Hernany Lao lined up along with hundreds of devotees at the St. John the Baptist Cathedral here. When his turn came, a lay worker placed the feet of a six-inch wooden image of the Child Jesus Sto Niño de Kalibo on Lao’s head and gently moved it to other parts of his body.
Don’t be surprised when you bump into a sword-wielding Roman soldier here these days. He or she is most probably a Marinduqueño behind the traditional centurion mask and the macho-looking armored costume of a “Morion.”
The success of a Flores de Mayo rests on three factors: the sagalas, designers’ gowns and the event coordination. The Congregacion del Santisimo Nombre de Niño Jesus has never failed to give us all these. On its 34th year, it celebrated the best of Filipino beauty, artistry and culture by giving tribute to the Dean of Filipino Fashion, Ben Farrales.
