Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival attracts national officials, 25 competing tribes, thousands of spectators

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
June 29, 2008

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  The annual Pintados Kasadyaan held on June 27, despite being moved to another date, attracted not only thousands of spectators and more participants, but also representatives from the US Embassy and national government officials like Senator Mar Roxas, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Senator Miguel Zubiri and MMDA Bayani Fernando.

The Pintados Kasadyaan Festival started at 10:00 o'clock in the morning led by no less that Leyte Governor Carlos Jericho L. Petilla and the provincial government officials, Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival Committee Chairperson Hon. Remedios L. Petilla and the municipal mayors and other local government officials.

Starting at the Leyte Sports Complex, the streetdancing participants was so long that it took hours before all the last participating team reached the Leyte Sports Complex where the dance drama presentation portion was held.

As a participant said, the Festival participants were too many that while the head of the parade has already reached the Leyte Sports Complex and yet the other participating groups have not yet even started.

Governor Petilla expressed appreciation that more local government units have participated this year. This, he said is a manifestation of people united as a people working together in giving tribute to the Sto. Niño.

He said that the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival is a showcase of what the Leyteños can do as artistic and innovative people not only in the culture and the arts but in other endeavors. The greatest asset a province or a country can have is its talented and productive human resource, Governor Petilla said.

The success of this year's Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival despite all odds, only inspires the organizers some more to make the Festival bigger and better in the years to come.