Mangaldan wins best float award with Lingayen contingent as best street dancers

LINGAYEN— Mangaldan town grabbed this year’s grand prize for the float-design competition with its carabao design inspired by the town’s main product, the famous “Pindang” (thin slices of dried and cured carabao meat).  

            Besting more than 30 floats, Mangaldan won a cash prize  of P100, 000 alongside with the Lingayen street dancers who romped off  with P100, 000 for being the street dancing champions among 22 groups that competed.

The competition was held during the Parada na Dayew Float Parade and Street Dance Competitions held on the 434^thanniversary celebration of Pangasinan day last April 5 at the Capitol Beachfront.

Mangaldan is famous for its sweet tasting dried carabao meat.

            The Parada na Dayew Grand Cultural Parade proved to be a best selling event during the Agew na Pangasinan, drawing a huge crowd close to  20,000 onlookers.

            The float parade and dance competition were among the main attractions of the province’s commemoration of the province’s birth date.

            Spectators and revelers including the 7, 000 participants to the Grand Cultural Parade were unmindful of the scorching heat as floats and street dancing filled the roads with fun and excitement from the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center through the main raods leading to the Capitol Beachfront where everyone converged for the street dance competition.

            To the amazement of everyone, the crowd stayed until all the street dancers finished their exciting and some breath-taking tricks.

            After some four hours of presentation, the panel of judges composed of personalities from reputable art institutions and organizations  announced the contingents that stood out in the competition won by Mangaldan for the floats and Lingayen for the street dancers.

            Other winners in the float design include San Nicolas-1^strunner-up with a prize of P75, 000, Rosales- 2^nd runner-up and cash of P50, 000, Alaminos City-3^rd runner-up with P40, 000 cash, Pozorrubio-4^th runner-up and cash of P30, 000 and Mabini occupying the 5^th runner-up position winning a cash prize of P20, 000.

            The Lingayen street dancers were proclaimed as champion for the street dance competition which also earned for them  P100, 000 in cash. Sto. Tomas was 1^st runner-up, Villasis-2^nd runner-up, Urbiztondo-3^rd runner-up, San Carlos City-4^th runner-up and Sta Barbara garnering the prize for the 5^th runner-up.

            The winning street dancers received prizes similar to the cash prizes received by the winners in the float-design competition.

            All proclaimed winners received trophies and certificates while non-winners received a consolation prize of P5, 000 for each contingent.

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