonthsofeitherAprilorMay.[3] AliwanisaTagalogwordfor"entertainment"or"amusement."For2010,the colorfulbannerattheRoxasBlvd.entranceproclaimedthefiestaasTHE PHILIPPINESGRANDESTFIESTA.[4]

RepresentativesofSinulog FestivalofCarmen,Cebu rehearsehoursbefore AliwanFiesta2008

Contents
1Competition 2Winners 3Coffeetablebook 4Externallinks 5Footnotes

Competition
AliwanFiestaisdividedintothreecategories:CulturalStreetDanceCompetition(themainevent),Float Parade,andReynangAliwan(QueenofEntertainment/Amusement)beautypageant.Eachofthecountry's17 regionshavetheoptiontosenduptotwocontingentsrepresentingitsrespectiveculturalfestival,aswellasan optiontosendarepresentingfloatandorbeautypageantcontestant.[5]However,therosterofentriesforthe culturaldanceandfloatcompetitionsarelimited.In2008,thenumberofslotsforculturaldancewasincreased from20to24groups,whichwascompletedasearlyasJanuary.[3]Eachcontingentintheculturalstreetdance competitiontotalingupto100dancersaswellashundredsofmusiciansandsupportstaffmembershave undergonestringenteliminationcyclesduringvariouslocalfestivalsbeforebeingchosentocompetein AliwanFiesta.[1]Thehighlightoftheeventiswhenallcompetingfestivalsshowofftheirdanceskillswhile paradingforfourkilometers(about2miles)alongRoxasBoulevardfromQuirinoGrandstandtoAliw TheatergroundslocatednearCCP.[6]ThefestivalsrangefromthewellknownsuchasDinagyangofIloilo City,SinulogofCebuCity,andPanagbengaofBaguioCity,totheobscurebutjustasinterestingfeastslike AlikarawofHilongos,Leyte,PadangPadangofParang,ShariffKabunsuan,andPamitinanFestivalof
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Rodriguez,Rizal.[1]Sideeventsalsoincludeabazaarfeaturingdifferent regionalproducts,aphotographycontest,aninterscholasticdance competition(interpretingdancetunesplayedonMBCradiostations), Filipinostreetgames,andafireworksdisplay.[6][7] Meanwhile,theparticipatingfloatsareonlyallowedtouselocaltextiles, produce,flowers,andotherproductsspecificintheirrepresentingcityin decoratingthevehicles.Eachfloat,portrayinglocalfolkloreand indigenoustraditions,istoppedbyaparticipantofReynangAliwan servingasmuse.[3][7]Thebeautypageantcontestantshavecompeteda daybeforetheparade.[8]

Thetoptencontingentsintheculturaldanceandfloatcompetitions receivecashprizes,withthetopfloatwinnerreceivingP500,000 (roughlyUS$11,000)andthewinningculturaldancegroupgettingP1 million(aboutUS$23,000)aswellasthebraggingrightsofbecoming thechampionofAliwanFiesta.Meanwhile,theReynangAliwanreceivesP100,000(roughlyUS$2,300).[5]

TheparadefloatofPanagbenga FestivalofBaguioCitywas decoratedwithlocalflowersand handicrafts.Seatedontopisthe city's ReynangAliwan2008 contestant

Winners
DinagyangFestivalofIloiloCityhaswonthemostnumberofwinsinthe culturaldancecategoryincludingfourstraightchampionshipsfrom2010to 2013.DinagyangFestivalisthefirstfestivaltobeinductedtotheAliwanHall ofFameforwinningfivetimes(2006,2007,2008.Inaddition,Dinagyanghas alsocoppedsecondplacesfrom2006to2008.AnothercontingentfromCebu, SinulogsaCarmen,alsowon3rdplaceyear2008(bothcontingents,Lumad BasakanonofCebuCityandSinulogsaCarmenfromtheCebuProvince, landedinthetopthreewhereinLumadBasakanongarneredtheAliwanHall ofFame).[3]OtherAliwanFiestachampionsincludeHaladFestivalof Midsayap,Cotabato(2003)and2004Dinagyang'sTribuAtubAtub,2005 Dinagyang'sPintadosdePassiofPassiCity,Iloilo2010Dinagyang'sTribu PaghidaetandDinagyang'sTribuPanayin2011,wonthestreetdance championship.AsidefromtheofficialAliwanFiestawebsite,thereisadecent blogthathasalistingofthewinnersfor2010withvideosondisplay.[9]

Coffeetablebook

Aparadefloatrepresenting KadayawanFestivalof DavaoCityinAliwan Fiesta2008

MBCpresentedacoffeetablebookin2008entitledAliwanFiesta:CelebratingLifeInThese7,107Islands. ItwasdocumentedbyculturalaffairsspecialistSusanIsorenaArcega,featuringvariousphotographstaken duringAliwanFiesta'sfirstfiveyears.ThebookaimstotackletheFilipino'sfestivepsyche,themultipronged treatiseonwhatthePhilippinefestivalsarerootedin,andthedisplayofculturalheritagethroughdanceand craftsmanship.[7]

Externallinks
AliwanFiestaOfficialWebsite(http://aliwanfiesta.com.ph/)
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OfficialWebsiteoftheManilaBroadcastingCompany(http://mbcradio.net/) PhotosofAliwanFiesta2008,asfeaturedonCNN'siReport(http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC 19241) AliwanFiesta2012ScheduleofActivities(http://outoftownblog.com/aliwanfiesta2012/)

Footnotes
1. ^ a b c"AliwanFiesta07:ThemotherofallRPfestivals" (http://web.archive.org/web/20080216180416/http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2007/03/25/TOUR2007032590436.ht ml).ManilaBulletin.March25,2007.Archivedfromtheoriginal (http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2007/03/25/TOUR2007032590436.html)on20080216.Retrieved20080716. 2. ^Recebido,Bennie(April27,2007)."TagalogNews:SorsogonCityPilifestivaldancetroupekalahoksaAliwan fiesta"(http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070427.htm&no=48).PhilippineInformationAgency.Retrieved 20070728. (Tagalog) 3. ^ a b c dValisno,Jeffrey(May2,2008)."Fiestaislands" (http://www.bworldonline.com/Weekender050208/main.php?id=goingout2).BusinessWorld.Retrieved200802 27. 4. ^Phillips,Eric(May5,2010)."THEPHILIPPINESGRANDESTFIESTA" (http://www.manilatop10.com/manilatoptens.html).manilatop10.Retrieved20100505. 5. ^ a bCalubiran,MaricarM(April20,2007)."P2.5MatstakeinAliwanFiesta" (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/04/20/p2.5m.at.stake.in.aliwan.fiesta.html).TheNewsToday.Retrieved 20080727. 6. ^ a b"AliwanFiesta:Festivalofchampions"(http://www.malaya.com.ph/apr04/ente1.htm).Malaya.April4, 2008.Retrieved20080727. 7. ^ a b cArtifex,Lex(April27,2008)."AliwanFiesta:Acelebrationofdiversity" (http://web.archive.org/web/20080430220909/http://www.tribune.net.ph/life/20080427lif1.html).TheDaily Tribune.Retrieved20080728. 8. ^"ReynangAliwan"(http://www.abantetonite.com/issue/apr1308/entertainment2.htm).AbanteTonite.April13, 2008.Retrieved20080728. 9. ^Phillips,Eric(May5,2010)."AliwanFiesta2010CompleteSetofWinners" (http://sanjuanicobridge.blogspot.com/2010/04/aliwanfiesta2010completesetof.html). sanjuanicobridge.blogspot.com.Retrieved20100505.

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