29/11/2025
👑 Proudly Porac! Mutya ning Kapampangan 2025 Local Costume Competition 👑
A huge salute and congratulations to our beautiful representative, Ms. Antonette Lhey Basi who brought the powerful story of Porac to life through her local costume, "ABLAS NING BALAS" a rise after darkness. Inspired by the resilience shown after the Mount Pinatubo eruption, this masterpiece speaks volumes: from disaster comes unity, and from unity comes the power to rise above all.
Thank you for representing our town's history and enduring spirit so beautifully, Ms. Lhey! We are so proud of you!
The Team Behind the Look:
Costume Designer: Patrick Isorena
Makeup Artist: Ren Hayag
Hair Stylist: Josa Vicentino Manzano
Tourism Officer: Gem Marimla
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 : 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐲𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Porac
ABLAS NING BALAS
“ABLAS NING BALAS” SYMBOLIZES THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF EVERY PORAQUEÑO.
ABLAS MEANS REVENGE, BUT IN A POSITIVE SENSE—A COMEBACK, A POWERFUL RISE AFTER
HARDSHIP .
THIS COSTUME REPRESENTS THE MOUNT PINATUBO ERUPTION AND THE PEOPLE WHO
CRAWLED THROUGH DARKNESS IN SEARCH OF LIGHT. IT EMBODIES THE UNDYING SPIRIT OF
THE PORAQUEÑOS, WHO TRANSFORMED THE VERY SAND (BALAS) THAT ONCE BURIED THEIR
LAND INTO A SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD AND GROWTH.
IT CONVEYS A MESSAGE THAT FROM DISASTER COMES UNITY , AND FROM UNITY COMES THE
POWER TO RISE ABOVE ALL.
SHAPED BY WIND AND TIME, I MOVE IN RHYTHM AND RHYME! PORAC!
TOURISM OFFICER - GEM MARIMLA
MAKEUP ARTIST - REN HAYAG
HAIR STYLIST - JOSA VICENTINO MANZANO
COSTUME DESIGNER - PATRICK ISORENA