Finale number from the Sinulog Special performed by the CPDRC inmates on January 18, 2008.
My innocent plan for my sister to dance with the inmates on her birthday would somehow set another world record. It was a unique way of celebrating her birthday. The dynamic Governor Gwendolyn Garcia celebrated her birthday in dance -- not with a dance instructor -- but with prison inmates. It was like a scenario of a swan dancing with lions, a peacock prancing with wolves or a princess romancing with a beast. This is yet a phenomenon that no official of the land has ever done worldwide, ever since. For where in the world has there ever been a government official danced with 1,500 hardened criminals? A criminal by any name is still a criminal, a prisoner by any name is still a prisoner and a governor by any name is still a governor. For a governor to be seen in the company of prisoners, dancing and enjoying herself is no movie. It is no thriller, it is not a dream, but for those who witnessed that event, including me, would say - it is thrilling to watch.