Chris Dave steals show at Cadiz 1st Skateboarding Competition 2010

Chris Dave Hong
(L-R): Wilson Dale, John Eduard Sadia and Raffy Bejoco

The audience wows Chris Dave Hong as he performs several amazing tricks

Chris ’Kenshi’ Dave Hong, an amateur skater from Philippine Normal University – National Center for Teacher Education, took the limelight as he performed several amazing tricks during the 1st Cadiz City Skateboarding Competition held last December 17, at the Cadiz City Park.

Hong, a 10-year-old 3^rd grader, was the guest skater on the skateboarding competition where fifteen-year-old John Eduard Sadia of Holy Infant Academy was adjudged grand winner when he bested other 14 contestants. Sadia received P2,000 cash and a trophy.

Raffy Bejoco of Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High School landed second place, while Wilson Dale of DRVFGMNHS finished third place. Bejoco got P1,500 cash plus trophy; Dale, P1,000 plus trophy.

The other semi-finalists were Rowell Sison Jr. of Magsaysay Street, Cadiz City and Eray Cordero of DRVFGMNHS.

The participating skaters who were given a consolation prize of P300 cash each included Rowell Sison Jr., Eray Cordero, Kevin John Barcenilla, Revel Nasis, Carl Joseph Tulio, Kyle Richie Aguilar, Rafael Tenerife, Terence Mendoza, Edelweiss Anierdes, Reyl Zamora, Ardy Alontaga and Reggie Abuan.

The panel of judges were Kean Castillo of Talisay Skateboard Club, John Carlo Treyes of USLS Sports Office and Pacita Nunez of Cadiz Sports Division.

The First Skateboarding Competition 2010 is initiated by the Tourism and Cultural Division, as part of the yearly “Pamaskwa Sa Cadiznon 2010”.

Cadiz hosts Area II Meet 2010, leads the games

Mayor Patrick Escalante hosted the annual Area II Athletic and Cultural Meet 2010 last November 18 – 19, 2010 in Cadiz City with a large number of delegations from Cadiz City, Sagay City and the Municipality of Manapla.

After two days of athletic and cultural tournaments, Cadiz athletes emerged victorious when they hurdled a total of 25 gold medals both from elementary and secondary levels. Its closest contender of Sagay only obtained 17 gold medals. Manapla gained 8 gold medals.

According to Editha Abalos, Dep-Ed - Cadiz PE supervisor and over-all chairman, Cadiz athletes won in badminton (elementary-boys and girls), chess (elementary-boys), football (elementary-boys), taekwondo (elementary-girls), lawn tennis (elementary-boys and girls), athletic (secondary-girls), badminton (secondary-boys and girls), taekwondo (secondary-boys and girls),

lawn tennis (secondary-boys and girls), English declamation (elementary and secondary), Filipino declamation (secondary), extemporaneous speaking (secondary), pop song (elementary), Kundiman (elementary and secondary) and folkdance (elementary and secondary)

Sagay: athletic (elementary-boys and girls), chess (elementary-girls), volleyball (elementary-girls), athletic (secondary-boys), chess (secondary-boys and girls), football (secondary-boys), sepak takraw (secondary-boys), table tennis (secondary-girls), volleyball (secondary-girls) and Filipino declamation (elementary).

Manapla: table tennis (elementary-boys and girls), taekwondo (elementary-boys), volleyball (elementary-boys), table tennis (secondary-boys), volleyball (secondary-boys) and pop song (secondary).

The winners will represent Area II (Manapla, Cadiz and Sagay) to the Provincial Meet 2010 on December 11, 2010./*

Cadiz boxers bag trophies

Half a dozen of Cadiz boxers triumphed in the just ended 1^st Gov. Alfredo G. Maranon Invitational Boxing Tournament last September 18 to November 5, this year, at the Panaad Covered Court of the Panaad Park and Stadium in Mansilingan, Bacolod City.

The three fighters who bagged the gold during the close-fight championship on November 5 at the ABAP gymnasium in Bago City included Jay Lord Alonzo (38 kgs) and Crisan Paul Diacamos (36 kgs). Jojo Cataytay (32 kgs) coveted the silver award. And, Eric Hulleza (45 kgs), Daniel Sayson (40 kgs) and Clifford Celis (30 kgs) grabbed the bronze prizes.

The other Cadiz’ best were Eric Hulleza (42 kgs), Dominador Termel (28 kgs), Arnel Delit (51 kgs), Jayse Palomar (26 kgs), Hinojales (34 kgs) and Jericho Luberas (48 kgs).

Manuel Fernandez, Rafael Polines and Sukarno Banjao technically coached and trained the 12 boxers who belong to the city. They are being supervised by the Sports Division, under sports officer Bany John Sarabia.

Councilor Vicente William Tabanao, sports officer Sarabia, sports staff Mario Beniabon and Engilbert Barco attended the awarding ceremonies. /*

Foreigner’s painted face wins Dinagsa Faces 2010 photo tilt

Mayor Patrick Escalante finally chose the grand winner of the Dinagsa Faces 2010 Photo Contest last December 10, 2010, at the lobby of the Cadiz City Hall.

Out of 124 entries, Mayor Escalante picked Ian Reboton’s entry as winner. Reboton was awarded P10,000 in cash. His other entry also won a consolation prize and was given an additional P1,000 cash.

His winning photo tells a story of a foreign national who was closely surrounded and hand-painted by the flock of revelers on the Dinagsa Festival.

The consolation winners who received P1,000 each were the entries of Joel Belascuain, Kim Arinas, Joemar Bausing and Adeline Macaraig. Macaraig got six consolation prizes.

The grand winner will become a property of the City Government of Cadiz and will be used for all promotional materials of the 37^th Dinagsa Festival 2011 on January 24-30, 2011. /*

Cadiz sparkles this Christmas

Mayor Patrick Escalante has transformed Cadiz into a beautiful, sparkling City when he joined with the local government employees to the lantern parade around the City’s major streets on Wednesday, December 8, at 6PM, as part of the yearly “Pamaskwa Sa Cadiznon 2010”.

The Mayor hopes that the first-ever lantern parade can illuminate the entire city as participants who will be bringing the lighted Christmas lanterns with them will march down the streets as a sign of the city’s contribution to the “promotion of unity and peace towards a progressive community”.

“These lanterns will be hung visibly at four corners of the Cadiz City Park and the Children’s Playground”, Mayor said.

Shortly after the parade, the Mayor will also lead the switch-on of lights during the opening program of the “Pamaskwa sa Cadiznon 2010” and the switch-on ceremony for the “Light A Tree Program” at two different sites: the Cadiz City Park and the Children’s Playground.

Simultaneously, the blessing of Grotto at Children’s Playground and the launching of the “Bundle of Joy Box” for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology was held. The “Bundle of Joy Box” is aimed to collect donations from various concerned individuals. This will culminate on December 21, 9AM, where Mayor Escalante will distribute the collected gifts/ donations to inmates in BJMP Cadiz.

Other lined up activities are “Sing A Christmas Song Contest” on December 10 at 7PM at the Tourism Avenue, fronting the City Hall; nightly presentations, December 12-31, City Hall; switch-on ceremony for the “Christmas Tree Village sa Palengke” and the “Parol Sa Tricycle Terminal Contest”, December 15, 6PM, Cadiz City Public Market; and the skateboarding competition on December 17, at 4PM, City Park.

The “Banda sa New Year”, the first-ever street party on the New Year’s Eve, will be held on December 31, 9PM, at the Tourism Avenue.

The display of lights will run until the celebration of the annual 37^th Dinagsa Festival 2011 on January 24-30, 2011. /*

Do we really define the Dinagsa’s connotation?

By: Erwin Mabugat

A crowd of both young and adults enjoy smudging themselves, particularly on faces, with colorful paints, and smudge on anyone’s faces, anywhere. And do smudging again.

This is a wonderfully festive scenario on every Dinagsa Festival. We call it the “Lamhitanay”, a significant segment of the Festival that draws tremendous crowds. To most, Dinagsa is about ‘Lamhitanay’.

That’s how we make it out: Dinagsa is all about ‘Lamhitanay’. The term colloquially refers to the artistic and creative smudging on body parts, particularly on faces, with colorful paints.

The word “Dinagsa” literally refers to the sudden surging of school of fish ashore and/ or to the 12 whales that landed in Cadiz shoreline on May 7, 1967. Thus, the ‘Dinagsa Festival’ is inspired to create the influx of local and international tourists. As the ‘Dinagsa sa Cadiz’ that becomes a charade of fun and pageantry.

Does 37^th Dinagsa Festival 2011 truly define the connotation?

Let’s face it! The people come for Dinagsa’s ‘lamhitanay’ alone. Most people arrive during noon time. That’s certainly the post-Dinagsa competition where they enjoy on what we call ‘lamhitanay’ that takes place anywhere, from Cabahug across the Abelarde Streets. This is where we smudge ourselves with colorful paints, roaming around the crowded areas, and smudge on other’ faces, both friends and strangers. These revelers execute the ‘lamhitanay’ while dancing to the beat of deafening drumbeats and remix ‘tech-no’ rhythm.

The Dinagsa Festival is not all about ‘lamhitanay’. But it plays a great part of the activity.

Imagine the Dinagsa without that ‘lamhitanay’. Imagine the streets without those people who come and get back every year just to frolic with the ‘lamhitanay’ passion. The festival will get bored. The streets will be empty. And it will transform the celebration into an ‘inverted podium’ that delivers nothing but uncertainties. Just like the old-aged man being amputated with the wheelchair.

Now then, what?

The Dinagsa Festival just won the national award as the country’s 2010 Best Tourism Event First Runner up. This is all indebted from all the people who worked hard in the accomplishment. We salute you all.

As we are obviously aspiring for the top award, however, I would suggest for the conceptualization of an innovation that would surely railroad Cadiz to a beautiful map of world-class festivals. This will include the creation of the Dinagsa Festival Foundation or the Cadiz City Event Management Group that would definitely focus on the celebration.

The Foundation’s main objectives would include to conduct research, create and develop the strategies and initiatives that partly or wholly modify or innovate the Dinagsa concept./*