Low turnout at Charma Gal�s half a million pre-launch
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
It was held on Good Friday and most people had gone home for the holidays while others were celebrating the death of Jesus Christ at different churches countrywide.
The event manager and financer Resego Matenge popularly known as Leshman of Leshman Holdings and also Charma Gal’s partner had announced prior to the event that the pre-launch will cost P550,000. Observing from the stage he put on the night and the sound, it was worth noting that the man went all out to make the event luxurious despite the poor turnout.
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