Some P704,000 cash prizes are allotted for the winning groups in the 2013 Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-atihan festival contest.
Mr. Albert A. Meñez who chairs the Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-atihan Foundation, Inc. (Kasafi) announced the tribal big category 1st place winner will be awarded P150,000 cash, P80,000 for second place, P50,000 for third and three consolation prizes of P10,000 each.
The small tribal category 1st place will be awarded P60,000, while P40,000 for second, P30,000 for third and three consolation prizes of P8,000 for each contingent.
KASAFI also allocated P50,000 for the grand champion in modern group category, P25,000 for second place, and P15,000 for third place. Two consolation prizes of P5,000 each will be awarded to the modern group winners. Balik-Ati category first prize winner will receive P50,000; the runner-up will get P25,000 and third place P15,000. Winners in the Individual Balik-Ati category will take home P3,000 each.
As of October 22, there were 10 tribes which officially registered in the Ati-atihan tribe contest slated on January 19, 2013.
Tribu Tipon-Tipon of Ibao, Lezo; Morongga Tribe of New Buswang, Kalibo; the current champion Tribu Parola from Daja Norte, Banga; and runner-up Tribu Niñolitos of Tigayon, Kalibo are registered in Tribal small group category.
Pangawasan Tribe of Makato, Tribu Bukid Tigayon of Tigayon, Kalibo and Tribu Tiis-Tiis of New Buswang, Kalibo are also listed in the Tribal Big category.
Balik-Ati participant Anono-o Group of Briones, Kalibo and Lilo-anong Ati nga Mananggeti of Lilo-an, Malinao, Aklan; this year’s Balik Ati category grand winners are also registered along with 2011 first runner-up Samahan ng Kababaihan Bayan ng Kalibo, Inc. of New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan in the modern group category.
Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan is a traditional annual celebration to honor the Señor Sto. Niño de Kalibo, usually held starting in the second week of January and ends on third Sunday.
The third Sunday of January or January 20 this year is the Kapistahan of Señor Sto. Niño highlighted by a pilgrims’ mass and religious procession.
KASAFI Gives More Subsidies
To Ati-Atihan Tribes
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Moreover, Kasafi increases its financial assistance to competing tribes from 2012 Sto. Niño Ati-atihan festival.
Mr. Albert A. Meñez, chair of KASAFI announced the 10 percent increase in subsidy for tribes who will participate in the 2013 Ati-atihan contest.
Meñez said, early registrants received their 50 percent subsidy from the foundation since the first week of October.
The subsidy is released after the signing of Memorandum of Agreement between the tribe managers and KASAFI. The list of tribe members and a photo of their tribe uniform are also submitted. A dozen individual Balik-Ati participants also registered with KASAFI.
Tribal Big category will receive P38,500 while tribes in the Small Group category will get P22,000 subsidy.
A P16,500 subsidy will be given for Balik Ati tribes while the modern groups also get P11,000.
The 10 percent additional package and the 50 percent of the subsidy will be distributed as early as the first week of November, Meñez announced.
“The early release of the full subsidy in November will augment the anticipated expenses of the registered tribes”, Meñez said.
Kalibo Mayor William S. Lachica graced the tribes’ meeting on October 13, held at KASAFI office.
According to KASAFI’s figures, the financial subsidy in the 2012 festival stood at P744,000 for more than 30 tribes. /MP
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