Marla Alforque: The queen is a public school teacher

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CEBU CITY, Philippines - With just days before the candidates of the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival Queen 2019 were to be presented, Marla Alforque was convinced to join as the lead dancer of

Despite being a titleholder, Alforque was still nervous and afraid competing for Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival Queen 2019.

Alforque brought home a total of P50,000 in prizes — P20,00 for winning the title; another P20,00o for Best in Festival Costume and P10,000 for Best in Group Production Presentation. Judges in the competition were Angelo Manapsal, dance choreographer of the University of the Visayas Dance Group; Marichu Tellano, deputy executive director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts ; Corazon Agustin, board of director for Philippine Folk Dance Society; and Miss Intercontinental 2014 second runner-up Kris Tiffany Janson.The Pasigarbo sa Sugbo is a gathering of all festivals in Cebu. It started in 2008 and a brainchild of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.

With Alforque winning the crown, she wants to use her title to promote the tourism industry of Cebu to the international market.

 

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