Kagan tribe wins Best in Talent during Hiyas sa Kadayawan 2012

Add 21 year old, Hannah Catucag
of the Kagan tribe

The 21 year old, Hannah Catucag of the Kagan tribe was declared best in talent during the search of Hiyas sa Kadayawan last August 15 at Gaisano Mall. She impressed the judges with a traditional dance on bamboo sticks, although she almost fell.

During her presentation, Catucag almost slipped off the bamboo while she danced on layers of Singkil dancers, but she managed to finish. She said “it was a plus factor and a recall” for her to win the Best in Talent title.

The criteria for the Hiyas search is that 30 percent is added to the hiya who wins in Best in Talent for the candidates’ ranking in the night’s finals, which will be hold August 17.

The runners-up for the best in talent are Ajema Malatus, 21, from Maranao tribe, and Jean Ali, 18, from Maguindanaon tribes.

The coronation will also be held at the Gaisano Mall of Davao around 5 p.m. Friday.

About the Kagan tribe:

Kagan is one of the thirteen Muslim tribes of Mindanao. Each of these tribes has a sultan of four major parts of the Davao Gulf, which is Davao City, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte. As the tradition says, each sultan is related to the other. The true term of Kalagan is "Kaagan.