The Philippine Consulate General in New York City lit two big Christmas lanterns from Pampanga province to give the Filipino community there a sense of home while allowing Americans to get a glimpse of Filipino Christmas. | ttorejasINQ /PDI
Consul General Winanto Adi of Indonesia, Consul General Abu Hassan of Malaysia, Consul Christine Tay of Singapore, Consul Renita Moniaga of Indonesia, Assemblyman Steven Raga of New York and Deputy Commissioner Dilip Chauhan of the Office of International Affairs of New York City joined the event.Pampanga Gov. Dennis Pineda sent the two lanterns made by Eric Quiwa, the great grandson of pioneer giant lantern maker Francisco Estanislao.
In a speech read by Lubao Mayor Esmeralda Pineda, the governor hoped the lanterns would “render their sense of being Pinoys and their sense of home.” But in the past two years, organizers canceled the lantern competition, although it retained the display of lights with scaled-down activities.
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