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.
Isa na namang karangalan ang natanggap ng Lalawigan ng Isabela. Nito lamang Lunes, ika-5 ng Nobyembre, ang Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Isabela ay isa sa mga napili upang tumanggap ng prestihiyosong Allen S. Quimpo Climate Leadership for Governance Memorial Award, isang karangalang ipinagkakaloob sa mga lokal na pamahalaan, organisasyon, at indibidwal sa buong bansa na nagpapatatag ng climate leadership sa pamamagitan ng programa o aksyon na nakatutulong sa pagresolba ng climate crisis sa buong bansa.
Ang pagkilala ay ibinigay ng The Climate Reality Project Philippines, isang non-profit organization na itinatag ni Nobel Laureate at dating US Vice President na si Al Gore. Ang 2018 Climate Reality Leadership Awards ay ginanap sa National Museum of Natural History sa Maynila.
