DINAGYANG 2009 OFFICIAL RESULTS AND WINNERS

The Dinagyang Festival 2009 has just been ended, the list of winners in various categories and contests had been revealed last night in the awarding ceremonies held at Iloilo Sports Complex. The event was graced by the stunning performance of "Wonders of Asia" by PAGCOR with young Chinese  acrobats. It was the first time that PAGCOR brought Wonders to perform outside Metro Manila. The event started at about 5:30 PM with a parade participated by the competing tribes, drum and lyre corps and VIP's followed the Salvo in a Thousand Drums with special presentation of the students from the Iloilo Chinese Commercial High School. The winners of the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2009 will receive the total prize of Php 250,000.00. Here is the official and complete list of Dinagyang 2009 winners:

Sponsors Mardi Gras

Winner - Colegio de San Jose
Best in Street Dancing - Colegio de San Jose
Best in Descipline - Colegio de San Jose
Best in Float - M'Lhuillier

Drum and Lyre 
Elementray Level

1st Place - Alibango Elem. School(Alimodian, Iloilo)
2nd Place - Arevalo ES
3rd Place - Baluarte ES

High School Level

1st Place - Iloilo City NHS
2nd Place - Fort San Pedro NHS
3rd Place - Calinog NHS

Luces in the Sky (Fireworks Competition)

Champion - DSS Fireworks - (Dumagete City) 
1st Runner-up: Scorpion Fireworks (Iloilo City)
2nd Runner-up - Futech Fireworks (Laguna)

Kasadyahan 2009 Dance Competition

Champion -  Tribu Kasag (Banate)
1st Runner-up - Tribu Saad (Leganes)
2nd - Tribu Madia-as (Jaro NHS)
3rd -  Tribu Bayluhay (San Joaquin)
4th - Tribu Tultugan (Maasin)
Consolation Prizes - Tribu Jimanban (New Lucena)

Best in Street Dancing - Tribu Sa-ad
Best in Production Design - Tribu Kasag (Banate)
Best Theme Concept - Tribu Bayluhay
Best in Choreography - Tribu Kasag
Best in Perfomance - Tribu Kasag

Dinagyang 2009 Ati Competition

Dinagyang 2009 Special Awards

Champion - Tribu Paghidaet (La Paz NHS)
1st Runner-up - Tribu Bola-Bola (Iloilo NHS)
2nd - Tribu Ilonganon (Jalandoni Memorial NHS)
3rd - Tribu Silak (Iloilo City NHS)
4th - Tribu Himal-us (Guimaras)

Best in Headress - Tribu Paghidaet (La Paz NHS)
Best in Discipline - Tribu Atub-atub (Veterans Village)
Best in Street Dancing - Tribu Bola-Bola (Iloilo NHS)
Best Costume - Tribu Paghidaet
Best in Music - Tribu Paghidaet
Best in Choreographer - Tribu Paghidaet
Best Performance - Tribu Paghidaet

Best Choreographer received a Smart cellphone courtesy of Efraim C. Genuino , PAGCOR Chairman and CEO .

The champion received an additional cash gift of Php50,000 from Efraim C. Genuino.

The closing and awarding ceremonies ended with a 15 - minute fireworks display by our very own Arevalo's Scorpion Fireworks.