CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Master lantern maker Rainer De Vera Turda has put back Barangay Del Pilar into the championship roster of the Giant Lantern Festival (GLF) last Saturday at the Robinsons Starmills here after it bagged the coveted festival trophy and cash prize of P120,000.

In has been many years since Barangay Del Pilar kept the crown but De Vera Turda and his crew — rotor maker Obardo Yumang and head electrician Antonio Manaloto, Jr. — pulled out a series of tricks and revealed its secret plays to stun reigning champion Barangay Sta. Lucia and its 10,000 bulb-10 rotor power, dashing its hopes of hitting the grand slam of the GLF before thousands of spectators.

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Source: Sunstar Pampanga