The Brgy 29 Electric MassKara float and the Brgy 39 Elektroika Diva were the champions at a dazzling show at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds Saturday night, Oct. 26.
Colorful lighted floats with divas in glittering costumers joined a parade from Megaworld’s The Upper East to the BCGC grounds.
The float of Barangay 29 was named champion and received a P300,000 cash prize, Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (BYF) announced.
Barangay Pahanocoy and Barangay 17 were first and second runners up, receiving P200,000 and P150,000, respectively.
“I’m speechless. It was unexpected because we had many struggles before the competition, especially with the heavy rains that almost hindered all our preparations,” Barangay 29 Punong Barangay Leonard Pascua said.
Dancing diva Nikka Marie Peñol of Barangay 39 was crowned this year’s MassKara Festival Elektroika Diva and won P75,000, BYF announced.
First runner up was Ashley Nicole Belnas of Barangay 29 who won P30,000 and Althea Judema of Barangay Pahanocoy who was second runner-up bagged P25,000.
The event drew a crowd of 35,000, PCol. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, said.
Judges were Cagayan Economic Zone Authority Administrator and CEO Kristina Ponce Enrile, Demi Padua, Dr. Mark Gan, Tina Cuevas, Kelly Prehn, Rhiza Pascua, Bey Pascua, Derek Flores, Stanley Ng, Cleofe Abiso, and Annette Gozon-Valdes, President and CEO of GMA Films and President of GMA Worldwide.
Meanwhile, on Friday funds were raised at the festival’s MassKarade Ball to aid severe tropical storm “Kristine” victims in the Bicol Region.*