Mandalagan Elementary School won the Grand Championship in the elementary category of the MassKara Festival 2026 Street Dance and Arena Competition, receiving ₱750,000 during the awarding ceremony at the Bacolod City Public Plaza on Saturday, October 17.
The Arena Competition was held at SM City Bacolod, with seven participating schools: Sum-ag Elementary School, Education and Training Center School II, Handumanan Elementary School I, Vista Alegre Elementary School, Mandalagan Elementary School, Vista Alegre-Granada Relocation Elementary School, and Montevista Elementary School, a press release from Gugma Foundation said.
Sum-ag Elementary School placed First Runner-Up and received ₱300,000, while Montevista Elementary School finished Second Runner-Up with a ₱200,000 prize.
Mandalagan Elementary School also won four special awards: Best in Mask and Costume, Best in Theme and Concept, Best in Introduction, and Best in Music, each carrying a ₱30,000 cash prize.
Handumanan Elementary School I received ₱30,000 after winning the Most Disciplined Contingent award.
Mandalagan Elementary School also received the Kapuso Choice Award worth ₱15,000, the Pocari Sweat Choice Award with ₱20,000 worth of products, the Mang Inasal Unli Husay Award worth ₱20,000, and the SM Choice Award worth ₱20,000.
In the Merry Making Elementary School Category, presented by DITO Telecommunity, Mandalagan Elementary School also won the championship, receiving ₱15,000 from DITO Telecommunity and four brand-new cellphones courtesy of Globe.
Sum-ag Elementary School placed second in the Merry Making category and received ₱10,000 from DITO Telecommunity, while Vista Alegre-Granada Relocation Elementary School finished third and received ₱5,000.
The Street Dance competition was judged by Dr. Carlou Gana-an Bernaldez, Elric Matillano Batilaran, MPA, Joseph Alexis A. Cadeliña, MPA, Victor Hao Cuenco, and Dr. March C. Mandal.
The Arena competition was judged by Francisco M. Cerbo, Jr., MPA, Mhike Jelord J. Rollo, Dr. Angel V. Bisaga, Jr., Catherine F. Vestil, Steven Jacosalem, and Jeremy Teo Rondovio, with Homer S. Bacalso serving as chairman of the Board of Judges.*
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