Kapamilya Karavan show during Baguio's Panagbenga
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Updated: 03/04/2010
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The Big Five of Pinoy Big Brother Double Up had their first out-of-town show during the Panagbenga flower festival of Baguio. Melai Cantiveros, Paul Jake Castillo, Jason Francisco, Johan Santos, and Tibo Jumalon performed at SM Baguio The Drive along with Angelica Panganiban, Maja Salvador and Cacai Bautista. The show took place last February 27, 2010.

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The Melason love team—composed of Jason Francisco and Melai Cantiveros—will soon be seen in Kokey@Ako as well as Precious Hearts Romances presents Impostor. Their love story is being documented in the ABS-CBN realiserye titled Melason in Love.
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Melai Cantiveros (middle) initially thought that her boyfriend Jason Francisco would be unable to join the Kapamilya Karavan show last February 27. But in the middle of her spiel, she suddenly heard Jason's voice.
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Jason Francisco suddenly went up the stage and he revealed that he was made to choose between taping for a TV series or follow Melai to Baguio. He decided to surprise his sweetheart in the summer capital of the Philippines.
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During the brief press con for Jason, he mentioned that he and Melai have already taken part in a workshop with Maja Salvador and Sam Milby.
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"Dalawang araw na po kaming hindi nagkikita ni Isay. 'Saka baka may
ginagawa na siyang kababalaghan dito," he joked. He then took the
opportunity to hug and tell his girlfriend: "Isay, miss kita!"
In turn, Melai quipped, "Akala ko naglalaro tayo ng taguan."
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Melai and Jason thrilled the crowd with their rendition of "You are the One" and their dance number to the tune of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."
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A fan of the Melason tandem puts up this sign indicating the favorite expressions of Melai, who has been dubbed as the Inday Kengkay ng Gen San during her stay inside the PBB house.
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Audience members referred to Angelica Panganiban as Rubi, her character in the ABS-CBN show of the same name.
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Angelica Panganiban also entertained the crowd with her impersonation of Kris Aquino. As Krizzy, she and Bhoy (played by Jayson Gainza) host the segment of Banana Split called "NNNN (Entertainment News na Naman)."
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Angelica Panganiban sang "Especially For You" with J Brosas of 103.1 MOR.
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Angelica kept on pressuring her partner to take off his shirt and reveal his abs but he simply said, "I save the best for last."
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Maja Salvador wowed the crowd with her amazing dance skills for the song "Low."
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(From left) Tibo Jumalon, Paul Jake Castillo, Melai Cantiveros, Jason Francisco and Johan Santosof Pinoy Big Brother Double Up were excited for their first out-of-town show. For Melai and Jason, this was their first trip to Baguio.
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(From left) Tibo Jumalon, Paul Jake Castillo, Jason Francisco and Johan Santos danced to the tune of "Cutie Cute Cute."
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Hundreds of spectators waited patiently at SM Baguio The Drive for the Kapamilya Karavan show. The event, which started late afternoon, ended at around 8 pm that night.
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The program was facilitated by hosts of ABS-CBN TV Baguio's own morning show titled Naimbag nga Morning Kapamilya. Also present during the show were DJs of 103.1 MOR.
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Melai Cantiveros (back to camera) was able to chat with Angelica Panganiban (left) and Maja Salvador (middle) before the press con started last Saturday, February 27.
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Angelica Panganiban (leftmost) carried her younger sister Audrey May as photographers and cameramen documented their time together. Cacai Bautista (rightmost) also showed off her singing skills during the Kapamilya Karavan show.
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During the brief presscon for Jason Francisco, he said that his role in Impostor is a fisherman who is in love with Melai.
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Maja Salvador ran around the golf course with Omey (wearing red), the younger sister of Angelica Panganiban.
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Jason Francisco and Melai Cantiveros had a romantic dinner for two at The Forest House after the Kapamilya Karavan show.
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Jason Francisco and Melai Cantiveros were later seen putting bracelets on each other.
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According to Anthony de Leon,
the chairman of Panagbenga's organizing committee, the Department of Tourism has hailed the flower festival as the Best festival in the country. He also mentioned that Undersecretary Eduardo Jarque also told the media that he considers Panagbenga as one of the most organized festivals as well.
Mr. de Leon also happens to be the general manager of Baguio Country Club, where the press con of the PBB Double Up ex-housemates was held.
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ABS-CBN stars and the Pinoy Big Brother Double Up housemates were billeted at the Baguio Country Club inside Camp John Hay. Karylle and Chinggoy Alonzo also stayed here since they represented the company in their Camelot-inspired float. Karylle was dressed up as Lady Guinevere while Chinggoy was tapped to be King Arthur.
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Last Saturday, February 27, 23 groups competed in the street dance competition of Panagbenga. The following day, 29 floats from all over the country competed in the float competition.
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Students of St. Louis University rehearsed their steps before they performed for the judges positioned in the Athletic Bowl.
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This year marks the 15th year of the Panagbenga flower festival in Baguio City. The participants of the street dance competition traveled along Session Road and Harrison Road before going to the Athletic Bowl near Burnham Park.
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The theme of Panagbenga this 2010: "Celebrating 15 Years of Festival Excellence."
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In the street dance competition, nine groups of Elementary students, two groups of High School students, two groups of College students and ten groups (open category) competed this year.
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The word "Panagbenga" is Kankana-ey for the phrase "Seasons of Blooming." This language is widely used by Cordillerans, specifically people from the Mountain Province.
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The Panagbenga flower festival actually started out as a way to encourage tourism after the 1994 earthquake demolished many buildings in Baguio city.
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Baguio City used to celebrate Panagbenga for only a couple of days but now the festival runs for about five weeks.
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According to the Philippine National Police, around 1 million people witnessed the street dance parade that day, February 27.
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All the performances of the street dance competition were aired on ABS-CBN's TV3 Baguio.
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