Iloilo City beams with 1,500 ‘lanterns of hope’ crafted by persons deprived of liberty

Persons deprived of liberty working on the 1,500 parols that will be mounted in Iloilo City’s major thoroughfares. - PDI Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2003936/iloilo-city-beams-with-1500-lanterns-of-hope-crafted-by-pdls#ixzz8rMVfXP5f Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook

ILOILO CITY: Iloilo City shines brighter this Yuletide season, with 1,500 star-shaped giant lanterns (parols) lighting up major thoroughfares to welcome the happiest time of the year.

Now in its sixth year, the annual Christmas Parol of Hope is a collaboration between the Iloilo City government and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Iloilo chapter.