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PH caps WCOPA stint with 5 grand championships, 362 medals

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Steve Angeles | TFC News Garden Grove

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EaZz6A-OQng?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>It was a magical run for Team Philippines in this year&#x27;s World Championships of Performing Arts.</p><p>Ten acts made it to the grand finals, with five bringing home grand championship titles. Iloilo&#x27;s Thedd Maglocot, a nine-year-old, was hailed Top Junior Vocalist and Junior Grand Champion.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwiHq_nAqd6AAxUMtlYBHV0TA9cQxfQBKAB6BAgREAE" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/02/23/filipinos-join-26th-wcopa-in-california" jsname="YKoRaf" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/02/23/filipinos-join-26th-wcopa-in-california&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiHq_nAqd6AAxUMtlYBHV0TA9cQxfQBKAB6BAgREAE">Filipinos join 26th WCOPA in California</a></div><p>Dancers were all the rave for Team Philippines. Ballet dancer Simone Avisado took home two World Championship titles: One for Junior Individual Dance, and a second in the Junior Group Category as part of En Avant with Jhanrill Barcelona.</p><p>&quot;It feels really good and it’s my first time to win something like this,&quot; said Barcelona.</p><p>Pia Torino of General Santos City, meanwhile, took home the Senior Individual Dance Championship.</p><p>&quot;I started dancing when I was in elementary,&quot; she shared. &quot;I didn’t expect I would be here right now because I’m dancing just for fun.&quot;</p><p>Other representatives from the Philippines also took home special prizes and awards. The 102-member delegation took home 362 medals in total – 86 golds, 91 silvers, and 59 bronze.</p><p>Jed Madela was with the team throughout the week-long competition.</p><p>The Filipino singer which marks his 20th year in showbiz was a grand champion in 2005. He now serves as a mentor and director of WCOPA Philippines for the Visayas.</p><p>&quot;I feel great because every year you don’t know what’s going to happen,&quot; Madela said. &quot;We are always just preparing ourselves and this year the team just blew us all away. [They are] an amazing talent.&quot;</p><p>Another WCOPA alumnus, Troy Laureta also received an achievement award for his work with the likes of Ariana Grande.</p>

The Philippine delegation took home 362 medals in this year's World Championships of Performing Arts.