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A parol (pronounced, US: / p ɑː ˈ r oʊ l / ⓘ, also written as paról or parul, from Spanish farol, meaning lantern) is a Filipino ornamental lantern displayed during the Christmas season. Parols are traditionally constructed using bamboo and Japanese paper , and are illuminated with candles, oil lamps, or carbide lamps .
The Giant Lantern Festival (Kapampangan: Ligligan Parul) is an annual festival held in mid-December in the City of San Fernando in the Philippines. The festival features a competition of giant parol lanterns. Because of the popularity of the festival, the city has been nicknamed the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines".
It also has news bureaus in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East with the help of The Filipino Channel (owned by ABS-CBN Global, Ltd.), these make ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs ahead among the other news organizations in the country as they were the largest and the most comprehensive when it comes to local and ...
The Parole and Probation Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Parol at Probasyon), abbreviated as PPA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Justice responsible for providing a less costly alternative to imprisonment of first-time offenders who are likely to respond to individualized community-based treatment programs.
The parol is regarded as one of the most iconic and important symbols of the Filipino Christmas season. [1] [2] In the Philippines, Christmas (Filipino: Pasko; ⓘ) [a] is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world. It is celebrated as a public holiday in the country on December 25, concurrent with other countries
Philippine police confirmed that one of its officers, Colonel Pergentino N. Malabed, had been on board the flight. A body carrying Col Malabed's passport was recovered from the Potomac, a police ...
Name Language Type Area reporting covers ABS-CBN News: English/Filipino: Daily: National Bulatlat [5]: English: Daily: National Cebu Daily News (CDN Digital) English
One News is the first MediaQuest channel launched under the One branding (presently known as the One Network Media Group), along with the free TV sports channel One Sports, cable sports channel One Sports+, Filipino-language news channel One PH, lifestyle portal One Life, and now-defunct premium entertainment channel One Screen.