Dalan sa Kalangitan hopefuls
gear up for Kaogma festival
Twenty-six singing hopefuls already await their chance to show
their stuff and belt out their singing prowess as the district
levels competition of Dalan sa Kalangitan, the Kaogma Festival's
premier singxing contest, draws near.
Last February 3 & 4, 2006, two names were added to a growing
roster of municipal level winners as Jela Ignao, 18, of Sta.
Elena, Iriga City and Rosabel M. Dais, 20, of San Isidro, Bombon
were declared first place winners in their respective
competitions.
Scheduled this Friday, Febru ary 10, is the town of Balatan after
which only the municipalities of Sipocot (Feb. 17), Sagnay (Feb.
18), Lupi (Feb. 24), Gainza (Feb. 25), Cabusao (Mar. 3), Camaiigan
(Mar. 4), Naga City (Mar. 10), Caramoan (Mar. 17), Garchitorena
(Mar. 24), and Siruma (Mar. 31) remain to be visited and the
singing contest be conducted prior to the district levels
competition that is slated on April.
Jimmy Letada, who acts as the project director, said in a recent
interview that Gov. LRay Villafuerte somewhat revised the contest
rules for the district level by adding the winning entries who
will move up to the grand finals from the original first 2 winners
to the present top three winners. This means that instead of only
8 contestants from the 4 districts, there will now be 12 singing
questors representing the 4 districts of Camarines Sur who will
compete and outshine one another during the grand finals night on
May 22, 2006.
Joining recent winners Ignao and Dais to the district competition
are: Mark Anthony V. Bombuhay of Goa, Ma. Veronica Alarcon of
Nabua, Jefre Sarabejo of Ragay, Shery! Dimanarig of Buhi, Salvador
Mimay of Tigaon, Jason Tanao-tanao of Minalabac, William Milante,
Jr. of Lagonoy, Elen Kachiri Priela of Bato, Ninette Sandagon of
Libmanan, Jovelyn Agreda of Milaor, Rosmel Oropesa of Pasacao,
Rico Zapanta of Tinambac, Ernadine Arellano of Calabanga, Noel
Palero of San Jose, Jackielyn Panday of Del Gallego, Joan Roadiel
of Buta, Michael Bongayao of Baao, Mark Aaron B. Felizardo of
Mqgarao, Eliud Prestosa of Canaman, Raynold Morillo of San
Fernando, Rose Ann Alarcon of Pili, Lorenzo S. Alayan of Pamplona,
Pedro O. Iraula, Jr. of Qcampo, and Juvylyn Comeo of Presentacion.
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