The winners of each category were given a $10 gift card and an annual pass to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. In the Big Parol category, first prize went to Teadora Delos Santos and April Laron.

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.

This year, I found a new way to celebrate my heritage through parols, colorful star-shaped lanterns. By Matt Yan When I was a kid, Christmas at our house always looked like a Hallmark movie ...