BY BONG PEDRALVEZ - Malaya Business Insight
ON a high with two straight victories in their training camp in Duren, Germany, the Philippine Azkals are being made to face another challenge: Learn "Lupang Hinirang," the country’s national anthem.
While instilling patriotism into the team and make their latest challenge exciting, national team manager Dan Palami held a group singing contest last Saturday night for the best rendition of the anthem, with a pot of 1,500 Euros (P93,000) up for grabs.
On the eve of the 150th birthday anniversary of national hero Jose Rizal, the players were divided into three groups of seven each and were tasked to sing the anthem, according to the team’s Facebook site.
The competition featured two rounds, with each group singing in the first round and the second pairing one player from each group with the other groups.
Emerging triumphant was Group B composed of co-captain Chieffy Caligdong, Phil Younghusband, Angel Guirado, Nestor Margarse, Stephan Schrock and Patrick Hinrichsen.
Group A consisted of co-skipper Aly Borromeo, Nate Burkey, Ray Jonsson, Eduard Sacapano, Yoc Becite and Manny Ott while Group C was made up of Ian Araneta, Neil Etheridge, Anton del Rosario, Roel Gener, Misagh Bahadoran and Oliver Postschke.
Borromeo apparently did not like the outcome of the judging, saying in a message on Twitter: "Group A (White) should’ve taken it home! Best sequence, well versed and most original."
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