Philippines Wins Fireworks Competition In Germany

The Philippine flag was raised again with pride as the team representing the country reaped major awards in the 8th Pyronale Fireworks World Championship in Berlin, Germany.

The Philippine team with their awards (C/o Dragon Fireworks)

Of 70 companies from all over the world that joined the prestigious fireworks competition, Dragon Fireworks, the Philippines’ largest fireworks manufacturing company, was among the six chosen to showcase a firework display in front of 65,000 spectators last September 6 and 7. During the first day, teams from Croatia, Finland and Poland exhibited their plays, while teams Greece, Spain and Philippines featured theirs in the next day.

The contest was divided into 3 categories. The first category consisted of a 1-minute firework display without music and the second category involved background music, "An Der Blauen Donau" by Johann Strauss and "Can Can" by Jacques Offenbach. The last category entailed a 10-minute pyrotechnics and background music of their choice with the theme “My Country”.  Dragon Fireworks opted for "Piliin mo ang Pilipinas," "Tanging Yaman" and David Garret’s songs.

The Philippine team eventually bagged the People’s Choice Award, Winner of the Day and the Overall Champion Award. Spain’s Pirotecnia Zaragozana took the second place, while JoHo Pyro of Finland went home third.

Check out below a video of the Philippines’ winning firework display, which has gone viral online: