The celebration continued with a National Day performance aptly named Hinabing Hiraya (Woven Imagination), which featured three curated suites. The first suite, Hinabing Gunita (Remembrances), spotlighted the age-old customs and weaving practices of various ethnolinguistic groups, while the second suite, Matatag na Kasalukuyan (Resilient Present), honoured National Artists Ryan Cayabyab, Alice Reyes and Larry Alcala with a modern interpretation of a cappella, dance and visual storytelling. Finally, suite three, Hiraya ng Kinabukasan (Imagined Future), had Lumad Basakanon, UPeepz, Zephanie and the Loboc Children’s Choir serenade audiences with high-energy performances.
“We wanted a performance that reflected all of us—not just one region or tribe, but the full rhythm of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao… That’s how we honour the Filipino story: as one voice, richly woven,” says Nograles.
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