More prizes are up for grabs in the various events highlighting the 2011 Dinagyang Festival slated January 21 to 23 in Iloilo City.
The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc (IDFI) decided to increase prizes for the Ati-Ati competition where 15 tribes and the Kasadyahan contest with 10 competing groups will participate.
Robert Alor chairman of the Ati competition disclosed, "in 2011 the grand champion will receive P150, 000 while the first to fourth runners up will receive P80,000; P60,000; P30,000 and P25,000, respectively."
The champion for the Kasadyahan contest will receive P120,000 while the first to the fourth runners up will bring home P60,000; P45,000; P35,000 and P25,000 respectively.
A cash prize of P10, 000 for every minor award at the Ati and Kasadyahan contests will bring home P5, 000, will also be awarded.
There will also be cash prizes for winners of the drum and lyre competition slated Jan. 21,2011 which will kick off the three-day highlights of the festival.
Alor also announced that Monday’s Pamukaw activity will serve as preview of what the people may expect to happen during the Jan. 23, 2011 Ati competition.
"The 15 tribes that will compete for the Ati have been advised to send not just their drummers but their warriors as well during the Pamukaw", Alor said.
The Pamukaw is an event organized by the Association of Tribes in Iloilo which aims to raise public awareness about the forthcoming Dinagyang event.
Alor, however, vowed to strike out from the list of participating tribes those who will not perform well during the Pamukaw. /MP
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