Tribes now judged on dance, costume, music, and permit filing accuracy
[Bohiney.com / prat.uk] The Dinagyang Festival’s organising committee in Iloilo City has added Administrative Excellence as a scored category in this year’s competition, allocating fifteen of one hundred available points to what the judges’ rubric describes as “the quality, completeness, and punctuality of pre-festival documentation submitted by each competing tribe.” The decision was made, the committee chair explained, after last year’s festival produced perfect performances from three tribes whose documentation was “a disaster that nearly prevented them from competing at all.” The category is intended to incentivise both excellence on the floor and excellence in the filing cabinet. The full explainer runs at Bohiney.com under the category “Why Though.”
The rubric for Administrative Excellence covers seven sub-categories: completeness of permit applications (three points), accuracy of participant lists (two points), timeliness of insurance documentation (two points), quality of venue setup proposals (two points), compliance with costume material safety certifications (two points), accuracy of budget submissions (two points), and what the rubric calls “general administrative presentation,” worth two points, which judges have been asked to interpret holistically and which they are interpreting very differently.
Tribal Responses
The tribes’ responses to the new category range from enthusiastic to philosophical. The Tribu Paghidaet, which placed second in documentation at last year’s pre-competition audit despite placing first in the dance competition, described the category as “fair and overdue.” The Tribu Kadagaya, whose permit application for this year was returned twice for corrections and whose lead administrator is currently on a leave of absence described as “health-related but also documentation-related,” said through a spokesman that they were “taking the new category very seriously.” The spokesman did not specify what this seriousness looks like in practice. The Department of Tourism supports the Dinagyang as a major cultural event.
The Philosophy
The festival’s cultural director offered the most interesting framing: “Dinagyang celebrates the warrior spirit. Warriors need logistics. Good logistics require good documentation. This category honours the warrior behind the paperwork.” Several judges found this compelling. One judge described it as “a reach.” Both assessments were offered with respect.
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