SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Traditional milestones mark the observance of the longest Christmas holiday season in the Philippines. The first usually occurs on the first day of September when we start to hear the familiar songs of Jose Mari Chan. The second occurs during the first week of November...
Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo will administer the oath of President-elect Bongbong Marcos on June 30, 2022. Incoming Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez (Screenshot from Facebook live) This was confirmed to reporters Friday, June 3 by lawyer Vic Rodriguez, the designated...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Christmas is a week away, and we are very well into the heart of celebrating the Yuletide season. As the Christmas carols play more frequently, we find ourselves singing along more merrily. After all, that is what the Christmas spirit never fails to do – at...
Build your Christmas tree, make it a family tradition Staying home for almost two years for additional protection against the COVID-19 has set our minds into slumber mode. The different trends that escalated at the start of the pandemic seemed to have diminished over time as well. When you feel...
The advocacy-driven apparel brand reopens at SM Aura Premier with its holiday 2021 collection called ‘Inspiration’ PRODUCTS OF TRADITION Clockwise from top left: Gray Astrid dress, Bitaug scarf, Cassie denim, Yumi tote, and Harper jacket What the mother-and-daughter team from Mindanao, Baby...
With the relaxed alert level system comes good news for the Christmas carolers. After being banned last year, the traditional Christmas caroling will now be allowed in areas under alert level 2 under certain conditions as the number of new coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases had declined, the...
President Duterte highlighted in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the Philippines' "longstanding humanitarian tradition" in the government's decision to welcome refugees coming from Afghanistan. OPEN DOOR--President Rodrigo Duterte reports the Philippines' acceptance of...
What does agriculture have to do with traditional Filipino tattooing? A lot more than most people think. But first, a digression: Tattoos are very personal markings. In modern Western societies, an individual chooses what tattoo they get and where it is placed, imposing their own meanings onto the...
Art is life and living is art For almost a year now, Covid-19 has taken over our lives, having stopped the world in its tracks. We could say momentarily, but this moment has stretched over eight months. In the same way, the pandemic has jumpstarted a new era, the fourth industrial revolution. Among...
Photo from Disney EMEA It's a known fact that the Philippines is among the many nations that have the longest celebration of the Christmas holiday. As soon as September kicks in, the Yuletide feel is already present. But what makes the holidays special in the country are the traditions stemming...
Filipinos and their deep-rooted tradition of remembering departed loved ones The Philippines is perhaps one of many countries in the world with deep-rooted traditions that involve the family. Be it the Lenten and Easter season, Christmas and New Year, or important occasions like birthdays and...
