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Gigi de Lana and the Gigi Vibes band on Davao Pasko Fiesta DAVAO CITY- An online concert featuring a fast-rising singing star and a family-themed short film festival are among the exciting activities of the Davao Paskonline Fiesta, the online celebration of the 2021 Davao Fiesta. On Dec. 22 at 6:00 p.m. Gigi de Lana along with the band GiGi Vibes will headline the Davao Paskonsyerto sponsored by PLDT Home and Smart.   The online concert will be streamed at the Davao Pasko Fiesta Facebook page. Gigi de Lana was the grand finalist of the first season of It’s Showtime Tawag ng Tanghalan in 2016. Her meteoric rise to stardom was helped greatly by her renditions of popular hit songs shown on her You Tube channel that she shares with her band Gigi Vibes and which currently has about 576,000 followers and some of her video having millions of views. Aside from music the Davao Pasko Fiesta will also showcase several family-themed short films created by Dabawenyo filmmakers. Dubbed as the Metro

DAVAO CITY- Several strategic locations in Davao City were lit up with Christmas lights as part of the annual Davao Pasko Fiesta. Davao City Vice-Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte led the Christmas Lighting Ceremony on the early evening of Friday (Dec. 3) at the second floor hallway of the City Hall. The ceremonial switching lighted up the City Hall, the adjacent Quezon Park, Rizal Park, Centennial Park, the Sangguniang Panglungsod Building, the Davao City Water District Pipe bridge along Governor Generoso Bridge in Bankerohan and the Unity Arch and pocket park in Davao City’s Chinatown District. “As we celebrate the Christmas Season, we remind everyone to be mindful of our celebrations and gatherings at home during the holidays. Please do not forget to follow the minimum health protocols and ensure the safety of our families and loved ones during this special occasion. Let us continue to work together in making the coming New Year a better and a healthier one.” Vice-Mayor Duterte said in his

Animated short  "Unos" by Arthur Mercader DAVAO CITY - Six short films from Dabawenyo filmmakers will be screened online during the first Metro Davao Family Short Film Festival, one of the major activities of the 2021 Davao Pasko Fiesta (Davao Paskonline Fiesta). Davao Paskonline Fiesta Festival Director Gatchi Gatchalian said the six curated short films are Christmas or Family-themed films. These may be shorts but tall on message of love, hope and family. And thru this platform of films we want to inspire Dabawenyos families with the values presented in the curated films. And also we would want to showcase the creativity of our local filmmakers, these are really good, very touching films,” Gatchalian said. The holding of the Metro Davao Family Short Film Festival is held in partnership   with the Mindanao Film and Television Development Foundation Inc. (MFTDFI) the organizers of the annual Mindanao Film Festival. “These curated films were previous entries to the Mindanao Fil

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 recei

Davao Pasko Fiesta Festival Director Gatchi Gatchalian, the composer of the Pasko Fiesta jingle   DAVAO CITY, Nov. 5 (PIA)- This year’s Davao Pasko Fiesta recently launched its Christmas jingle aimed at promoting the online edition of the annual Christmas festival thru the message instilled by the song’s lyrics. “The song is about encouraging Dabawenyo families to celebrate Christmas this year together at home and even at home we can do a lot of things together as a family,” says Renato “Gatchi” Gatchalian the festival director of the Davao Pasko Fiesta and also the jingle composer. Gatchalian said the jingle promotes creating or recreating Christmas traditions like parol, christmas tree, caroling and noche Buena. “The melody and lyrics of the song they will really feel the value and message of the song which is family, love and hope,” Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, a noted entrepreneur known for putting up homegrown Davao brands such as Gre clothing line, Blue Gre coffee shops, Saging R

DAVAO CITY, Nov. 3 (PIA)- The City Government of Davao is launching the virtual Davao Pasko Fiesta dubbed as DAVAO PASKOnline FIESTA. The Pasko Fiesta is an annual event of the City Government in partnership with the private sector as a means of celebrating the Filipino tradition during the Holiday Season. In the past, before the pandemic, the Pasko Fiesta was highlighted by the thematic Christmas display at the City Hall and Rizal Park alongside various activities such as free concerts, gift-giving, Christmas fairs, torotot (party horn) New Year’s celebration among many face-to-face events. The COVID-19 pandemic gave way to a re-conceptualized Davao Pasko Fiesta where most of the events will be held online. According to festival director Gatchi Gatchalian, the activities will be centered on the Dabawenyo family celebrating a meaningful and hopeful Christmas. “We are really encouraging the families to participate in our many activities and contests this is for them, para ito kina lolo