Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Don Artes presents the final preparations for the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival Parade of Stars during a press conference at their Pasig City headquarters on Wednesday (Dec. 18, 2024). The float parade of the 10 participating movies will start 2 p.m. on Dec. 21 from Kartilya ng Katipunan Shrine near the Manila city hall and end at the Manila Central Post Office. (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc)