00:00 In Calibo, a riot broke out at the Ati-Atihan Festival
00:04 when two groups were caught in the middle of a road blockade
00:09 as reported by Dominic Almelo.
00:11 The area around the canton of Silacerna and 19 Martyr Street
00:20 in the barangay of Poblacion Calibo, Aklan on Thursday night
00:23 was hit by the attack of the Senyor Santo Nino Ati-Atihan Festival.
00:28 In the middle of the festival zone,
00:30 a group of drum and lyre players were showing off their peach t-shirts.
00:35 The audience were taking their phones out to take a video of the riot.
00:40 But just moments later,
00:42 the supposed happy riot was immediately returned to the scene within seconds.
00:49 In the middle of the hill of tambol and saliw ng lira,
00:52 a band of drummers and a group of men in white t-shirts
00:57 were quickly taken away by the instruments.
01:01 Some of the spectators were also caught in the act of throwing their belongings.
01:13 Other cell phone video footage of the riot was also taken.
01:17 The riot also spread to the nearby streets.
01:24 The police immediately intervened to intervene,
01:28 to alert and to stop the riot.
01:30 Some were injured in the incident.
01:33 Two were arrested.
01:35 The investigation was released that there was a fight between the two drum and lyre groups
01:40 from Lagalag and Bayangan Village.
01:42 It is not yet known how the riot started.
01:45 Because of the incident,
01:47 the local government issued an order to ban the two groups
01:53 from participating in the activities of the Ati-Atihan Festival.
01:57 According to Mayor Jury Sacro,
02:00 the rioters were forced to use force
02:03 which should not be ignored and should be punished.
02:07 Meanwhile, the two gunmen filed an alarm and scandal complaint against the fiscal year.
02:14 Dominic Albelo, for the nation.
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