Panagbenga Grand Street Dance Parade at Drum and Lyre Competition, idinaos sa Baguio City

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00:00 City of Pines led their grand and fun Grand Street Dance Parade

00:06 for the celebration of the Flower Festival.

00:10 Various activities were also held, such as the Drum and Lire Competition.

00:14 This was brought to you by Glory Balegan of PTV Cordeliera.

00:18 Some streets in City of Pines were filled with excitement and colors

00:25 as the contingents of the Drum and Lire Competition and Street Dancing Parade

00:31 followed the first part of the Queen Highlight Events of the Baguio Flower Festival.

00:36 Today, the colorful, joyful music and the dance was not only engrossing,

00:46 but also the smooth integration of tradition, culture, and innovative innovations in Baguio City.

00:53 With each step we take, with each beat of the drum,

00:58 we are writing a new chapter in the history of our city.

01:02 A story of resilience, of sustainability, of innovation, and creativity.

01:10 As we dance through the streets, let us remember the generations that have come before us,

01:17 whose traditions and values continue to inspire us today.

01:21 The National Commission for Culture and the Arts assured their support

01:26 to all the efforts of Baguio LGU to protect and preserve

01:31 the rich heritage of culture and tradition,

01:34 the advancement of the creative industry, and the respect for the country.

01:38 When the flowers are in full bloom, the Baguio community unites,

01:44 organizing a festival where creativity and innovation thrive.

01:49 Festivals like Panagbanga play a crucial role in cultural preservation.

01:56 The annual tradition of this festival is a symbol of paying honor to the abundance of nature,

02:04 highlighting the role of our farmers and other workers in community building even more.

02:12 After the lively and colorful performances of the six participating elementary schools

02:17 in the Drum and Lahr category, the Lukban Elementary School was named champion

02:23 and received a prize of P150,000.

02:27 They also received the Special Award for Innovation in Musical Arrangement.

02:32 They have been studying to join the Drum and Lahr Competition of Panagbanga.

02:37 However, they were only nominated this year.

02:41 This is an overwhelming victory for the group, especially since they were only ranked 2 in the preliminary round.

02:47 In our storyline, we came from the seed, our culture, we embraced it, we planted it.

02:56 And in the years past, we accepted the changes, the modern things that are happening to us.

03:05 So, there is a deepening of the culture, but we also accept the innovation that is happening.

03:11 Although the Rizal tribe prepared for just one week from the town of Rizal, Calinga,

03:16 they were named Grand Champion in the Festival Dance category.

03:21 They also received three Special Awards for Innovation in Musical Arrangement,

03:26 Excellence in Festival Dance Costume, and Excellence in Festival Dance Choreography,

03:31 and will receive a prize of P200,000.

03:35 The performance of 135 high school students of Rizal National School of Arts and Trades is the theme of yesterday.

03:44 From the birth of a child, then when he grows, he has chances, the father and the child, they have a connection.

03:56 And then after that, there was a conflict.

04:01 The conflict is that, at first, the elements that we see, those who live on big trees,

04:10 so the child got the pain from the tree.

04:14 And then that, he was treated by the doctor, and then there was a celebration,

04:19 and we know celebration in Calinga, that is the use, with the use of gongs.

04:25 To watch the colorful and full-of-joy performance of the contingents,

04:30 in the early morning, the viewers headed to Session Road and Harrison Road.

04:36 There are those who slept on the side of the road just to get a good spot.

04:41 There are also many local tourists who came from other regions,

04:45 who really traveled to Baguio City just to watch the Twin Highlight Events of Panagbunga.

04:52 Others are residents who are always present in the year of the Twin Parade.

04:57 I always watch this every year, no matter what happens, I watch it every year.

05:02 Of course, I don't want to delay it because there are a lot of people, you can't be late.

05:07 You really need to come early in the morning so you can sit and get your seat.

05:13 More than 1,700 PNP personnel, police interns and volunteers were deployed for crowd control,

05:21 traffic management and anti-criminality, especially the organizer and police expected

05:27 that Baguio will have more people this Saturday and Sunday.

05:31 Meanwhile, it is expected that more people will be on the 5-kilometer road of Baguio tomorrow

05:38 just to watch the parade of 33 colorful and full-of-joy floats

05:45 that are included in the Grand Float Parade, especially the floats where celebrities ride.

05:52 Glory Balegan for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.

05:56 be nuts.

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