Edging out a total of 51 other contingents, Lumad Basakanon of Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City romped away with the top prize in the Free Interpretation category.

On the other hand, Alcoy’s Siloy Festival impressed the judges with their environmental protection theme. They won this year’s grand prize of P500,000 for the Sinulog Based category. Previously, the elementary dancers garnered the top prize during the Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan.

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CebuAsia managed to grab this offstage, rare shot of the Basakanon Kid (and his troupe, in the background), minutes before their winning performance at the Cebu City Sports complex last January 20, 2008. (Click the photos to view large pop-in version).

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