P255,000 worth of cash prizes in Davao Pasko Fiesta

Photographer Jojie Alcantara shares family photo tips during the online Pasko Serye

DAVAO CITY, Nov. 10 (PIA)- A total amount of P255,000 cash prizes will be given to winners of the different online contests in the 2021 Davao Pasko Fiesta.

Three grand winners will each receive P25,000 in the Star ng Pasko: Parol ng Pamilyang Dabawenyo Competition. The contest involves family members making their Parol or Christmas Star.

Three grand winners will each receive P20,000 in the Family Tiktok Ngayong Pasko: Online Family Dance Competition. Participating families will create 30-60 seconder Tiktok video dancing to a Christmas Song or the official theme song of the Davao Pasko Fiesta.

The Himig ng Paskong Dabawenyo: Online Family Caroling Competition will have three grand winners with each winner receiving P20,000. The contest involves the family singing a Christmas song or Christmas medley and a portion of the official Davao Pasko Fiesta jingle.

Three family grand winners will each receive P10,000 for the Paskong Litrato ng Pamilyang Dabawenyo: A Family Christmas Photo Contest. Participating families will submit a creative photo of themselves taken at home.

Three grand winners will receive P10,000 each in the Christmas Cards of Hope: The Davao Pasko Fiesta Family Christmas Card Making Competition. This activity is a Christmas card making contest involving families.

“We are really encouraging the families to participate in our many activities and contests this is for them,” Davao Pasko Fiesta Festival Director Renato Gatchalian said during the virtual media launch held on November 3.

Gatchalian said families who would want to join the contests will be guided by the Pasko Seryes which are a series of online shows where resource persons will teach families how to make Christmas cards, parol, and take photos.

Qualified to join the contests are a family of at least four members, who are Davao-born or residents of Davao City for at least one year from competition date. Families are required to submit resident certificates.

For more mechanics, interested families may visit the Davao Pasko Fiesta Facebook page where aside from mechanics they can also be updated on the schedules of the contests. (PIA/RG Alama)

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