{"id":22944,"date":"2025-11-24T10:50:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=22944"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:53:35","slug":"parol-making-workshop-ushers-in-filipino-holiday-season-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2025\/11\/24\/parol-making-workshop-ushers-in-filipino-holiday-season-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Parol-Making Workshop Ushers in Filipino Holiday Season in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22944\" class=\"elementor elementor-22944\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e75182b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e75182b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d0bee0\" data-id=\"8d0bee0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f90ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02f90ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Parol-Making Workshop Ushers in Filipino Holiday Season in New York<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31ff16f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31ff16f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30698e4\" data-id=\"30698e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bf0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26bf0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251122_145643-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251122_145643-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251122_145643-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251122_145643-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251122_145643-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251122_145643-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Participants proudly showcase their completed parols, some of which will be displayed at the Philippine Center throughout December alongside with the PCG Officers and facilitators. (Photo by Sherlyn Roxas)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd6cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcd6cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>NEW YORK, 24 November 2025<\/strong> \u2014 The Philippine Consulate General in New York, in collaboration with The Filipino School of New York &amp; New Jersey and Helping Stars Foundation, successfully hosted its annual <em>Parol<\/em>-Making Workshop at the Philippine Center. Over 50 Filipino families participated in the workshop to mark World Children\u2019s Day and Filipino Values Month.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-215a38b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"215a38b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a6ee9\" data-id=\"78a6ee9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76445f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a76445f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2552\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/parol-making.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/parol-making.png 2552w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/parol-making-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/parol-making-1536x513.png 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/parol-making-2048x684.png 2048w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/parol-making-500x167.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2552px) 100vw, 2552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Consul Juan Carlos C. Borromeo welcomes the participants to the workshop. (Photos by Sherlyn Roxas)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4107e03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4107e03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-968419f\" data-id=\"968419f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea26247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea26247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">In his remarks on behalf of Consul General Senen Mangalile, Consul Juan Carlos C. Borromeo encouraged the participants to rediscover their heritage, strengthen the bonds within their families, and look to the coming year with renewed hope.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Prior to the workshop, Ms. Venessa Manzano of The Filipino School of New York and New Jersey discussed the history and cultural significance of the <em>parol<\/em>. This was followed by a book reading of Lin Acacio-Flores and Annette Flores Garcia\u2019s <em>\u201cA Child\u2019s Treasure of Philippine Christmas Stories\u201d<\/em> by Miss New York USA 2024 Marizza Delgado.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">The activity was met with appreciation by the participants. \u00a0Tala Guy, a Filipino-American child, remarked, \u201cI was having fun making <em>parol,<\/em> and I hope I can come again next time\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Some of the <em>parols <\/em>crafted during the workshop will be displayed at the Philippine Center during the Consulate\u2019s <em>Simbang Gabi sa Konsulado<\/em> celebrations, which will be held from 04 to 12 December. The <em>Parol-<\/em>Making Workshop at the Consulate is now in its seventh year. <strong>END<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parol-Making Workshop Ushers in Filipino Holiday Season in New York Participants proudly showcase their completed parols, some of which will be displayed at the Philippine Center throughout December alongside with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40,84,27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Parol-Making Workshop Ushers in Filipino Holiday Season in New York - 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