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==BPSU wins first crown in Banga Festival street dance== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R03&article=1951335337183 | |||
*By: PIA | |||
*''Thursday, April 26, 2012'' | |||
CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan- Thousands of local and foreign travelers flocked the city yesterday for the annual Banga Festival street-dance competition. | |||
The Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) emerged the champion, after delivering a stunning performance. | |||
Foreign tourists who witnessed the event at the People’s Center in the Capitol compound said this kind of festival would uplift Bataan tourism. | |||
“This is very good and something different. It should boost the economy and tourism of Bataan,” said Australian national Lee Kitapci, 51, disclosing that they do not have such colorful competitions in his country. | |||
Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III said in an interview that the academe was tapped for the street-dance tourney in light of his vision of Balanga as a “university town” that focuses on reinforcing the education sector to gain economic trend. | |||
BPSU bested five other high schools and colleges in Balanga to win their first crown after four years of joining and bag P100,000, a trophy and the Best in Costume award. | |||
Bringing its own band and a trio of singers to deliver a live performance, BPSU started with its polka dot-designed stage set of pots and life size letters of BPSU. The champions grooved to the medley of retro songs like I Will Survive, Material Girl and Shake Your Groove Thing while clad in sparkling blue, violet, yellow and green long sleeves for men and floral headdress and hand décor for women. | |||
“We experienced late nights and some took absences in their summer class for our two weeks of practice. All our exhaustion is gone with this win,” said Franz Franco, 21, leader of the BPSU team. | |||
The City of Balanga High School landed second with P75,000 and notched the Best in Parade award while Eastwoods College placed third with 50,000. Bataan National High School, Tomas Del Rosario College and AIE College all bagged P20,000 each. | |||
==DOLE forges industrial peace accord in Bataan== | ==DOLE forges industrial peace accord in Bataan== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R03&article=551335218025 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R03&article=551335218025 | ||