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Guests arrive at the "Gintong Parangal: Honoring the Champion Choirs of 2024," where seven Filipino chorales were honored by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. PPA pool 

Guests arrive at the "Gintong Parangal: Honoring the Champion Choirs of 2024," where seven Filipino chorales were honored by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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Gintong Parangal: Honoring the Champion Choirs of 2024

Katrina Domingo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732452861529112424_Choir.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Guests arrive at the &quot;Gintong Parangal: Honoring the Champion Choirs of 2024,&quot; where seven Filipino chorales were honored by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. PPA pool "/>Guests arrive at the &quot;Gintong Parangal: Honoring the Champion Choirs of 2024,&quot; where seven Filipino chorales were honored by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. PPA pool </div>MANILA -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday awarded P200,000 to each of the seven Filipino chorales that were hailed as champions in various international singing competitions, lauding them for their role in promoting Filipino music across the world.The chorales that were honored in the &quot;Gintong Parangal: Honoring the Champion Choirs of 2024&quot; are as follows:- UP Manila Chorale- QCPA Concert Chorus- Sola Gratia Chorale- University of Mindanao Chorale- Los Cantantes De Manila- IMUSICAPELLA- UST Singers&quot;What you have participated in are amongst the most coveted and rigorous in the entire world, drawing only the finest vocal on songs to their ranks,&quot; Marcos Jr. said.&quot;To emerge victorious in these arenas is to have achieved a distinction reserved for the most exceptional,&quot; he said.Marcos Jr. said Malacañang has decided to hold a recognition event for these groups to ensure that more Filipinos would know about their feat.&quot;This is world championship level… This is world-class, international level, and  Filipinos do not know about it and they should because every other Pinoy that will hear about this will be proud, once again,&quot; the President said.&quot;Hindi naman nasayang &#x27;yung karaoke namin sa bahay, natuto kaming lahat kumanta,’&quot; he added in jest.&quot;That is what gives your achievement an even greater importance… you have shown once again that very important part of the Filipino culture, which is music,&quot; he said.After the awarding, all 7 choirs surprised the President and First Lady Liza Marcos by jointly singing &quot;Kumukutikutitap,&quot; a Filipino Christmas carol.The President was visibly teary-eyed, while the First Lady wiped off tears when the chorales began singing &quot;Pilipinas Kong Mahal,&quot; a song that underscores one’s love and vow to serve the Philippines.&quot;I hope that tonight will be the first step to that where we recognize the artists that are amongst us and the artists that have made their --- they have gone out and have been so committed to their art to say this, to present it to the rest of the world,&quot; Marcos Jr. said.&quot;I hope that tonight will be the beginning of a resurgence of the appreciation of Filipino artists by Filipinos.&quot;

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday awarded P200,000 to each of the seven Filipino chorales that were hailed as champions in various international singing competitions, lauding them for their role in promoting Filipino music across the world.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday awarded P200,000 to each of the seven Filipino chorales that were hailed as champions in various international singing competitions, lauding them for their role in promoting Filipino music across the world.

Marcos Jr. awards P200,000 each to 7 internationally-acclaimed Filipino chorales

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Marcos Jr. awards P200,000 each to 7 internationally-acclaimed Filipino chorales

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 24, 2024 09:01 PM PHT

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