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Iloilo Dinagyang Festival declared Aliwan Fiesta 2017 Champion!

Winning a whopping PhP1,000,000 as prize, Iloilo City's Dinagyang Festival was declared the 2017 Aliwan Fiesta champion! It is Dinagyang Festival's 6th championship crown since the Aliwan Fiesta's inception 15 years ago. The Iloilo contingent also garnered special awards namely Best in Costume and Best  Musical Accompaniment.

Manggahan Festival of Guimaras took second place and last years champ Manaragat Festival of Catbalogan City placed third.

Marla Alforque representing Cebu's Sinulog Festival was crowned Reyna Ng Aliwan giving Cebu its 8th crown.

Here's the complete result of the Aliwan  2017 Streetdance Competition

MAJOR AWARDS

Champion
DINAGYANG FESTIVAL Iloilo City

1st Runner Up
MANGGAHAN Festival Guimaras

2nd Runner Up
MANARAGAT Festival Catbalogan

3rd Runner Up
ANTIPOLO MAYTIME Festival

4th Runner Up
MEGUYAYA Festival Maguindanao

Runners up
BALITOK TI ALICIA Festival Isabela
PANAGBENGA FLOWER Festival Baguio
CINCO DE NOVIEMBRE FESTIVAL Bago City
TIMPUYOG Festival Saranggani
INAUL Festival Maguindanao

SPECIAL AWARDS

Best Folkloric Performance
PANAGBENGA Festival

Best Costume
DINAGYANG Festival

Best Musical Accompaniment
DINAGYANG Festival

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