Concluded
Sunday, September 6, 2026 2:00 PM Calbayog City Proper and Calbayog City Sports Center
Grand winner
Street Dancing Grand Winner
San Joaquin National High School
Hadang san Pagtubas
Results
Updated 11 September 2026
| 1 | Grand Winner Hadang san Pagtubas | PHP 150,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2nd Place Barangay Rawis Hadang Pagsalikway | PHP 100,000 |
| 3 | 3rd Place San Policarpo National High School Hadang Pagsalbar | PHP 75,000 |
| Best in Costume | PHP 20,000 | |
| Best Street Dancing Performance Barangay Rawis | PHP 20,000 |
September 6, 2026 | City streets from 2:00 PM | Grand Showdown at the Calbayog City Sports Center
The festival's namesake ritual took over the city. On the afternoon of September 6, six contingents danced the hadang through Calbayog's main streets, from Rosales Boulevard through Magsaysay Boulevard and JD Avelino Avenue, before bringing their full production numbers indoors for the Grand Showdown at the Calbayog City Sports Center.
When the judging ended, San Joaquin National High School stood as grand winner with "Hadang san Pagtubas," taking home P150,000 plus Best in Costume worth P20,000, a P170,000 sweep. Barangay Rawis placed second with "Hadang Pagsalikway," P100,000, and added Best Street Dancing Performance for P20,000 more. San Policarpo National High School took third with "Hadang Pagsalbar" and P75,000.
Grand Winner: San Joaquin National High School, "Hadang san Pagtubas," P150,000
2nd Place: Barangay Rawis, "Hadang Pagsalikway," P100,000
3rd Place: San Policarpo National High School, "Hadang Pagsalbar," P75,000
Best in Costume: San Joaquin National High School, P20,000
Best Street Dancing Performance: Barangay Rawis, P20,000
Tarabucan National High School, "Hadang Paturig-on," competing for the first time
Barangay Rawis, "Hadang Pagsalikway"
La Milagrosa Academy, Inc., "Hadang Kontra Panulay sa Baybay"
Oquendo National High School, "Panarit: Hadang sa Salog"
San Policarpo National High School, "Hadang Pagsalbar"
San Joaquin National High School, "Hadang san Pagtubas"
The contingents assembled on Rosales Boulevard, then danced through Magsaysay Boulevard and JD Avelino Avenue, with performance areas near Super Metro and in front of City Hall, finishing at the Calbayog City Sports Center for the indoor Grand Showdown.
WATCH: San Joaquin National High School's grand-winning performance of "Hadang san Pagtubas."
More performances are on the CJ Catalogue YouTube channel in the Hadang 2026 street dancing playlist.
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Hadang is an ancient Visayan ritual of making offerings to spirits, for protection, healing, good fortune or a bountiful harvest. It is still performed in Calbayog by local tambalans, and it is the foundation of the city's official festival: known until 2025 as the Sarakiki-Hadang Festival, named Hadang Festival by city ordinance on 1 September 2025, and three times champion at Samar's Tandaya Festival of Festivals.
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Credits
Updated September 11, 2026
Reported with The Calbayog Journal.
