CLARK FREEPORT – All roads led to SM City Clark last Saturday for the second Pyrofest Competition causing traffic snarls from all directions leading to the event site. Just before 7 p.m. for the scheduled start of the fireworks competition, bumperto- bumper traffic was observed from Puregold Dau in Mabalacat City from the north all the way to SM City Clark as well as from the Abacan Bridge in Angeles City from the south.
The main Roxas Highway here was also choked with vehicles making a U-turn to SM. Due to the heavy traffic, people parked their vehicles along the road and just walked to SM. A huge crowd quickly gathered at the back of SM City Clark where the audience had a better view of the fi reworks competition at the newly- opened area dubbed The Meeting Place.
The series of spectacular firework exhibitions saw competitors including provincial delegates and professional pyrotechnic artists from Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan, Bacolod, Cebu, General Santos, Cotabato, and Oroquieta
City and exhibition shows from Singapore and Malaysia.
The second day of the Pyrofest competition is set on Nov. 30 which will coincide with the celebration of Angeles
City’s annual Mardi Gras festival popularly known as “Tigtigan Terakan Keng Dalan (Music and Dancing on the
Street) held along the MacArthur Highway in Barangay Balibago.
SM City Clark said in a statement that over half a million peso worth of prizes will be given away to the winners of the 2nd Pyrofest Competition which will be announced on Nov. 30.
