{"id":12263,"date":"2025-10-13T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/?p=12263"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T04:26:17","slug":"hermosa-street-dancing-brings-colorful-festive-tribute-to-la-virgen-del-pilar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/?p=12263","title":{"rendered":"Hermosa Street Dancing brings colorful, festive tribute to ‘La Virgen Del Pilar’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In anticipation of the feast of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora La Virgen del Pilar tomorrow, October 12, 2025, thousands of Zamboangue\u00f1os filled the streets and the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex (JFEMSC) Saturday morning, October 11, 2025, for the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival’s Street Dance Competition, which showcased the city’s vibrant culture, deep faith and enduring devotion to its beloved patroness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition, spearheaded by the City Government of Zamboanga under the leadership of Mayor Khymer Olaso through the City Tourism Office, carried this year’s theme, “Celebracion de Fe y Esperanza de Todo!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The celebration served as both a thanksgiving and a tribute to the Zamboangue\u00f1os’ unbreakable faith, resilience and unity under the protection of Our Lady of the Pillar, whose enduring presence remains deeply woven into the city’s history and spirituality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Khymer Olaso lauded the collective effort that made this year’s Hermosa celebration memorable and meaningful. “Dale kita mira na entero nacion, el ciudad de Zamboanga es un paiz de flores y amores,” he said, emphasizing that the festival embodies the city’s beauty, unity and faith deeply rooted in the hearts of its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program kicked off with the parade of the street dancers at 7:30 a.m. from Zamboanga East Central School in San Jose and concluded at JFEMSC or Grandstand in Barangay Baliwasan, where contingents from schools and communities across the region brought the streets to life with creative choreography, colorful costumes and festive energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The competition composed of 2 phases namely street dancing and showdown proper, with judging based on the following criteria: Choreography and Creativity 30%, Performance 30%, Musicality 30%, Production Design 25%, and Overall Impact 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winners for this year’s Hermosa Festival Street Dance Competition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermosa-Based Elementary Category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st Place – Talon-talon Central School (P300K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best in Musicality – (P50K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best in Costume – (P50K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best in Festival Queen – (P10K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermosa-Base High School and College Category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st Place – MCLLNHS (P400K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd Place – Zamboanga City High School Main (P300K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best in Musicality – MCLLNHS (P50K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best in Costume – MCLLNHS (P50K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best in Festival Queen – MCLLNHS (P10K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regional Open Category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st Place – Pandami, Sulu Province (Emerald Touch Dance Company) (P500K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd Place -Talon-talon National High School (P300K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3rd Place – Culianan National High School (P200K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best in Musicality – Pandami, Sulu Province (Emerald Touch Dance Company) (P50K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best in Costume – Talon-talon National High School (P50K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best in Festival Queen – Pandami, Sulu Province (Emerald Touch Dance Company) (P15K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nine contingents participated this year’s competition, representing various schools and communities including the Talon-Talon Central School, Zamboanga City High School Main, Maria Clara L. Lobregat National High School, Barangay Baliwasan, Talon-Talon National High School, El Orgullo Hermosa Performing Arts, Culianan National High School, Pandami, Sulu Province (Emerald Touch Dance Company) and El Tribo Amistad of Barangay Tugbungan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Capping the celebration was a spirited performance by the Universidad de Zamboanga (UZ) Wildcast Percussion Band (Regional Open Category), which filled the sports complex with rythmic beats and festive energy. This was followed by a “Baile de Unidad” (Dance of Unity), where Mayor Olaso together with Vice Mayor Beng Climaco, city officials and guests from national government agencies, security sector and private institutions joined together in a symbolic dance celebrating faith and togetherness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also present during the momentous event were First and Second District Councilors, city department heads and employees, Department of Tourism (DOT-9) Regional Director Dara May Catalu\u00f1a, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-9) OIC Regional Executive Director Dr. Marie Angelique Go and this year’s Mister and Miss Zamboanga Hermosa and Miss Zamboanga 2025 winners, along with various guests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narrative by: Arvin Midel and Bernadeth Lazaro <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo credits: Kathy Wee Sit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In anticipation of the feast of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora La Virgen del Pilar tomorrow, October 12, 2025, thousands of Zamboangue\u00f1os filled the streets and the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex (JFEMSC) Saturday morning, October 11, 2025, for the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival’s Street Dance Competition, which showcased the city’s vibrant culture, deep faith and enduring devotion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-region-ix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12263"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12263"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12282,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12263\/revisions\/12282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindanaochronicles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}