{"id":201171,"date":"2015-05-11T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=201171"},"modified":"2015-05-11T04:00:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T18:00:25","slug":"manamko-team-up-with-the-manhoben-in-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/manamko-team-up-with-the-manhoben-in-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Man\u2019amk\u00f3 team up with the manhoben in concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

The man\u2019amk\u00f3 were joined for the first time by the manhoben from the San Antonio Community Action Network last Friday for their first ever concert at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center.<\/p>\n

The center was filled with music, chanting, and laughter as the seniors displayed their talent to their fellow seniors, youth and other guests.<\/p>\n

The concert was one of the activities lined up in celebration of Older Americans Month\/Mes Man\u2019Amk\u00f3 this May.
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A group of elderly women perform a song as part of Friday\u2019s concert at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center. (Frauleine S. Villanueva)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to see the elders with the youth joined together to perform. I\u2019ve seen a lot of talent that I\u2019ve never seen before,\u201d said Walter Manglona, Department of Community and Cultural Affairs\u2019 Aging Office director.<\/p>\n

The program started off with a performance of the man\u2019amk\u00f3 band headed by Jess Pangelinan.<\/p>\n

At 72, Pangelinan plays the lead guitar and is also the band\u2019s vocalist. They played three songs including Pretty Woman.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been preparing for a couple of weeks. I\u2019ve been looking forward to this event every year,\u201d Pangelinan said.<\/p>\n

Also among the performers was a group of women that sang a Chuukese song.<\/p>\n

For the second part of the program, the youth entertained the seniors with various song and dance numbers. The San Antonio youth performers and members of Uncle Ben\u2019s Dance Studio and Educational Services took over the show with exhibitions of Zumba and ballroom dancing.<\/p>\n

Star Angels and Voice Fest champion Gio Sagana and Mica Ellasume also sang for the elderly.<\/p>\n

For the finale, the seniors strutted their stuff with a mini-fashion show that featured native clothes from Chuuk as well as Carolinian, Japanese and Filipino cultures, including mestiza, Maria Clara and traditional Muslim clothes from the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Saipan Senior Association Council president Maria T. Salinas, who was one of the models, wore a dress representing the old Chamorro mestiza culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m actually pretty impressed with the turnout. We\u2019ve seen a lot more people today than we usually do, thanks to the San Antonio Community Action Network,\u201d Manglona said.<\/p>\n

During the program, the SACAN presented the seniors with proceeds from selling tickets to the concert. A total of $440 worth of tickets was sold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really appreciate joining with the man\u2019amk\u00f3 and having this concert a success. This is part of our mission to find a way where we can be of help to both the youth and the adults. It\u2019s not only for San Antonio but the community at large in the Commonwealth,\u201d SACAN chair Pedro Castro said.<\/p>\n

He hopes to find additional funds to do more activities for both the young and old as well as be able to join the seniors in their concert every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe organize funding opportunities so the youth can come in and act more responsible toward helping one another,\u201d said Castro. \u201cHopefully this partnership will go through and we hope to have this on a yearly basis.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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