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PROVINCIAL PRIDE. Isabela Gov. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III (left) and Vice Gov. Tonypet Albano raise the award given by the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest gathering of people dressed and dancing as scarecrows during the 2019 Bambanti Festival. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Isabela province, one of the country’s top rice and corn producers, celebrated on Friday its annual Bambanti Festival with a street dance involving 2,495 people dressed as scarecrows, a colorful presentation that earned global recognition.
“You are officially amazing!” said Pauline Ann Sapinska, adjudicator for the Guinness World Records, after proclaiming the new world record set by the province for the largest gathering of people dressed as “bambanti” (the Ilocano term for scarecrows).
December 13, 2018 – Isabela’s Bambanti Festival wins Hall of Fame Award for bagging Aliw Awards’ Best Festival Practices and Performances for three consecutive years in the recently concluded Aliw Awards 2018 held at The Manila Hotel.
