HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Many Filipino homes hang a star-shaped decoration for Christmas called a “parol”, from simple ones made of paper to elaborate modern ones with bright blinking lights.

For many Filipinos, the approaching holiday season will be one tinged with nostalgia. After close to two years of living and coping with the pandemic, people are longing for a sense of normalcy, with ...

After moving to Manitoba as an immigrant, Filipino artist Queti Azurin missed home. Making parols — star-shaped lanterns — helped soothe her homesickness. In Winnipeg, she also began teaching ...

Christmas lanterns shaped like stars are commonly seen all over the Philippines, but those inspired by fishes? Only in Pampanga. On Wednesday’s “24 Oras,” Kuya Kim said these lanterns known as asan ...