I covered the UP Lantern Parade yesterday for work. Here’s the piece written by my GMA News Online colleague, Amanda Lago. ___________________________________________________________ “Blown-up Lady Gaga, giant Gundam, glittering fairies grace UP Lantern Parade” To college students, the first day of Christmas break is definitely worth celebrating.Not only does it mean that Christmas is right around the corner, it also signifies the end of tests and terror profs — at least for the next couple of weeks.The iskolars ng bayan understand this sentiment perfectly, which is why every year, sometime during the second week of December, they hold the University of the Philippines (UP) Lantern Parade, a competition pitting college against college, org against org, isko against isko, to see whose lantern burns the brightest. Continue reading here.

I covered the UP Lantern Parade yesterday for work. Here’s the piece written by my GMA News Online colleague, Amanda Lago.

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“Blown-up Lady Gaga, giant Gundam, glittering fairies grace UP Lantern Parade”

To college students, the first day of Christmas break is definitely worth celebrating.

Not only does it mean that Christmas is right around the corner, it also signifies the end of tests and terror profs — at least for the next couple of weeks.

The iskolars ng bayan understand this sentiment perfectly, which is why every year, sometime during the second week of December, they hold the University of the Philippines (UP) Lantern Parade, a competition pitting college against college, org against org, isko against isko, to see whose lantern burns the brightest.

Continue reading here.