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‘Paskong Pinoy’ draws hundreds
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Posted on Dec 17 2019
Members of the United Filipino Organization pose for a photo during the Paskong Pinoy last Sunday at the Marianas Business Plaza parking lot. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
The annual Paskong Pinoy organized by the United Filipino Organization drew a large crowd to the Marianas Business Plaza’s covered parking lot from morning to night last Sunday, with hundreds showing their support for the organization’s largest event of the year.
UFO president Mar Masilungan believes it could be one of UFO’s largest Paskong Pinoy events ever. “It was a very successful event and…I think this was one of the bigger events…in comparison [to previous Pistang Pinoys because the crowd was big and they stayed until the last minute and they were all here to support the program,” he said.
The highlight of the night was the Pera O Kahon game show. The gist of the game is that the player would choose one box out of five. Each box contains a prize, but only one box contained the $1,000 cash prize. The player is offered money for the box and is given the option to choose the cash or the box.
The annual Paskong Pinoy event drew a large crowd from morning to evening last Sunday at the Marianas Business Plaza. (KIMBERLY A. BAUTISTA)
“No one was not able to get the prize so we decided to raffle out an additional $200 just to cover that because they didn’t get anything,” Masilungan said.
Other highlights of the evening were the parol (Christmas lantern)-making competition, Christmas carol competition, and a raffle drawing. There were also live music and performances.
For his first Paskong Pinoy as president, Masilungan said the advantage he had this year was the number of volunteers, with over 40 men and women dedicating their time to the preparation of Paskong Pinoy.
All the volunteers of the 2019 Paskong Pinoy event pose for a photo last Sunday at the Marianas Business Plaza parking lot. (KIMBERLY A. BAUTISTA)
“It turned out really good, especially since this is my first time handling this kind of event, I’m proud that we had so many volunteers that came out to help prepare. That was the biggest advantage for me. Of course, the TSL Foundation was our major sponsor so, without their sponsorship, I don’t know if we could have had this event,” he said.
Masilungan also credited many other sponsors, both minor and major, for the event’s success.
