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CVSCAFT EYES 11TH SHOWDOWN TITLE. The
Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry
and Technology (CVSCAFT) Drum & Bugle Corps, 10-time
champion of the Alturas Drum & Bugle Corps Showdown,
will defend its crown in this year's competition on November
24 at the CPG Sports Complex. (Junessa Requeron) |
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Alturas
Supermarket celebrates twenty-two years of dedicated
service to the Boholanos as the leading store in Bohol
marks its 22nd anniversary on November 24.
PR
and Marketing Manager of the Alturas Group of Companies,
Loy M. Palapos, said that taking centerstage in the
anniversary activities is the Alturas Drum & Bugle
Corps Showdown 2007, now on its 20th year. Dubbed as
the greatest show in town, this year's Showdown, scheduled
at the CPG Sports Complex on November 24, presents a
line up of sixteen contingents in three categories,
which includes drum and bugle corps outside Bohol.
Listed in alphabetical order, the contingents in three
categories are Category A: CVSCAFT-Tagbilaran City Campus;
Don Vicente Rama Memorial High School, Cebu City; Pilgrim
Christian College, Cagayan de Oro City; St. Augustine
Club, Carmen, Cebu; University of Cebu, Cebu City; Category
B: Carmel Academy, Balilihan, Bohol; Immaculata High
School, Baclayon, Bohol; Mandaue City
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Comprehensive
National High School; St. Agustine Institute, Sagbayan, Bohol;
Tabuan National High School, Garcia-Hernandez, Bohol; and Category
C: Cogon Elem. School, Tagb. City; Duero Central Elem. School;
Loon North Central Elem. School; Loon South Central Elem. School;
Manga Elem. School and Tagb. City Central Elem. School.
The
prizes to be awarded are as follows: Category A: Champion,
P70,000 cash prize plus 48-inch trophy; First Runner-Up, P50,000
cash prize plus 42-inch trophy; Second Runner-Up, P40,000
cash prize plus 40-inch trophy; Category B: Champion, P60,000
cash prize plus 44-inch trophy; First Runner-Up, P50,000 cash
prize plus 42-inch trophy; Second Runner-Up, P40,000 cash
prize plus 40-inch trophy; Category C: Champion, P60,000 cash
prize plus 44-inch trophy; First Runner-Up, P50,000 cash prize
plus 42-inch trophy; Second Runner-Up, P40,000 cash prize
plus 40-inch trophy.
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A
three-thousand-peso cash prize plus trophy will also
be awarded to the drum corps in each category adjudged
as Best in Production Design, Best in Instrumentation,
Best in Choreography, and Best in Rhythm and Dynamics.
For all categories combined, a cash prize of P1,000
plus trophy is awarded to the Best in Uniform, Best
in Discipline, Best in Parade Impact, Best Corps Major,
Best Corps Majorette, Darling of the Crowd, Best in
Entertainment, Most Colorful Corps, Best in Boholano
Ambience, Best in Synchronization, Best in Jingle, and
Miss Alturas Showdown.
In
addition, handsome trophies are awarded to the Liveliest
Corps, Most Elegant, Best in Projection, Most Promising
Neophyte, Neophyte of the Year, Most Impressive Neophyte,
and Most Inspiring Corps.
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The
Alturas Drum & Bugle Corps Showdown 2007 starts with a
colorful parade from Rizal Park to the CPG Sports Complex
where the actual Showdown begins at 10 AM. Gross proceeds
of the Showdown will go to the Sunshine Home of Catholic Women's
League
(CWL) and "Tagbilaran-By-Nite" of DYRD/DYZD.
Another
major highlight in the 22nd Anniversary Celebration is the
3-Day Anniversary Sale at the Alturas Department Store on
November 16, 17 and 18, where discounts of up to 50% will
be given away on great selections. Other activity includes
the Alturas Free Clinic on November 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21
at the Alturas Food Centre, where patients can avail of free
medical consultation and medicines.
The
Search for Little Miss Alturas 2007 and Inter-School Quiz
Bowl for elementary and high schools are still going on, where
elimination rounds are conducted every Sunday afternoon at
the Activity Center of the Island City Mall. The grand finals
is set on November 25, Sunday.
Also
going on until December 5 is the Alturas "Swerte sa Numero"
Computer Game promo, where customers can win thousands worth
of instant prizes daily for every P100 to P300 cash purchase
at the Alturas Supermarket.
The
many activities slated on the 22nd Anniversary Celebration
of Alturas Supermarket reflect only one paramount theme -
a means of saying thank you to the Boholanos for its constant
patronage through the years.
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