Fighting for the title: 16 groupscompeting for the 'Indak' scepter
Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan 2025: A Cultural Celebration with Competitive Prizes
The vibrant streets of Davao City once again came alive with the rhythmic beats and colourful floats of the Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan 2025. This year, the competition featured 16 contingents, evenly split between the school-based and open categories, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the region[1].
In the school-based category, Davao City National High School returned to defend its title, while in the open category, Sindac Anib's Performing Arts Guild of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur made a comeback to the prestigious street dancing competition[2].
The winners of this year's competition were as follows:
Open Category:
- Mati City’s Balangay City High Performing Arts took the grand prize of ₱1 million, a plaque, and medals for all 150 performers[3].
- Sindac Anib Performing Ensemble of Bislig City won ₱500,000 and a plaque for second place[3].
School-Based Category:
- Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School - Mana Performing Arts Ensemble was declared the grand champion[4].
The prize distribution for winners included ₱1 million, plaques, and 150 medals for first place; ₱500,000 for second; ₱400,000 for third; ₱300,000 for fourth; ₱200,000 for fifth; and ten consolation prizes of ₱50,000 each[1].
In addition to the main prizes, special awards were given for Best in Music, Best Choreographer, and Best in Artistic Design, each coming with ₱50,000[1].
The festival continued to emphasize cultural tribute to Davao’s 11 ethnolinguistic tribes and celebrated themes such as environment and abundance through performances and floats[1][3].
Harold Quibete, the event organizer, expressed his delight at the growing turnout for the Davao City school-based category, noting that more schools are participating, not just those with Special Program in the Arts (SPA) in their curriculum[2].
If Davao City National High School wins again this year, it will take a one-year break to give other schools a chance at the championship[2].
The grand champion in the dako category for the Pamulak sa Kadayawan floral float parade will take home ₱800,000.
The Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan 2025 combined both competition and cultural celebration, offering significant cash prizes and special awards recognizing various aspects of performance and design.
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