KALIBO, Aklan - Sixteen out-of-town tribes will compete in the Ati-Atihan contest of the 2012 Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival.
Five tribes from Lilo-an and San Roque, Malinao, Aklan are joining the Balik-Ati competition.
They are Tribu Isalacan, Tribu Ilayanhon, Malipayong Ati, Kinantuing and defending champion Lilo-anong Ati nga Mananggiti.
Other
tribes competing are Apo ni Inday of Calangcang, Makato, Aklan; Anono-o
Group of Barangay Briones and Tribu Bakhaw Sur of Barangay Bakhaw Sur,
all from Kalibo, Aklan.
Maharlika,
Lord Eagles, D'Kamanggahan Tribe and Pangawasan Tribe from Makato,
Aklan are contesting the grand prize of P150,000 in the Tribal Big
category. The reigning champion Black Beauty Boys from Linabuan Norte
will be up against Kabog (Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan), Tribu Responde and
Tribu Tiis Tiis (New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan) and Tribu Bukid Tigayon.
Meanwhile,
four out-of-town tribes will take part in the Tribal Small category
with a grand prize of P60,000. They are Tribu Tipon Tipon and Lezo Tribe
of Ibao, Lezo, Aklan; Tribu Parola of Daja, Banga, Aklan and Tribu
Tigpalas of Tigpalas, Malinao, Aklan.
Past
winner Tribu Ea-mang (Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan), Morongga Tribe (New
Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan), Tribu Ninolitos (Tigayon, Kalibo, Aklan) and
Tribu Alibangbang of Linabuan Norte, Kalibo, Aklan will also see action
in the Tribal Small category.
In
the Modern group category, Jimzon Group of Pusiw, Numancia, Aklan and
Aeang-Aeang Group of Laguinbanua, Numancia, Aklan are two of the five
groups registered with the Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-Atihan Foundation, Inc.
(Kasafi).
Other
Ati-Ati groups are Pilgrimage of Pook, Kalibo, Aklan; The Andagao City
of Andagao, Kalibo, Aklan and SKBK, Inc. of New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan.
Kasafi, a
private non-profit foundation that runs the Ati-Atihan festival, are
still expecting additional tribes to register before the deadline on
January 7, 2012.
