Sayawit

MAITUM, Sarangani (February 27, 2008) – From right, Mayor Elsie Perrett duets with Vice Mayor Tito Balazon in singing the popular Ilocano folk song "Ti ayat ti maysa nga ubing (A young woman's love)", a song that compares the love of a young woman which is "sweeter than jasmine, like a blooming flower in the month of April" from that of an old man "especially when he is senile, is bitter, oh so bitter, it will make you choke." The February 24 show is part of "Sayawit", a conjunction of "sayaw at awit" (dances and songs), a municipal government program that aims to promote tourism among barangays to showcase their respective culture, be it Ilocano, Cebuano, Muslim, Tboli, Tagalog, Cebuano and so on. Sayawit gives the people of Maitum a venue to perform their songs, dances, plays and other disciplines of the arts. Sayawit, which has become a venue for child participation, is held every third Sunday of the month with every barangay alternately hosting it. (Photo by MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)