| San
Felipe wins Giant Lantern Festival 2004
By
Chris Navarro
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
-- Barangay San Felipe again dominated this year's "Ligligan
Parul" at the SM City Ampitheater Saturday night, emerging
as a grandslam winner for bagging the grand prize for three consecutive
years now.
San Felipe bested eight other barangays
as it took home two trophies - a wooden one for bagging the first
prize, and a gold-plated one for winning three consecutive times.
Thousands of spectators were dazzled
by the participating lantern's colorful lights, heart pounding music
and fireworks display.
San Felipe Barangay Chairman Buboy
Carreon was more than elated as he received the two trophies from
Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez, Vice Mayor Edwin Santiago, city councilors
and executive committee chairman Frank de Jesus.
Winning second place is Barangay
Sto. Rosario, followed by third placer Barangay San Jose. .
Others entries of the festival, which
revolved around the theme "Parul Fernandino, Aslag ning Progreso"
(Fernandino Lantern: Beacon of Progress) were Barangays San Juan,
Dolores, Sta. Lucia, Sto. Niño, San Nicolas and Del Pilar.
Rodriguez said despite the budgetary
constraints of the City Government, he could not let this tradition
just fade away.
"Lanters are not only part of
this city's history but are part of the lives of each and every
Fernandino," he said.
Each giant lantern entry, it was
learned, cost around P150,000 to P400,000.
This year's executive committee for
the Giant Lantern Festival include Agnes Romero, co-chairperson;
Chona Pamintuan, secretary; Alfrito "Bong" Mah, treasurer;
Rowena Reyes and Bon David, auditors; and immediate past chairman
Ivan Anthony Henares.
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