The City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) launched on Wednesday the 2021 Davao Pasko Fiesta with the online celebration highlighting family bonding.
City Tourism Operations Officer Generose Tecson said Pasko Fiesta said launching the event early will give time for every family to prepare for the online competitions. The event is held in collaboration with private partners Gatchi and Gatchi events company and Louworks Studios.
“We’re very happy that we started this year kay madami kaming plano para sa lahat and kahit pa online ito we want to go back to the roots yung inspiration of Christmas, which is the family. We want to encourage people to stay at home for Christmas and most especially kay wala pa nawala ang Covid. But we want also to have special time with our family and sana matulungan ang lahat to be able to imagine kung ano ang puwede nilang gawin in order to celebrate Christmas,” Tecson said.
Gatchi Gatchalian, Pasko Fiesta festival director, said there will be online competitions, activities, and series of shows prepared for this year’s celebration that include Himig ng Paskong Dabawenyo, a family caroling competition; Christmas Card of Hope, a family Christmas card-making contest; Family TikTok Family online dance competition; and Misa de Gallo.
“Our local government is generously sharing cash prizes and digital prizes and gifts from sponsors. Ang atong activities karon is going toward family bonding even ang competitions involved family,” Gatchalian said.
This is the second time Davao City celebrates Pasko Fiesta, which is the city government of Davao’s annual month-long Christmas festival, online.
