Illustration Randrian Panopio I’ve always had happy Christmases, except two. The first was Christmas in 1991, when my boss sent me to look for a printer that could on a very nonexistent chance still be open after the holiday rush on Dec. 24 and I ended up so tired I slept through Noche Buena. The...
Each year, as we enter the month of December, much of our excitement comes down to counting the days down to the long-awaited Noche Buena. It’s a pivotal moment as friends and families gather for a special dinner on Christmas Eve. Often the meals laid out during this momentous occasion are the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office 8 said the Christmas celebration in Eastern Visayas this year was generally peaceful. Brig. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, PRO 8 director, said no major untoward incident was recorded during the nine-dawn “Simbang Gabi” (dawn Mass) and Christmas Eve...
CEBU CITY – Cancellation of sea trips left several passengers spending their Christmas in an evacuation center in Danao City, northern Cebu. Mitch Mondigo, public information officer of the Danao City government, said a total of 99 individuals stayed at the city’s evacuation center after trips...
ALLACAPAN, Cagayan – A 34-year-old father of two died in a fire that razed his home in Zone 4, Barangay Utan, here on Christmas Eve. A report from the Cagayan Provincial Police Office said the fire happened at 11 p.m. but was only reported to the police on Monday, Dec. 26. Case officer Staff Sgt....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Ten Malaysians and Filipinos from distressed ships were rescued by the Philippine Navy and two foreign vessels in the sea of Tawi-Tawi province during inclement weather on Christmas Eve. TEN Malaysians and Filipinos were rescued by the Philippine Navy and two foreign vessels in...
RESCUE teams were deployed to a flooded barangay in Zamboanga City due to heavy rains on Christmas Eve. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – One person was reported missing while more than 400 individuals evacuated due to strong rains here which started on Christmas Eve. An orange...
SAN NARCISO, Quezon – Two persons died while three others were injured when their motorcycles collided on the San Narciso-Buenavista Road in Barangay Guinhalinan here on Christmas Eve. Police identified the victims as Mergelito Lingahan, 39, a fisherman and a resident of Sitio Bacolod, Barangay...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares My happy link to yesterday is Christmas Eve. While kids spend the hours to Christmas Eve looking at the gifts under the tree, many grandparents like me take the time to reminisce about past Christmases, which is always my happy link to yesterday. I come from...
ILOILO CITY -- At least 91 people are spending their Christmas at evacuation centers after their homes were razed by a fire that struck on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 24, in Molo district here. An updated report released by the Iloilo City Operations Center revealed that 18 houses in the boundary of...
The northeast monsoon, locally called “amihan,” and the shear line will continue to bring cloudy skies and scattered rains in most parts of the country in the next 24-hour period, the state weather bureau said on Saturday, Dec. 24. (MB Visual Content Group) Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical...
On the eve of Christmas, the rush to find the perfect gifts and the most delicious food for Noche Buena comes to a halt. Filipinos will gather with their loved ones to celebrate the meaning of Christmas, continuing traditions that were temporarily halted during the pandemic or creating new rituals...
