To the question of whether lantern-making is a business or a hobby for him, Roland Quiambao takes only a second to reflect on his answer. “It’s life,” says the four-time Ligligan Parol winner and the ...

There is no greater symbol of the Filipino Christmas spirit than the parol. Derived from the Spanish word farol, the lantern in the shape of a five- pointed star representing the Star of Bethlehem is ...

A basement room in the Mint Mall has been transformed into a brilliantly colored storeroom of handmade parols -- star-shaped lanterns that signal the start of the Christmas season in the Philippines.

CEBU, Philippines — The local government units' creativity and sense of culture will be tested further with the staging of a nationwide “parol-making” contest. This is initiated by the Office of the ...

Parol is dervied from the Spanish word for lantern, 'farol' FILSPARC's parol contest highlights the use of recyclable materials as means to reduce wastes The contest shows how Filipinos are ...

Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, Sen. Mark Villar, and Deputy Speaker Camille Villar, together with Councilor Carlo Aguilar, posed with the winners of the 18th Las Piñas Parol Festival’s Parol Making Contest.

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Cynthia Villar, former DPWH chief Mark Villar and Deputy Speaker Camille Vilar recently awarded winners of the Las Piñas City annual parol-making competition, now on its ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Parol Making Workshops When : Monday Nov 26, 2007 to Monday Dec 03, 2007 at 4:00 PM Where : International Hotel ...

"Growing up in Australia, it was my first experience in making a parol. That experience brought back so many things from the past. I was able to look back and remember what I can truly say is mine, ...