By Nanette Guadalquiver/PNA
BACOLOD CITY — The City of Bago in Negros Occidental was declared champion in the national street dance theater category of the Dulansangan 2019 in Malolos City, Bulacan on Wednesday night.
The competition held at the Malolos Sports and Convention Center was part of the Fiesta Republica 2019 held in commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the First Philippine Republic.
Mayor Nicholas Yulo led city officials in witnessing the presentation of Bago City, which was the lone contingent from the Visayas.
This year, Bago is composed of 130 performers who presented the “Legend of Tan Juan,” or General Juan Anacleto Araneta, one of the Negrense revolutionary heroes from Bago.
Dulansangan is a street dance-drama competition showcasing historical vignettes depicting the distinctive heroic event in the respective localities of the performing groups that compete in three levels — local, provincial and national.
It was on Jan. 23, 1899 when the First Philippine Republic was established, marking the beginning of Filipino democracy.
President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 110141, “An act declaring January 23 of every year a special working holiday in the entire country to commemorate the declaration of the First Philippine Republic”.
