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Sugilanon: Bayluhay is a musical play which was held at West Visayas State University (WVSU)

last February 13, 2017.

The story began on the gathering of the ati tribe. They were preparing and celebrating at the
same time because Marigudo, one of the bravest warriors of their tribe, will be renounced as their
new King. And it is their tribes tradition that the newly crowned King will choose a girl whom
he will marry and spend the rest of his life with. But theres this one girl who really likes
Marigudo. Shes doing everything just to let Marigudo notice her. However, Marigudo doesnt
feel the same way to Maragsa. It is Maniwang-niwang whom Marigudo likes. And Maniwang-
niwang also shares the same feeling towards him. They were genuinely in loved with each other.
But because Maragsa really wants to be Marigudos wife, she came up with a plan. She made a
love potion that as soon as Marigudo drinks it he will be fallen in love with her. As for
Maniwang-niwang, she used witchcraft to let her feel extreme pain due to stomach ache.
Maniwang-niwangs friends immediately took her to Apu Tukan to be healed. In the meantime,
Marigudo, who is now under the spell of Maragsa, was tasked to choose his wife. He eventually
chose Maragsa. Everybody cant believe what Marigudo did but respected his choice anyway.
Maniwang-niwang was somehow cured then with the help of Marigudo. Apu Tukan eventually
found out that Marigudo was charmed and only true loves kiss will break the spell. Maniwang-
niwang then was forced to kiss Marigudo. And as expected, Marigudo was now free to
Maragsas spell. On the other hand, there is this one kingdom which was ruled by the cruel King.
Many were not happy on the way he regulates his kingdom including his trusted knights; Linog,
Balotig, and Buhawi. He then ordered his knights to let their enslaved women to dance. The King
then was attracted to Amaya, the daughter of Datu Puti. King Macatunao then forced Amaya to
go with him but she rejected him. The King got angry and suddenly pushed Amaya. Datu Puti
saw what the King did to her daughter. Due to anger, Datu Puti attacked the King and eventually
both of them fought with each other. Datu Puti almost died but the three knights helped him.
After they made the King unconscious, they all then decided to escape using a ship. Meanwhile
in the land of aetas, the ati tribe were celebrating until one member of the tribe saw an
unidentified ship approaching to them and immediately reported it to the King. The tribe were
alarmed, not knowing if it is an enemy or an ally. When the Malays took off the ship, Datu Puti
then asked for foods because they were starving. The ati tribe were somehow relieved that
Malays mean no harm. The ati tribe helped the Malays and offered them some foods. Datu Puti
then asked King Marigudo if they can have some of their land but King Marigudo asked for an
exchange to their lands. The Malays then traded their hat and necklace which were made of gold
in exchange to the land of the Aetas. And the Ati tribe and Malays lived happily and peacefully.

The musical play Sugilanon: Bayluhay is all about the early people living here in Panay. It
showed us our beliefs such as usog and lumay. It also informed us how the people in Panay lived.
Witnessing the musical play was a very great experience. The play was presented really well, I
must say. From the singing to acting as well as the dancing, it was really great. The actors and
actresses are well rehearsed when it comes to their choreography and memorizing their lines.
Theres just this some technical issue that they should fix specifically with their audio. Other
actors or actresses voice cracks once in a while and I cant anymore catch up with the lines that
they were saying. But the overall performance was really great. The play made me smile and feel
lighthearted after watching it. And I would definitely recommend this to my friends. It is really
worth a while watching such amazing play. If I would be rating it, it would be nine out of ten.
Kudos to all the casts of this musical play entitled Sugilanon: Bayluhay. A really job well done.

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