ISABELA KONG MAHAL
(Isabela, My Beloved Land)
WRITTEN AND EDITED BY: Mia Garcia
Photo By; Mia Garcia
BAMBANTI FESTIVAL 2018/Jan.25, 2018:
Infront of Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Isabela Capitol, People flocked together celebrates the festival. Behind is the Ilagan Sports Complex and the Bambanti Village.
Bambabambababambanti! ! the sound that created an entertaining ambiance, started the festival. Celebration of The Bambanti Festival 2018 excitedly began. Isabeliños
celebrated their Bambanti Festival at Ilagan City, January 25, until
January 27,2018. Bambanti is an iconic symbol of Ilocano’s farming,
it also an emblematic ties of the farmers, they have used it to drive away birds on
their crops farms.
Isabela is the second largest province in the Philippines and also called as
Queen Province of the North. It is the Corn
Capital of the Philippines and other agricultural goods; like rice, monggo,
tobacco, coffee, banana, and mango.
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Framed certificate award of municipality of Luna, Isabela for Good Local Governance 2017
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BAMBANTI FESTIVAL 2018/Jan.25-27, 2018:
Bambanti, giant corn installation.
Mary Ann Dy,wife of Gov.Dy III quoted "Street-dance
parade is the main feature of Bambanti Festival which promotes agri-ecotourism
of the municipalities of Isabela."
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The Colorful contingent of 20 municipalities and 2 cities
of Isabela are downstairs of the Isabela Sports Complex,performing the Bambanti dance festival
at Iligan City Isabela.
Bambanti Festival/January 26,2018
Every
Bambanti festival they always used the scarecrow as the center of attractions of their
province. Infact, Isabela won to the Aliw Awards for the 3rd time because of
their festivals, last 2015 to 2017 they recieve the title for Best Festival
Practices and Performances.
However,
the festival highlighted by the Bambanti( scarecrow) creations and villages, it is a giant
mascot made with crops and by different municipalities of Isabela.It
symbolized as spirituality of isabeleño and resembles beloved Jesus
Christ.(Chief of Staff,Cocoy Ventura)
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BAMBANTI FESTIVAL 2018/Jan.25-27, 2018:
THE FINALIST OF BEST GIANT BAMBANTI
INSTALLIATION."CORDON", REPRESENT AS LADY BAMBANTI FARMER (made of
corn kernel, coconut shells, husk and buyboy and paper. DURING THE BAMBANTI
FESTIVAL 2018 AT ILAGAN CITY IN ISABELA.
Annually,
province of Isabela celebrates their Bambanti festival, It is the "Mother
of all festivals in Isabela" According to Isabeleños the festival is a
thanks giving occasion for the sustaining dominance in agricultural production agro-industrial economy of the province that is why it was highlighted by a grand showcase of Bambanti Creations, cultural dances, pusic’s, parades, fireworks display, talent tilts and trade
exhibits.
The
Bambanti Festival is a third festival celebrations of Isabela ,started last January 22 to 27,2018. It is a tribute for all the blessings from God, farmers resiliency
and hard works in Isabela.
In
the first place,Isabela was founded in 1856 through a royal decree and it was named
after Queen Isabela III of Spain. Also, it is a land with rolling hills,
sprawling fertile valley, longest mountain range, like Sierra Madre, Forested Mountains
and Philippine longest and largest rivers (505-kilometer Cagayan River or Rio
Grande de Cagayan, which travel across the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino
and Nueva Vizcaya.
Furthermore,
It has a total population of 1,593,566(PSA 2015) and a total land area of
1,066,456 hectares that is why, it is the second largest province in the
Philippines with a 3.1% of the Philippine Territory, next to Davao City.
It
has three (3) cities (Ilagan, Cauyan and Santiago City), and almost thirty four
(34) municipalities and one thousand fifthy five barangays.
The
2018 festival had a theme of "Isabela kong Mahal"(Isabela,My Beloved
Land). Focused on Isabeleños loved for their land by means of expressing their
performances,arts,food,exhibits and competitions.
Bambanti
Festival 2018 Events as follows:
- Agri-Ecorourism
Exhibit and Sale
- Makan
Ken Mainum:Masre Kusinero Cookfest
- Pre-Judging:Agri-Ecotourism
Booth and Giant Bambanti Showcase Competition
- Street-Dance
Parade Competition with Judging of Festival Kings and Queens
- Grand
Opening:Isabela Kong Mahal"
- Grand
Fireworks Display
- Festival
Dance Showdown Competition with Judging of Festival Kings and Queens
- Final
Judging:Agri-Ecotourism Booth and Giant Bambanti Installation
- Grand
Finals:Isabela Choral Competition
- Closing
and Awarding Ceremonies
- Isabela
Grand Concert Party
- Grand
Fireworks Display
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Colorful bags,Summer hots,Fans made by Isabeleño for Bambanti Exhibit
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Bambanti Installation in the Bambanti Village in Ilagan Isabela
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Dried flowers made in Corn Leaves
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Different sizes of colorful summer hots trade in Bambanti Village
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Delicacies in the village.( Wines,fermented eggs,nuts and pork chicharons)
Bambanti Village
Each
municipalities of Isabela competively participated to all activities inasmuch
as for their warm love to their beloved land.
People
of Isabela ungrudgingly participated to all activities that is why yearly their
festival was always high spirited and additionally,
Isabela's provincial government together with Governor Faustino Dy III, have always impressed their guests and its people by their successful and
blissful Bambanti Festival.
Author of ISABELA KONG MAHAL(Isabela, My Beloved Land)