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Tinikling, rondalla or cheesy folk songs were replaced by hip-hop, tribal drums and sopranos in Grecian gowns
Is Bea Binene ready to love?
After almost a month of specula- tions, teen Kamakailan lang
nang aminin ni Bea Binene na break na sila ng
kapwa Kapuso teen star na si Jake Vargas. Ngay- ong single na ulit
ang aktres, ready na kaya siyang magmahal ulit?
“Hindi naman ‘yan kapag ready
ka na o hindi eh. Nasa oras lang
‘yan, nasa tamang sitwasyon. Pero
ako ngayon, hindi ko muna iniisip ‘yon kasi ang dami pang
puwedeng pagtuunan ng pansin,” sagot ni Bea
sa GMA News.
Ayon pa sa report ng
Unang Balita, kahit daw break na sina Bea at Jake ay nagpapansinan pa rin naman
daw ang dalawa kapag nagkikita. Pero ang diin daw ni Bea, malabo pa na magk-
abalikan sila ngayon.
Ayon nga kay Bea, maram-
ing bagay ang pinagtutuu- nan niya ng pansin ngayon. Isa na rito ang kanyang bagong project bilang guest character sa After- noon Prime soap na Yagit.
“Ako rito si Jam. Ako ‘yung ma- giging protektor ni Eliza ‘tsaka ako ‘yung tutulong sa kanya na mak- abalik sa pamilya niya,” paglalar- awan ni Bea sa kanyang role.
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up their smartphones and recording the scenes as a youthful cast of Pinoy artists wowed them at the welcome dinner and cultural presentation at Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay City last March.
Creative team
Leading the pack was Aicelle Santos, lead star in the longest-running Filipino musical “Rak of Aegis,” whose powerful voice reminded the rest of Asia-Pacific why Filipinos rule as singers.
Pao Gumba played Broadway, the Bee Gees and OPM on a ukulele while Luna, an all-female vocal ensemble, serenaded the audience with songs ranging from classical arias to John Legend’s “All of Me.”
Nestor Jardin, former president and currently a member of the Cultural Center of the Philippines board of trustees, chuckled when told that guests were watching what seemed like “the Jardin is head of the creative team within the CCP tasked by a subcommittee on arts composed of the CCP, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Tourism Promotions Board and the private sector, to oversee these cultural presentations.
He will handle 18 of the 35 other events that began last December with one for Apec senior officials in a five-star hotel in Makati City.
The last event will be on Nov. 18 with US President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the guest list when Manila hosts the Apec Economic Leaders Meeting.
Lasting impression
Jardin said top officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs were very clear when he was tasked to organize the shows for visiting dignitaries. “The cultural presentations are an important facet of Apec. Several DFA officials told me they create a lasting impression of the host country and these (impressions) might redound to us in terms of tourism,” he said.
“The positive impression [delegates] get from these welcome dinners and cultural presentations could [bolster] the thinking and perception of the delegates who are very important people to us,” Jardin explained.
It is actually Jimenez’s tourism department that is in charge of the hospitality receptions. The sub-committee it formed includes Jardin and renowned composer Ryan Cayabyab.
Jardin said Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. specified one thing: The shows must “create a cumulative net impression that the Philippines is one of the most progressive, youngest and most inclusive societies in the 21st century,” and that these presentations must showcase “contemporary Filipino culture, reflect... soft power and our modern modes of thinking.”
Local flavor
Last March 5, members of the Centro
Escolar University Folk Dance Troupe donned colorful native costumes and interpreted “Iisang Bangka” by The Dawn in choreography sprinkled with hip-hop and breakdance.
Ballet Philippines’ Cyril Fallar and Gillianne Therese Gequinto’s pas de deux utilized the massive stage with a backdrop of geometric-shaped houses and other architecture reminiscent of a Baldemor painting.
Ballet Manila’s half-naked male dancers braved the chilly winds while female performers incorporated cheer dancing in a number choreographed by Gerardo Francisco for “Anting-
The De La Salle University Dasmariñas Chorale and Imusicapella provided local musical flavor at dinner.
“Everything is fast-moving, never a dull moment,” one delegate raved. The whole show ran for about 30 minutes.
Earlier at the cocktail reception, Madeline Jane Banta played piano while Gaille Ramos played flute before guests at Taal Vista’s covered terrace, while the Citizen’s Brigade Band of Dasmariñas City played covers of American pop songs to liven things up.
Pride of place
Jardin said pride of place is one of the thematic pegs for the Apec presentations. When senior officials of the conference were feted at the CDC Parade Grounds in Clark, Pampanga, on Feb. 6, BMX bikers did their
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