Pasko sa V. Rama 2011 Written by Brad Burchards

As Pasko sa V. Rama celebrates its 16th year, not only will the streets of barangays San Nicolas, Calamba, and Guadalupe come alive with lights and decor but the annual activity would also help at least 27 Cebu City jail inmates and their families in having a merry Christmas.

About 100 Christmas lanterns or parols were ordered from the inmates as street decors that were put up in the first week of December along the three kilometer road stretch. The Rotary Club of Guadalupe bought the lanterns at P488 each for the said project in which the inmate receives P200 and the remaining P288 are for the materials needed. Pasko sa V. Rama is also a neighborhood contest of the best display of nativity scenes or "Belens" and other Christmas decors. The celebration opened last December 1, 2011 with 21 participating clusters.

Residents along the entire stretch of V. Rama avenue from the Guadalupe church to the corner of N. Bacalso avenue in San Nicolas will compete for prizes of P25,000 whereby each cluster of residents gets a seed fund of P5,000 to start their work. The Cebu city government supports the activity as a way to further promote tourism and culture by setting aside P681,500 for the event which makes up the bulk of the prizes for the contest.

So if you are looking for a nice drive around the city this Christmas, you should make it a point to check out the beautiful Christmas decorations on display at the Pasko sa V. Rama 2011!