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Philippine International Pyromusical Competition
The Philippine International Pyromusical Competition (PIPC), initially known as the World Pyro Olympics (WPO), is an annual competition among fireworks manufacturers from different countries held in the Philippines which at its current format runs for five to six weeks every Saturday evening (initially five days in the competition's old format as the World Pyro Olympics) at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay. Two countries fire each day; the last participant fires on the final evening of the event.
The host of the event does not participate in the competition but performs a fireworks display on the first and last nights. Awards, such as the People's Choice, are given out after the exhibition. The crowning of the competition's winners ends the event.
In 1988, Ricardo "Ricky" Crisostomo of La Mancha Group International (LMGI), visited a three-day fireworks competition in Europe. His son, Rob, recalled in The Philippine Star that his father was "awestruck" on what he experienced. LMGI was once the leading pyrotechnics company in the Philippines, and the Crisostomo family wanted to bring the concept of such a competition to the country.
La Mancha previously performed fireworks displays during the Philippine Centennial in 1998, and were commissioned by the country's Department of Tourism for its Wow Philippines campaign. It then organized the 1st International Fireworks Festival in December 2002 and the World Pyro Olympics Exhibition in March and April 2004.
The first World Pyro Olympics took place in 2005 in The Esplanade at the back of the-then unfinished SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines from December 26 to 30. Firework materials were placed in the participant's barge floating within Manila Bay, around 300 meters (980 ft) from the seawall. It was participated by nine foreign countries. The event host, La Mancha Group, along with the nine foreign fireworks makers, held a fireworks demonstration on the last day. Australia emerged as the champion.
The second WPO was hosted again at The Esplanade at the then newly completed SM Mall of Asia from January 5 to 13, 2007. Nine foreign countries competed in the second edition. The United Kingdom emerged as champions, while the team from China won an award for technical precision. It attracted 500,000 spectators at the main venue and over a million people in surrounding areas.
Rob Crisostomo recalled in The Philippine Star about the difficulty of producing shows for five consecutive evenings. It was then decided in 2008 to hold the third WPO for five Saturdays, rather than five straight evenings, from May 3 to 31. The third event was postponed to the following week due to heavy rains and rough seas brought by Tropical Storm Halong (Dindo).[citation needed] The countries that participated were Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, and Venezuela. Italy won the said competition.[citation needed]
The World Pyro Olympics was often criticized for creating heavy traffic jams, but Rob Crisostomo defended the show, saying that he and La Mancha created it for "families to come together" and not "to create monstrous traffic jams."
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Philippine International Pyromusical Competition
The Philippine International Pyromusical Competition (PIPC), initially known as the World Pyro Olympics (WPO), is an annual competition among fireworks manufacturers from different countries held in the Philippines which at its current format runs for five to six weeks every Saturday evening (initially five days in the competition's old format as the World Pyro Olympics) at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay. Two countries fire each day; the last participant fires on the final evening of the event.
The host of the event does not participate in the competition but performs a fireworks display on the first and last nights. Awards, such as the People's Choice, are given out after the exhibition. The crowning of the competition's winners ends the event.
In 1988, Ricardo "Ricky" Crisostomo of La Mancha Group International (LMGI), visited a three-day fireworks competition in Europe. His son, Rob, recalled in The Philippine Star that his father was "awestruck" on what he experienced. LMGI was once the leading pyrotechnics company in the Philippines, and the Crisostomo family wanted to bring the concept of such a competition to the country.
La Mancha previously performed fireworks displays during the Philippine Centennial in 1998, and were commissioned by the country's Department of Tourism for its Wow Philippines campaign. It then organized the 1st International Fireworks Festival in December 2002 and the World Pyro Olympics Exhibition in March and April 2004.
The first World Pyro Olympics took place in 2005 in The Esplanade at the back of the-then unfinished SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines from December 26 to 30. Firework materials were placed in the participant's barge floating within Manila Bay, around 300 meters (980 ft) from the seawall. It was participated by nine foreign countries. The event host, La Mancha Group, along with the nine foreign fireworks makers, held a fireworks demonstration on the last day. Australia emerged as the champion.
The second WPO was hosted again at The Esplanade at the then newly completed SM Mall of Asia from January 5 to 13, 2007. Nine foreign countries competed in the second edition. The United Kingdom emerged as champions, while the team from China won an award for technical precision. It attracted 500,000 spectators at the main venue and over a million people in surrounding areas.
Rob Crisostomo recalled in The Philippine Star about the difficulty of producing shows for five consecutive evenings. It was then decided in 2008 to hold the third WPO for five Saturdays, rather than five straight evenings, from May 3 to 31. The third event was postponed to the following week due to heavy rains and rough seas brought by Tropical Storm Halong (Dindo).[citation needed] The countries that participated were Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, and Venezuela. Italy won the said competition.[citation needed]
The World Pyro Olympics was often criticized for creating heavy traffic jams, but Rob Crisostomo defended the show, saying that he and La Mancha created it for "families to come together" and not "to create monstrous traffic jams."