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+ Follow BEAR BRAND KITEFEST Tag
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                    [Title] => Win or lose, he gets high out of kite-flying
                    [Summary] => He spent close to P5,000 building his kites and another P2,500 renting a jeepney that took him and his family from their home in Mabalacat, Pampanga to the Rizal Park in Luneta.


Joselito Martin, a 38-year-old electrician at the Clark International Airport, was of course hoping for a victory in the adult category of yesterday’s grand finals of the Bear Brand Kitefest.

Joselito fielded five colorful entries, the Bicycle Glider, Cyrstal Ball and Jungle Spider among them, that needed more than a month to finish. He worked on them three hours a day.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 205904 [Title] => Joseph soars with dream kite [Summary] => Kept out of college, and now finding it hard to land a job, this young man from San Fernando, Pampanga, sure knows how to make use of what he’s got: a talent in building and flying kites.

"It’s hard when you don’t have a job. So, here I am. Me and my kites," Joseph Gueco, speaking in Pilipino, said as he eagerly waited for his name to be called during the awarding ceremony of the 13th Bear Brand Kitefest last Sunday at the Luneta Park.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 194585 [Title] => Kitefest to kick off in Dumaguete [Summary] => The 2003 Bear Brand Kitefest, the country’s largest and longest running kite-flying event, celebrates more than a decade of wholesome, family-oriented fun with the kick-off competition taking place at the Gov. Mariano Perdices Memorial Coliseum in Dumaguete City tomorrow.

Thousands of kite-flying enthusiasts from all over Regions 6 to 8 in the Visayas are expected to participate in the first leg of the much-awaited kite festival, organized annually since 1991by Nestle Philippines, Inc., maker of Bear Brand Milk.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160448 [Title] => Bear Brand kitefest up [Summary] => The 12th annual Bear Brand Kitefest promises a spectacular display of kites of varied shapes, sizes and colors in the skies over Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park in Manila during the final leg to be held tomorrow starting at 7 a.m.

One of the most-awaited highlights of summer, particularly in Metro Manila where its finale is held, the Bear Brand Kitefest is the country’s biggest and longest running kite-flying competition. Building a tradition of promoting family togetherness since its launch in 1991, the event has attracted increasing numbers of contestants and spectators. [DatePublished] => 2002-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160500 [Title] => 12 Annual Bear Brand Kitefest sa Rizal Park sa Linggo [Summary] => Iba’t ibang anyo at kulay ng mga saranggola ang siyang masasaksihan sa pagdaraos ng 12th Annual Bear Brand Kitefest sa Quirino Grandstand sa Rizal Park Manila sa pinal na yugto bukas simula sa alas-7 ng umaga.

Isa sa pinakahihintay na highlight ngayong bakasyon, partikular na sa Metro Manila kung saan gaganapin ang grand finale ng Bear Brand Kitefest, ang pinakamalaki at mahabang paglulunsad simula noong 1991 ay ang pagtaas ng bilang ng mga kalahok at spectators.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156354 [Title] => Bear Brand kitefest flies to Baguio today [Summary] => After a short break in observance of the Holy Week, the Bear Brand Kitefest 2002 hits the skies anew with the staging of the seventh leg in the country’s summer capital, Baguio City today.

Venue of the prestigious one-day kite-flying competition sponsored for the 12th straight year by Nestle Philippines is the sprawling Melvin Jones Field.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 152613 [Title] => Flying Fish gets flying honors [Summary] => TACLOBAN City - The third leg of the Bear Brand Kitefest 2002 was held at the Leyte Sports Complex with Angelito Agravante and Warlito Demaluna emerging as the overall winners in their respective categories last Feb. 24.

Agravante’s entry, "Flying Fish", won first place in the figure kite category over Diego Osmeña and Neil Estrada in the adults division. Osmeña’s entry was "Tacloban Eagle", while Estrada’s bet was "Birds in Paradise".
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 118080 [Title] => Bear Brand Kitefest sa Luneta ngayon [Summary] => Idaraos ng Bear Brand Kitefest, ang pinakamalaki at pinakaprestihiyosong kite flying festival sa bansa ang kanilang final na yugto para sa 2001 season ngayon sa Rizal Park sa Metro Manila.

Dinalaw ng nasabing Kitefest ang Dumaguete, Caga-yan de Oro, Kalibo, Davao, Lingayen,Tagbilaran, Baguio at Puerto Princesa bilang bahagi ng kanilang whirlwind tour na nagsimula noong nakaraang Pebrero.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 116361 [Title] => Bear Brand Kitefest 2001 sa Puerto Princesa [Summary] => Ilalarga ngayon ang Bear Brand Kitefest 2001, ang pinakamalaki at pinakaprestihiyosong kompetisyon sa pagpapalipad ng saranggola sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan Sports Complex.

Ito ay bukas para sa lahat ng individuals, grupo ng pamilya at mga kaibigan kung saan mayroon itong apat na kategorya: Junior Kite para sa mga kabataan, Flat Kite, Geometric Kite at Figure Kite.

May malalaking mga pa-premyo at tropeo ang ipagkakaloob sa mga mananalo sa annual competition na ito na gaganapin din sa Manila at iba pang siyudad sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 116250 [Title] => Bear Brand Kitefest, lilipad sa Tagbilaran ngayon [Summary] => Paliliparin ngayon ang Bear Brand Kitefest 2001, ang pinakamalaki at pinakaprestihiyosong kite-flying competition sa bansa sa Tagbilaran, Bohol sa Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex.

Ang naturang kitefest ay bukas para sa lahat ng individuals, grupo ng pamilya o kaibigan na mayroong apat na kategorya: Junior Kite para sa mga kabataan, Flat Kite, Geometric Kite at Figure Kite Category.

Nakataya sa annual competition ang malalaking premyo at tropeo na gaganapin rin sa Manila at sa iba pang siyudad sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) ) )
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