MERIDA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

HON. ENGR. ROLANDO M. VILLASENCIO

Municipal Mayor
Merida, Leyte

August 9, 2019

Dear Sir:

I am writing to you concerning our plans and proposal on the FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP of our
municipality.

The town of Merida, Leyte has its own Mag-uuma Festival being celebrated long time ago in celebration day of
St. Isidore as a form of thanksgiving. However, this festival dance called Mag-uuma has no legal basis in terms
of dance composition created uniquely for the Municipality of Merida that is recorded as the basis of their
historical underpinnings portraying the livelihood, costumes, beliefs, and among others. It has been observed
by the proponent that the dance interpretation during the presentation of the different contingents presenting
Mag-uuma is just copying or imitating the works of Cebu’s Sinulog festivals, Ilo-ilo’s Dinagyang festival and
among others. This show that the said dance festival of the municipality is not unique in nature as it follows
other type of festival and that we could not call it our own.

In this connection, the proponent will earnestly propose a 3-Day Festival Management Seminar-Workshop in
the Municipality of Merida Leyte. The expected participants are as follows:

 4 representatives for elementary (per cluster) and per secondary schools as dance enthusiasts, dance
trainers, choreographers
 1 representative for elementary (per cluster) and per secondary schools as local musicians,
instrumentalist
 5 local historians
 2 Private Sector, (2) Religious Sector, (2) Senior Citizen Sector / old settlers
 22 Barangay Officials (one from each barangay)
 2 LGU Officials
 1 Tourism Officer

The said seminar-workshop is scheduled on October 24-26, 2019 at the Merida Vocational School Auditorium.
Registration is free.

Attached is the Seminar-Workshop Proposal for your perusal.

Thank you and more power!

Sincerely yours,

NESTOR A. CASTAÑOS JR.

MTI, Proponent

Noted:

GUILLERMO S. BANDE JR.

District Supervisor
TOGETHER WE ARE, …Working to Learn, Learning to Give, Giving to Live, Living to Serve

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 Department of Education Merida Vocational School
Training-Workshop Proposal
GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program Title:
3-Day Seminar-Workshop on Festival Management
Prerequisite Programs: None
Duration: October 24- 26, 2019
Management Level of Program:
Municipal-wide
Delivery Mode: Formal face-to-face seminar-workshop
Target Personnel: 82 participants, 19 support staffs and 1 resource speaker
Rationale: Dance is life, experience, and spirit showing in a continuous
body movement in a rhythmic pattern depicting or portraying
types of life experiences (Caluza & Mores, 2013). Dance created
many types, norms, style, and creativity. An example of a
creative work relative to dance is the Festival Dance. It is an
organized event where dance performance is celebrated
inspired from a celebration of a Saint’s festivities and among
others. Wise Geek (2015) described festival dance as a cultural
dance festival usually focuses around a specific holiday or event
where dance is used as a major part of the celebration.

The town of Merida, Leyte has its own Mag-uuma Festival being
celebrated long time ago in celebration day of St. Isidore as a
form of thanksgiving. However, this festival dance called Mag-
uuma has no dance composition created for the Municipality of
Merida that is recorded as the basis of their historical
underpinnings of the dance portraying the livelihood,
costumes, beliefs, and among others. It has been observed by
the proponent that the dance interpretation during the
presentation of the different contingents presenting Mag-uuma
is just copying or imitating the works of Cebu’s Sinulog festivals,
Ilo-ilo’s Dinagyang festival and among others. This show that
the said dance festival of the municipality is not unique in
nature as it follows other type of festival and that we could not
call it our own.

Objectives: At the end of the seminar-workshop, the participants are

expected to:
1. develop knowledge, skills, understanding and
appreciation for the identity of Meridanhons as
bridges of culture and people;
2. develop and create true, exact and unique dance
festival of the town
3. make and figure out basic steps for the dance festival
based from the culture and story background of
Merida
4. identify and recognize the exact and original costumes
of the dance festival of the town and;

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 Department of Education Merida Vocational School
Training-Workshop Proposal
5. compose a music or an accompaniment for the dance
festival based from the background of the town
Merida

I. PROGRAM DELIVERY
Program Content and Expected A unique festival name with its own basic steps, music and
Outputs: costume

Program Schedule Matrix:

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Time
(October 24- Friday) (October 25-Saturday) (October 26-Sunday)

8:00 - 8:30
REGISTRATION MOL
8:30 - 9:30

9:30 – 10:30 OPENING PROGRAM

Presentation of
Workshop Proper Outputs, Critiquing
OVERVIEW ON FESTIVAL and Brainstorming
10:30 – 12:00
MANAGEMENT

12:00 – 1:00 L U N C H B R E A K

1:00 – 2:30 Final Dance

Composition and
Production
2:30 – 4:00 Workshop on Merida’s Workshop Proper
Historical Foundations
CLOSING PROGRAM
and
4:00 – 5:00
Distribution of
Certificates

Program Supplies / Equipment/  Laptop

Materials:  LCD Projector
 Projector Screen
 Supplies and Materials
1. Manila Paper
2. Pentel Pen / Markers
 Seminar Kit

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Training-Workshop Proposal

II. BUDGET TEMPLATE FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

A. Pre- Implementation:

# Required
Cost per Unit / Total # of
ITEM OF EXPENDITURE (e.g. # of pax Amount
Hour Days
units / sets,hr.)
 Tarpaulin 2 pcs (6 x 8) Php 15 per sq. foot 960
 Traveling Expenses Merida- Ormoc
Php 100 100
Vice Versa

B. Implementation:

# Required
Cost per Unit / Total # of
ITEM OF EXPENDITURE (e.g. # of pax Amount
Hour Days
units / sets,hr.)
 Training Materials Printer’s Ink,
and Supplies / Kit Special Papers,
Pentel Pen, Bond
Php 100 per 102
Paper, Manila Php 10200
participant participants
Paper, Ballpen,
Envelope,
Notebook
 Stage Decoration Php 3000 Php 3000
(Venue)

 Resource speakers
accommodation,
meals, traveling
Php 70000
allowance, stipend,
framed certificates,
and souvenir
 Meals 102
(participants, Php 200 3 lunch Php 61200
staff & speakers)
 Snacks 102
6 (AM &
(participants, Php 50 Php 30600
PM)
staff & speakers)
 Professional Fee
Php 50,000
for Music Arranger
GRAND TOTAL: Php 226,060

Approved:

HON. ENGR. ROLANDO M. VILLASENCIO

Municipal Mayor

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Department of Education Merida Vocational School
Training-Workshop Proposal

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