DAVAO CITY—Christmas lanterns made by inmates would light up the streets here anew during the Christmas season.
The Museo Dabawenyo assigned to the task has started installing Christmas decorative materials, including the “parol” made by inmates at the Davao City Jail, all over the city.
The star-shaped lanterns are made of bamboo, and come in yellow, green and red, following the Pasko Fiesta theme, “Fairyland,” the City Information Office said.
Museo Dabawenyo Officer-In-Charge Winnie Rose Galay-Bulig said the city placed an order of 300 parols for this year’s Pasko Fiesta. She said the inmates were given monetary compensation by the lantern suppliers.
“Our theme for this year’s Pasko Fiesta is Fairyland. And then for our decorations, majority of them are new, and there are some that are recycled. And those lanterns that we see were made by inmates,” Galay-Bulig said.
Some of the decorative materials used last Christmas were covered with new materials to produce some of this year’s lanterns.
The city government has made it a tradition to buy Christmas lanterns from the city jail which was started in 2016.
The lanterns will be displayed in center islands of the major streets and in all 22 public parks in the city.
“We will also put Pasko Fiesta decorative materials in our pocket parks,” she said.
Other Pasko Fiesta decorations will be installed in city lamp posts, overpasses and flyovers. A 45-foot Christmas tree will also be assembled outside of City Hall, the information office said.