Tuna Fest Cheerdance Contest fills up Acharon Sports Complex
It has been quite a while since I stepped foot at the Antonio Acharon Sports Complex in Barangay Calumpang. The venue was the site of the Palarong Pambansa, & the BIMP-EAGA Olympics sometime in the 90s and the Street Dancing Competitions of both the Kalilangan and Tuna Festivals about 4 years back.
The grandstand (or a portion of it) has since been utilized from time to time as temporary living quarters of displaced familes or evacuees from flooded areas and lately, by a few victims caught in the crossfire of the skirmishes in Sarangani Province.
Although located some 10 kms from the downtown area, I had no apprehensions whatsoever that the grandstand would not be filled during the conduct of the 6th Tuna Fest Cheerdance Pasiklaban Competition of RPN DXDX. The Cheerdance Pasiklaban has been the TOP CROWD DRAWER among all Tuna Festival events, 2nd only to the Street Dancing Competition over the years.
It was no surprise then that when I got to the venue last Saturday, August 30, at 9:00am, with Mayor Jun Acharon‘s group I was greeted by a deafening roar of a 15,000 strong crowd all rooting for their favorite teams who were now making their way to the basketball court across the center of the grandstand for the opening program.
I looked for a vantage position at the stands near the announcer’s booth where I could do my photo shots and right when the first dance contingent representing Golden State College started their moves, I started cliking away.
Here are some of the shots… (click on any for a larger view)
Winners:
1st place - Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
2nd place – Golden State College
3rd place – Philippine Institute of Technology
4th place – Holy Trinity College
5th place – GSC High School
To all the winners, congratulations! And to RPN DXDX, especially Cheerdance Event Manager Faith Barcelona, more success to the next Pasiklabans!
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- About Bariles
- GenSan’s Goldenstate College’s own building rises soon at Acharon Blvd!
- List of GenSan WiFi Hotspots
- 9 GenSan Barangays slug it out for 2008 Summerkadahan Cheerdance Contest
- Gen. Santos City: TUNA CAPITAL
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Bariles is a Filipino word for “Tuna”, the primary source of income of the people of General Santos City which hosts 6 of the Philippines’ 8 tuna canneries and more than 80% of its tuna processing plants.
dave Says:
first comment hehehe
Posted on September 1st, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Nate Marx Says:
Ha…san to..darn I missed it… Oh well…=’c Nice to know na hindi nagpapatalo ang mga technical school sa mga colleges.. GO gensan!
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Posted on September 2nd, 2008 at 1:08 AM
AforDaboLz Says:
Congrats to my fellow Dameans!
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 at 12:02 PM
none_air Says:
congrats to all winners!
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 at 1:23 PM
aab Says:
Congratulations to all Participants!! Your cooperation made the Tuna festival a great success! Keep up the spirits for being a “General” !!
And a big THANK YOU to you, Avel ( can i call you Avel or Sir Avel ?
, for sharing the happenings with us, us who couldn’t be with you. Nakaka homesick but it’s a joy to know all the happenings in GenSan.Daghang salamat kaayo:)
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 at 4:09 PM
aab Says:
ooooopppsss, pardon me, i made a mistake… it’s : DAGHAN KAAYONG SALAMAT ,AVEL
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 at 4:15 PM
jm_21052000 Says:
Go Dameans! keep it up!
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 at 7:15 PM
jermain Says:
WOW GEnsan…Congratulation my Alma Mater Dameans…Congratulation GENSAN….
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 at 9:32 PM
aprilshower Says:
CongratulationS Damean for the job well done! SOARING HIGH Kingfisher!
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Posted on September 10th, 2008 at 11:43 AM
epm Says:
Go NDDU, Marista Forever!
Posted on September 23rd, 2008 at 1:51 AM
naxjho Says:
YEHEEEYY!!!
GO NDDU!!cONGRATS!!
OTHER TEAMS …CONGRATS FOR THE JOB WELL DONE ALSO
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 9:35 PM
bariles Says:
@naxjho -
Hehe! Thanks for the quite late greetings naxjho.
Posted on November 25th, 2008 at 3:25 PM