Another singing group from the neighboring city of San Pedro City in Laguna Province is the Woodrose Chorale, the exclusive choir of the PAREF Woodrose, an exclusive girls' school inside Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa City.
Woodrose Chorale was also a grand winner at the recently concluded 2025 Palawan International Choral Festival held in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.
Yes, the delegation of these teenage singing girls went straight from their cosmopolitan and comfortable zones in the big city to explore the rural setting of pastoral choir competitions and won the topmost in the Equal Voices Category.
Woodrose Chorale also took home the Audience Choice or Public Prize in the contest.
Robert Delgado, the main organizer of the search, also named the award as Philanthropy Award for its initiative to raise more funds for the member-associations.
Woodrose also bagged one of the bests in the Traditional Folklore Category that they shared with the Palawan Chorus Mixtus.
Woodrose Chorale, under the baton of Boots Carballo, interpreted the folk song "Sampung mga Daliri" during the non-competitive performances at the Palawan State University (PSU) Theater.
At the Grand Prix presentation held at the Palawan Coliseum, the girls from Ayala Alabang breathed life anew to the late folk singer Freddie Aguilar cult song, "Anak."
It was a rousing rendition of the pop hit.
By the way, don't you know that one of the members of Woodrose Chorale is a descendant of the former Philippine President, Jose P. Laurel of Batangas, a neighboring province in the CALABARZON Region?
Yes, Sofia Laurel is a proud member of Woodrose Chorale who also gave vivacity to the group.
Sofia is a great granddaughter of President Laurel.
Her dad is Jose David Laurel, brother of the famous fashion designer Rajo Laurel.
Sofia, during the entire event (as in four-day competition) was with her mom Samantha Pfleider Amigo-Laurel.
Meanwhile, the other winners at the 2025 PICF are: Mixed Category, Gold Diploma, Surigao Luminary Voices from Surigao City; Youth Choir Category, Barcelona NCHS Chorale; Sacred Category, Palawan Chorus Mixtus.
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