GENERAL SANTOS CITY (23 December 2014) – Residents of the city were awed by the back-to-back fireworks display during the first night of Gensan’s 1st Pyrotechnic Competition Sunday, December 22.
The first two contingents, RB Fireworks (Tacurong) and Diamond Fireworks (Manila), lit up the skies with their respective fireworks show. The groups owned the blank canvas of the Gensan night sky for approximately three minutes each.
The competition is organized by the Gensan Tourism Council (GTC) as one of the major events of the Paskuhan sa Gensan 2014.
Four more competitors from different parts of the country are making the skies of Gensan brighter and livelier for the succeeding nights of December 22 and 23. Two contingents perform each night at 9pm.
The event is best seen at the Oval Plaza as the fireworks are launched from inside the Mindanao State University High school campus. Exciting elevated views can also be offered by the towering structures near the event area such as Florotel Hotel and Sydney Hotel.
Criteria for judging are the over-all composition of the display, the quantity of materials used, the brightness and distinctiveness, effects, and the diversity of the transitional launching.
The winner bags the P80,000 grand prize while the second and third placers will get P60,000 and P40,000, respectively.
City Mayor Ronnel Rivera, who was present in the event, expressed his amazement for the fireworks exhibit.
“It was really a breath-taking display of fireworks mastery,” Mayor Rivera said.
The mayor also invited the public to witness the fireworks competition as it is a different Christmas experience for everyone and an amazing first for the Paskuhan sa Gensan. (Gensan CPIO/ Ian John M. Lagare)
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