JOURNEY OF TRIBU DUMAGAT FOR BAMBANTI FESTIVAL 2025

SAKRIPISYO
(The Warrior of Faith and Determination)
Saying goodbye to something you love can be extremely hard to do, but the lessons that you’ve learned will stay with you forever.
Dance defined you. It kept you busy and pushed you hard, both physically and mentally. It challenged you, comforted you, and empowered you.
Dancers are warriors, fighting and pushing their bodies to extremes for their love of art. You were and still should be passionate and proud to be counted as one of the great.
You didn’t dance to put yourself on display. You danced to let go of the world around you, to forget your worries. You danced because it made the pain and stress and anxiety so much easier to bear. You danced to show the feelings you could not bring yourself to talk about. No matter how your day had gone, you could walk into your studio and forget about it all for a couple of hours.
You gave up so much time and so much of yourself. You poured your heart and soul into every routine. It was expected that you walk off stage completely exhausted, struggling to breathe, but with a huge smile on your face. Every weekend spent at a dance competition, every morning and afternoon spent practicing, it all meant so much. Every injury was a battle scar to be admired, proof that you had pushed until you couldn’t push anymore.
Being a part of such a loving and gifted community helped you feel like you belonged, like you were committed to something bigger than just you or your team.
You learned that criticism isn’t always a bad thing, but can build you up to be a better version of yourself. You learned to push yourself and never just settle for being good enough. You learned that hard work yields great results, no matter how long it takes. You learned that from pain comes beauty and that what you show onstage can mean so much more than mere spoken words.
Some things will fade away. You won’t remember every step to the last routine you performed at your last spring show. You won’t remember the first football game you attended with your high school team. You won’t remember how many times you forgot your red lipstick at home or all the places you’ve left bobby pins behind.
On the other hand, some things will never fade away. You’ll remember the first time you put those ballet shoes on. You’ll remember how it felt to say goodbye to your team. You’ll remember your first time dancing at a football stadium as well as your last time. You’ll remember the best friends you made and all the good laughs you had.
Every practice, every competition, every game, every show. They have made you who you are.
You’re ready now to face the world with a fierce determination, strong work ethic and artistic soul.
You will miss it with all your heart. I promise that you will, but the memories that you made will be with you forever.
You will always be a dancer, a warrior and an artist. You should be extremely proud of that fact. You made the world more beautiful and will continue to do so. Leaving the stage doesn’t mean that it ends there.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL PEOPLE WHO STRONGLY and BELIEVED AND ALWAYS THERE FOR US MAYOR BIMBO AND MAYORA ESPECIALLY TO OUR HUMAN BATTERIES MAM LELET BERNARDO(CULTURAL OFFICER) who fight for to show to everyone that this brave and strong Students/dancers from the coastal areas who truly only traveled going outside via airplane and via sea that they deserved this opportunity to showcase their talents and skills also MAM MYROSE ALVAREZ(TOURISM OFFICER) AND HER HUSBAND KUYA JUNJUN TO OUR CONSULTANT MAMA LALA BERNARDO TO ATE BERTA WHO FULLY DETERMINED TO GUIDE US TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK SO HARD TO COOK OUR FOOD BOSS ARIEL ATE JANET AND HER HUSBAND TO ATE LORIE THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS WHO ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE KUYA B2 AND HIS WIFE
ALSO TO OUR NURSE MAM THANK YOU TO DOCTOR CG THANK YOU FOR THE MORSL SUPPORT TO ALL THE RESCUERS FROM PALANAN TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OF LGU PALANAN THANK YOU PO TO ATE JENG JENG ,❤️ TO OUR STRENGTH MAMA TEK LNB PRESIDENT WHO BELIEVED TO THE TALENTS OF OUT DANCERS , TO MY KAPATID FROM DEPED TO MY KAMBAL SIR MAYNARD ANCHETA MY BACKBONE AND HEART OF ALL THIS SACRIFICES TO MY HANDS SIR RED PLATA AND MAM JOVELLE AND TO MY HALF MY BRAIN MAM CLENG SA PASABOG NA DESCRIPTION TO MY BEAUTIFUL SISTER NA SUPPORTIVE SIS KRISHNA LABYAHH WHO ALWAYS THERE TO SUPPORT US I know how hard to conduct this such a historical activity again knowing that after more than 1 decade the team TRIBU DUMAGAT of Palanan joined again the prestigious Fiesta celebration of whole ISABELA THE BAMBANTI FESTIVAL 2025 TO MY PRODUCTION TEAM SHANEL WHO WORK SO HARD FOR THE STREET DANCE,BOOTH, SCARECROW ALSO TO MY SISTER NA ALWAYS KO KAAWAY SADAM I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SIS TO THE CARPENTERS FROM MADADAMIAN ECHAGUE ANG GAGALING NINYO. TO OUR SECRET WEAPON NA WELDERS ALSO TO MY MOM AND MY AUNTIE MARLYN WHO COOKED OUR FOR THE WHOLE PREPARATION TO MY SISTER MY RUNNER MY STRENGTH AND FINANCIER TO MY PRODUCTION TEAM ATE BEA WHO ALWAYS THERE FOR US MJ A GOOD MAKE UP ARTIST TO MY ANAK ALDWIN MIND AND CONTROLLER KEEPER TO MY NEUTRALIZER ALSO TO EPI JOHN PAUL VERY SIPAG TO MY CHOEOGRAPHERS TEAM UGAD LABYOWW SO MUCH GUYS SIR DENVER ANAKKO TO SIR DALE MY ADENG TO MY SISTER LOVELY MY PLAN MAKER AND HEAD CREATIVE DIRECTOR TO MY ANAK MATMAT RYAN DIVINE CARLO JANKY AND ETC SALAMAT MAHAL KO KAYO ALSO SA MGA MASISIPAG NA DRIVERS NAMIN KUYA VIC VIC AND WHOLE TEAM PALANAN!
TO OUR MGA ANAK NA DANCERS SALAMAT SA IBINIGAY NINYO REGALO SAAKIN NGAYON NAKARAANG KAPASKUHAN AT BAGONG TAON KAYO ANG MGA MAHAHALAGANG BOX NA NATANGGAP KO KAYO ANG NAGING SAYA AT IYAK KO DAHIL HINDI AKO BINIGO NG DIOS AT HINDI KO PINAGSISIHAN NA SUMUGAL SA KOMPETISYON NA ITO DAHIL NANINIWALA AKO SA MGA KAKAYAHAN NINYO HINDI MADALING ISIPIN NA MULAT SAPOL MAGPAPASKO HANGGANG NEW YEAR MAGKAKASAMA NA TAYO SAAKING KAPATID NA BUNSO SIR JHONROI CORDIAL TO TEACHER AND TO BE BAMBANTI KING TRIBU DUMAGAT ALAM KO HINDI NAMIN PINAGSISIHAN NA IKAW PINILI NAMIN KASI MAABILIDAD AT GOOD PERFORMER AND LOOKING ALSO ANG COCO MARTIN NG PALANAN I KNOW ALL YOUR SACRIFICES AND TEARS ADENG KO DITO LANG LAGI PARA SAYO NILA NANAY ATE AT WHOLE FAMILY ALSO TO MY BEAUTIFUL TRIBU DUMAGAT QUEEN PRINCESS JOANA NAK THANK YOU DAHIL DIMO KAMI BINIGO ALSO TO MY ANAK CLARISSE AND ASHYLY I LOVE YOU TWO ♥️❤️ THANK YOU ALSO TO ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM IC BOYS ♥️ AND GIRLS THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SACRIFICES THANK YOU PO SA MGA MAGULANG NA IPINAGKATIWALA MGA ANAK PO NINYO SAAMIN MARAMING SALAMAT PO SA MALALING TIWALA AT SUPORTA NA BINIGAY NINYO SAAMIN KULANG ANG SALITANG SALAMAT MGA ANAK HANGGANG SA MULINH YUGTO AT LABAN NATIN” MAMIMISS KO ANG SIGAWAN NINYO ONE BIG ONE FIGHT. ONE BIG FIGHT PALANAN 123 HA TRIBU DUMAGAT PALANAN

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