The 30th Pintaflores Festival of San Carlos City dazzled spectators after two years of rest due to the pandemic.
Pintaflores dancers of six local contingents in the Pintaflores Festival streetdancing and ritual competition flaunted their colorful costumes during the street dance that started from the city auditorium to the city hall grounds on November 5.
Thousands of onlookers gathered along the streets to witness the event where sound systems were placed to pump up the festivities.
One of the spectators, Oscar Fernandez from Bacolod City, said that the Pintaflores Festival is one of a kind and also has its unique style just like the MassKara Festival.
He added that the unique costumes of the dancers depicting the painted bodies of tribesmen in colorful flower designs is what makes it different from other cultural festivals.
The Tribu Lumad Sipawaynon, represented by Sipaway National High School, bested the other five contingents and secured the championship trophy. The group also won five of the 11 minor awards including the Best in Catsuit, Best in Headdress, Best in Costume, Best in Musicality and Best in Streetdancing.
The Tribu Euzkara, represented by Julio Ledesma National High School, was first runner-up, also winning Best in Ritual, while the Central Philippines State University’s (CPSU) Tribu Valmorados Lupedad made it as the second runner-up and garnered Best in Human Flower Formation and Best in Choreography.
On the other hand, Tribu Bidlisiw of Bagonbon National High School (BNHS), which earned the Best in Floral Face Paint, settled for the consolation prize along with the Tribu Sumilaw represented by Carlos Ledesma National High School and Tribu Busilak of Quezon National High School.
The champion received P150,000; first runner-up, P100,000; second runner-up, P75,000 and P20,000 for the consolation prize winners.
All contingents also received an additional P5,000 courtesy of former Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro who attended the event.
Meanwhile, Francheska Jerrey Fernandez of Tribu Euzkara was chosen as the Festival Queen and Best in Costume.
The Municipality of Vallehermoso’s Carabao de Colores Festival, the first runner-up during the recently concluded Buglasan Festival in Negros Oriental, was also featured as a guest performer.
San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo said that since the city is currently at alert level 2, the festival was held in the open area. He also reminded the people during the event to drink responsibly.*
