A Merrier Christmas: Marlin vocal team hailed as champs in 2022 Culturals

BY JINELLE BIANCA SISON

Marlins Vocal Ensemble madeCollegeofEducation (CED)’s Christmas merrier with them being crowned aschampionsintheInter-collegiateCulturalCompetitions last December 14 held at Quad A, AUF Main Campus.

Singing Underneath the Tree by Kelly Clarkson, the all-girl team finished off as best performers among seven college competitors in their category. The group was composed of Pink Flores, Shaira Salazar, Danielle Estravo, Joeymyca Rogero, Jessa Leigh Bugarin, and Christine Amparo, with Adrian Blando and Mx. Kris Tayagas theirconductor academic competitions being held face-to-face and art competitionsbeingdonethrough online submissions The art contests revolved around the theme “Tagisan ng Utak, Bibig, Ideya,atGaling(TUBIG)." andcoach,respectively.

Meanwhile, the Marlin delegation for the Vocal Solo and Dance Group categories also showed theirtalentsonstageinthe same competition. FrancineMiclatrepresentedthe college with her own rendition of Ben&Ben’s “Bibingka” for the solo singingcompetition,whereas the dance group rocked their own choreography as an interpretation of the theme "PaskongPinoy”

With the theme “It’s ChristmasTime!”,thisyear's Inter-collegiate Culturals is the first face-to-face competitionaftertwoyearsdue tothepandemic.