Alijis bags championship
BY PATRICK PANGILINAN

Barangay Alijis' penchant for pulling off a surprise victory in the open category of the MassKara Festival street and arena dancing competition continued for the second straight year yesterday.

Gyrating with style and energy, the Alijis dancers grabbed the spotlight again where the stakes were higher, after missing out on the top prize in the barangay category Saturday.

It marked the second straight year that the group came through with the golden performance in the open category.

With yesterday's triumph, Alijis, which swept the open category awards last year, took the P100,000 purse, while first runner-up Barangay 23, which topped the barangay category Saturday, was awarded P75,000.

23 first place in barangay
street dance category
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

Barangay 23 maintained its lead in the MassKara Festival street and arena dance competition – barangay category Saturday in Bacolod City besting 28 other participating barangays.

It also emerged the winner in last year's barangay category competition over Barangays 32 and Singcang, which landed first and second runners up, respectively.

Barangays Alijis and 17 were adjudged first and second runners up, respectively, in the streetdance competition - barangay category Saturday.

Consular corps giving
citation to Bacolod
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Bacolod City will receive a citation from the consular corps, a group representing the different foreign embassies based in Manila , for its impressive accommodation of some foreign diplomats during the highlight of the MassKara festival, former Bacolod City congressman John Orola yesterday said.

Orola said he and Mayor Evelio Leonardia are invited to attend a consular meeting Wednesday to receive the recognition.

He added that the foreign diplomats from U.S. , Ukraine , Lebanon , and Mongolia who witnessed the street and arena dance competition yesterday were very impressed and they told him that they will bring their staff for a vacation in Bacolod City .