I HAVE always been fascinated by parols or lanterns. As a child, I would count and stop at houses with lighted parols on our way home from church. To most of us who grew up in the provinces, the parol is the symbol of Christmas, not Santa Claus or Christmas trees.
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Inside the Quezon Memorial Shrine (Photocourtesy of NHCP) MANILA - The Quezon Memorial Shrine is now a National Cultural Treasure (NCT) as declared by the National Museum through Declaration No. 29-2020. The National Museum, through its website, stated that to be declared as NCT, there must be "a unique object found locally, possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic and/or scientific value which is significant to this country and nation". The highly valued cultural properties are indispensable in the understanding of the country's history and culture, thus, they are to be preserved and protected by the state through the National Museum of the Philippines. "Maraming salamat sa National Museum of the Philippines sa pangunguna ni Director General Jeremy Barns. Malaking karangalan ang natatanging pagkilala na ito na sumasalamin din sa makulay na kasaysayan at kultura ng Lungsod Quezon (We thank the National Museum of the Philippines headed by Director General