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All
roads lead to the CPG Sports Complex this Saturday, November
24, as the 20th edition of the prestigious Alturas Drum &
Bugle Corps Showdown brings together for one spectacular day
the best drum corps in the region.
Billed
as the greatest show in town, this year's showdown features
eighteen contingents in a competition contested in three categories:
Category A for more seasoned drum corps most of which are
outside Bohol; and Category B and C for high school and elementary
drum corps, respectively.
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Listed
in alphabetical order, the contingents in three categories
are Category A: CVSCAFT-Tagbilaran City Campus; Don
Vicente Rama Memorial High School, Cebu City; Mandaue
City Comprehensive National High School; Pilgrim Christian
College, Cagayan de Oro City; Saint Augustine Club,
Carmen, Cebu; Salus Institute of Technology, Cebu City;
Category B: Immaculata High School, Baclayon, Bohol;
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 and Tagb. City Central Elem. School.
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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.
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.
Presented
in cooperation with Pepsi, Chowking, Jollibee, Department
of Education (DepEd), and DSWD, the Showdown will be preceded
by 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
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