BUGKOSAN SA ISLA: Tribu Sibanag

Courtesy: Dinagat Islands-PDITC

Dinagat Islands BUGKOSAN SA ISLA Festival 2013 Stationary Showdown. The 1st Contingent: Tribu Sibanag - Tag-abaca National High School in their performance. Read earlier post regarding the festival here: Dinagat Islands Festival 2013: "BUGKOSAN SA ISLA"

Dinagat Islands Festival 2013: "BUGKOSAN SA ISLA"

This is the third time that Dinagat Islands in northeastern part of Mindanao, the 80th province in the Philippines celebrates its vast cultural resources through the "BUGKOSAN SA ISLA" Festival 2013.

"Bugkosan" originated from the word "pagbugkos" means to bind, "paghiusa" to unite, "paghugpong" to merge, "pagbug-os" to incorporate and "pagtibu" to convene. It depicts unity and cooperation among all Dinagatnons and promotes the province tourism potentialities.

5 Contingents from different schools in the province participated in this year's festival.

Contingent No. 1 Tribu Sibanag from Tag-abaca National High School, Tag-abaca, Basilisa Dinagat Islands

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GMA News Team led by Jun Veneracion in Dinagat Islands

twitter pic of GMA News

GMA News Reporter, Best Men Host, and Balitanghali Weekend News Anchor in GMA NewsTV, Kapuso Jun Veneracion visits Dinagat Islands Friday morning of December 21, 2012 to cover the preparations of the Dinagatnons in relation to the worldwide subject and trending topic on twitter and in facebook #Doomsday or End of the World this day, December 21, 2012.

Flocks of  families reside outside this island started to catch attention of Surigaonons and of the media as they arrived in Surigao City port, full packed the pumpboats to the islands for several reasons; to attend the PBMA Semi-Annual General Conference, moved back to their hometown for 

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Stolen shot of Christian and Diego and the Environment!

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