La Union Promotes Love For Iloko At The 8th Ayat Festival
[wp-svg-icons icon="user" wrap="span"] By: Omme Atiyah B. Gonting and Joy Ann L. Gurtiza | [wp-svg-icons icon="camera" wrap="span"] By: PITO-LU | [wp-svg-icons icon="calendar" wrap="span"] Date: August 2018
Old Sudipen National High School Chorale performs their winning piece during the Chorale Competition held at the Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol Building, City of San Fernando, La Union on August 24, 2018. The competition is one of the activities of Ayat Festival 2018. Said group bested 12 other contestants from various municipalities in La Union.
In preserving the language, culture and the arts of the Ilokano, the Provincial Government of La Union led by Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III staged the 8th Ayat Festival with theme, “Pabaknangen ti Kultura ken Lengguahe nga Ilokano (Enriching the Ilokano Language and Culture)” on various schedules in August 2018.
The festival featured six competitions, namely Street Dancing Competition; Ilokano Chorale; Iskrabiloko (Ilokano Scrabble); La Union Henio; Salip ti Deklamasion (Ilokano Declamation); and Ilokano Essay Writing.
The Opening Ceremony kicked off with the Street Dancing Showdown in Bacnotan, La Union on August 13, 2018. Schools from seven municipalities and one city of the province competed. Participants of this event showcased a reflection of their town’s culture and traditions. Hailed as grand champion was Santo Tomas with their performance highlighting their annual Daing Festival. Tailing behind were San Fernando City’s Pindangan Festival and Caba’s Timpuyog Festival as First Runner-up and Second Runner-up, respectively.
Also part of the opening day was the La Union Henio Version 2, a question and answer game of casually chosen Ilokano terminologies that include history, traditions and general information about the province. It was participated in by most of the municipalities of the province. Winners in the elementary category were Pugo as champion; and Bangar, Bacnotan and Sudipen as runners-up. In the high school category, garnering the championship was Bacnotan, while runners up were Santo Tomas, Santol and San Juan.
The Salip ti Deklamasion took place at the Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol Building, City of San Fernando, La Union on August 23, 2018. In the elementary category, the champion was Bagulin’s Lynellah P. Bogais, and runners up were the speakers from Sudipen, San Gabriel, and San Fernando City. Topping the high school category was Sudipen’s Favienne Angelie D. Sudario, while runners up were representatives from Bauang, Pugo and Bangar.
On the same day, the Iskrabiloko took place at the Ortega Gymnasium, City of San Fernando, La Union. It is a scrabble game incorporated with Ilokano words to test the players’ vocabulary skills. In the high school category, emerging as champion were the players from Aringay, and runners up were from Bangar, Santol, and Agoo. In the adult category, Bacnotan’s players won as champion, and runners up were from Naguilian, Aringay, and Bagulin.
The Ilokano Essay Writing was held at the Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union on August 24, 2018. It was participated in by Grade 6 and Grade 10 students, who expressed their thoughts in their 500-word essays. For the Grade 6 category, Sudipen’s Aizalyn F. Monis won as champion, while runners up were writers from Balaoan, Caba, and Agoo. For the Grade 10 category, Agoo’s Mikaella Maglaya emerged as champion, while runners up were from San Gabriel, Bauang, and Burgos.
The Ilokano Chorale Competition on August 24, 2018 at the Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol Building, City of San Fernando, La Union showcased the singing prowess of 13 competing teams, which performed pure Ilokano songs. Besting the teams were Sudipen, and runners up were Balaoan, Bauang, and Bacnotan.
The Ayat Festival is an annual celebration of the Iloko Language reflecting series of events celebrating and nurturing local language, culture and arts. This is in compliance with the the Local Language Code of La Union, also known as the Iloko Code, a comprehensive policy establishing Iloko as the official provincial language and institutionalizing its practice along with other national and official languages.
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