Hudyaka sa Panglao 2016 Unravels Today

Your Roving Eye, together with Panglaoanons, tourists, visitors & revelers will be in Panglao today to join in the festive and colorful Hudyaka Festival, the penultimate highlight of its annual town fiesta.

 Hudyaka sa Panglao 2016

Now on its 29^th year, the festival was organized as an opportunity not only to celebrate the feast of the town’s patron saint San Agustin but also to manifest the religiosity of Panglaoanons through an established cultural identity and to express the townsfolk’s expression of thanksgiving to Señor San Agustin.

Teeners excitedly wait for the parade to start


 

The late Loy Palapos aptly coined the festival’s name as “Hudyaka” which in the Cebuano dialect, literally means merrymaking, happiness or gaiety.   

HUDYAKA FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

with Mr. Roque Cubar, Municipal Accountant
& Hudyaka Festival Chair 

Mr. Roque Cubar, Panglao Municipal Accountant & Hudyaka Festival Project Chair, shared that the festivities starts at 1pm with a grand parade & the streetdancing competition followed by the ritual performances at 4 pm at the Panglao Town Plaza.

 one of the Hudyaka Festival Queen hopefuls

 Hudyaka 2015 file photo

 Hudyaka 2015 file photo

The selection of the 2016 Hudyaka Festival Queen will cap the whole activity. Just like the last two years of the festival, Panglao talents from choreographers to performers will be highlighted as all ten participating barangays compete for prizes, trophies and bragging rights in two categories; streetdancing and ritual performances.

 Hudyaka 2015 file photo

ALL- NIGHT STREET PARTY & REVELRY

Aside from a spectacular fireworks display, the biggest come on is the very first Mardi Gras style of celebration & the street party to be staged at the event venue after the contest winners have been declared.

CONTEST CATEGORIES & AWARDS AT STAKE

Nissan Motors: one of the sponsors

 what's a town fiesta without the carnival? 

For the Street Dancing Category where three top winning contingents will be chosen, there will be special awards for Most Punctual Contingent, Most Disciplined Contingent, Most Colorful Contingent & the Best in Hudyaka Ambiance Contingent.

 Your Roving Eye with Bernadette Tabaniag

Aside from three top winners in the Ritual Dance Category, special awards will be given for Best in Costume, Best in Musicality & Best in Choreography.

 Pentagon Drum & Bugle Corps
photo: Floramae Dangoy

PANEL OF JUDGES

The panel of judges composed of Ms. Marichu G. Tellano - Exec. Dir. NCCA, Ms. Shirley Halili-Cruz - Founder, Halili-Cruz School of Ballet, Former Head NCCA Committee on Dance, Ms. Lady Cely Chiongbian and Ms. Fiel Angelie A. Gabin - City Information Officer will be chaired by Mr. Ricardo R. Ballesteros Jr., Exec. Dir. Sinulog Foundation         

    

 Panglao Mayor Nila Montero & Vice Mayor Pedro Fuertes

Panglao Mayor Nila Montero & Vice Mayor Pedro Fuertes, along with the rest of the LGU officials, will be there to lead the municipality and revelers in the kaleidoscope & explosion of colors & rhythmic beat in today’s grand finale! 

Hon. Aya Montero: Panglao SB 

Tourism Committee Chair

Photo Credit: Ghen Lumayag

See you there!

1st Panglao Fiesta Challenge Cup Highlights

FITNESS FUN FRIENDSHIP

Alona Beach played host to 12 dragon boat teams that battled it out for supremacy in the blue waters off Alona Tropical Beach Resort and the just- opened Henann Beach Resort. 

 warm-up in front of Alona Tropical Beach Resort

Close to a thousand dragon boat enthusiasts & their families from Cebu, Bohol, Dumaguete and Manila responded to the invite from the Bohol Paddlers Association inc to join the 1^st Panglao Fiesta Challenge Cup.  

The following dragon boat teams that made it to Bohol were  Teams Habagat, Bogo "The Green City" Cebu and Lexmark from Cebu, Teams Alab Sagwan Pilipinas A and Alab Sagwan Pilipinas B from Manila, Team Hilera Negros from Dumaguete and Teams Leo Club, Lions Club, Totolan, Tubigon and Baba Yap of Ubujan 

 fabulous Henann Resort beachfront 

Strong winds made it difficult for some of the teams to navigate the treacherous waters thus forcing organizers to move the finals to Dauis town.  Here are more of the action as seen through the lenses of Ric Obedencio

Seen during the awarding ceremonies later in the evening were Panglao Mayor Nila Montero & Vice Mayor Pedro Fuertes who came in straight from the Henann Grand Opening.  Tubigon Mayor Marlon Amila joined his team during the awarding ceremonies. Former Cebu Congressman and now PB of Cebu Hon. Celestino Martinez also came with the dragon boat paddlers from Bogo, Cebu. 

 Mayor Nila Montero & Vice Mayor Fuertes with
Tubigon Mayor Amila  whose team placed 2nd

 Cebu political figure Celestino "Tining"Martinez III
with Dobap Aparicio, main organizer

Congratulations Dobap and the rest of the Bohol Paddlers Association members for pushing through with the exciting races 

K & N Productions Joins Panglao Dive Fiesta 2014

K & N Productions of dynamic & young entrepreneur Gibyrlu "LJ" Lumayag was one of the more than 40 participants during the 1^st Panglao International Dive Fiesta held at the Central Parking Area, Tawala, Panglao, Bohol, June 12- 15, 2013

It was the perfect opportunity to unveil the new tagline of Bohol's premier agency that specializes in events management and advertising

The four day event showcased the best Panglao’s rich aquatic resources and the need to preserve & protect them.

The event that got the imprimatur of Panglao Mayor Nila Montero & Vice- Mayor Pedro Fuertes together with the SB of Panglao and the tourism industry’s stakeholders was supported by the office of Congressman Rene Relampagos and Bohol Gove. Edgar M. Chatto

Here are some of the photo highlights inside The Block, the inflatable air-conditioned facility that housed the booth exhibit participants

K & N: Your Blogger with vivacious & bubbly Diane Bojo- Pascual

Diane's supportive hubby Alvin Pascual helps moi with K & N booth

Goofing with Tata Bojo and Alvin Pascual 

Charming Charlene  & Christine Barrete

for Island Prints

Your Blogger with K & N's resident photographer Ghen Lumayag

Photo Credits: www.bohol.philippines.org, tata bojo, alvin pascual, diane bojo- pascual