00:00 The celebration of the Ati-Atiyan Festival in Calibo, Aklan was a big hit
00:05 after two groups met in the middle of a roadside protest.
00:11 Here is the report.
00:13 The area around the Midtown of Silacerna and 19 Martyr Street in Barangay Poblacion, Calibo, Aklan
00:25 was a big hit on Thursday night, when the Senors, Santo Nino and Ati-Atiyan Festival were celebrating.
00:31 In the middle of the festival zone, the drum and lyre group wearing a peach T-shirt
00:36 were showing their moves.
00:38 The audience were taking their phones out to get video footage.
00:43 But later, the celebration was supposed to be fun,
00:48 but it was returned to a riot within a few seconds.
00:52 In the middle of the drum and lyre group, the band was having fun,
00:58 and another group of men wearing a white T-shirt.
01:01 They quickly returned to the instruments.
01:05 Some of the audience were just watching, and they were busy throwing their things.
01:17 The riot was also taken by another cell phone video.
01:22 The riot also spread to the nearby streets.
01:25 The police immediately intervened to stop the riot.
01:33 Some were injured in the incident.
01:36 Two were arrested.
01:38 The investigation revealed that the riot was caused by two drum and lyre groups
01:43 from Lagalag and Bayangan Village.
01:46 It is not known how the riot started.
01:49 Because of the incident, the local government issued a ban on the two groups
01:57 from participating in the festival.
02:00 According to Mayor Jure Sacro,
02:03 the rioters were instructed to do their duty,
02:06 and that they should not be allowed to cross the road and be punished.
02:10 Meanwhile, the two arrested were charged with alarm and scandal.
02:17 Dominic Alvelo, Para sa Bayan.
02:19 (dramatic music)
