Bisaya Song “Pagya” Bags Top Prize in Valentine Songwriting Contest
A song in Bisaya, the local dialect in Dumaguete, wowed the crowd and judges during the 2018 Valentine Songwriting Competition (VSC), earning its composer the top prize.
Renemar Sedilles, a Social Work junior, was named champion for his song 鈥淧agya鈥, which can loosely be translated in English to 鈥渂eing matched鈥. He received a cash prize and a trophy on Valentine鈥檚 Day, the night of the competition held at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium.
Best Interpretation went to Eric Duhaylungsod for his song, 鈥淎king Reyna鈥, while Patrick Miguel Suzon won Best Arrangement for the song 鈥淲hat Might Be鈥, which was composed by fellow Silliman students Raymund Facturan and Clan Porganillas.
