With a heart for service and the will to give back to the community, Shane Marie Awe of the Bagobo Tagabawa tribe was crowned Hiyas sa Kadayawan 2024.
During the coronation night on August 16, Awe showcased the rich culture of the Bagobo Tagabawa, highlighting their traditional dyeing methods and practices as well as their vibrant music in her cultural presentation.
Awe also said that her tribe taught her to always “carry the torch that burns with passion and purpose to serve” not only her tribe but the rest of the 11 ethnolinguistic groups and the city as a whole.
She added that during her reign as the Hiyas sa Kadayawan, she will strive to implement her advocacy to preserve the traditional ‘binadbad” clothing design of the Bagobo Tagabawa.
“Duha akoang plano na buhaton no. First is to implement my advocacy sa amoang tribo which is mao to ang traditional and natural dyeing, natural way of creating clothing design, katong binadbad nga clothing design (I have two plans of action. First is to implement my advocacy in our tribe which was the preservation of “binadbad” clothing design—the traditional and natural way of dyeing and creating clothing design),” Awe said.
She plans to implement this advocacy in Barangays Atan-Awe, Sibulan, and Baracatan, the three main areas inhabited by their tribe.
Awe also plans to cooperate and coordinate with the city government through the City Tourism Operations Office to support their plans and projects for the 11 ethnolinguistic groups of the city.
Along with Awe, Jane Rose Miones of the Bagobo Klata tribe was crowned Hiyas sa Kalambuan while Muslima Limpao of the Bangsa Maranao was named Hiyas sa Panaghiusa. CIO
