A BRIGHT CELEBRATION People flock to Binondo in Manila on Friday, Feb. 9, during the eve of Chinese Lunar New Year, to participate in the celebrations of the upcoming Year of the Wooden Dragon. (📸Arnold Quizol/MB) While Chinese New Year is a timeless tradition celebrated far and wide, not much...
(Illustration by Ariana Maralit/Manila Bulletin) In 1988, I discovered I would have a younger brother—born in the Year of the Dragon. However, I wasn’t alone; friends shared my experience, with parents thrilled to have a dragon baby. Another revelation came when my brother started school. His...
BAGUIO CITY – The Filipino-Chinese community  celebrated the Chinese New Year by distributing bags of groceries to indigent families in Barangays Ambiong and San Antonio Village here on Friday, February 9. THE Filipino-Chinese Community Group conducts its annual gift-giving activity in...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay on Friday, February 9, said her wish for Chinese New Year is for some members of the House of Representatives to put a stop to parliamentary bullying. Â Binay made the appeal to colleagues at the House to forego engaging in unpleasantries and regressive...
Even though the compensation for the displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia has slowly trickled, the government should still continuously pursue the claims of the remaining Filipinos, including those who worked in other countries, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The New York Knicks acquired Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks in a deal with the NBA's bottom team, the Detroit Pistons, at Thursday's NBA trade deadline. Bojan Bogdanovic (AFP) In exchange, the Knicks sent four players -- Ryan Arcidiacono, Malachi Flynn, Quentin Grimes and Frenchman...
Celebrate the fusion of Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day at SM City Manila. Check out the spectacular centerpiece, featuring an 8-foot luck dragon, money tree adorned with Chinese lanterns, and a display of the 2024 CNY zodiac sign forecast. Experience the joy of this dual celebration...
 Lucky Chinatown is set to have a grand Chinese New Year celebration to honor Binondo's remarkable anniversary, the oldest Chinatown in the world, as it unveiled a breathtaking 500-foot dragon installation in the heart of one of Megaworld Lifestyle Malls’ premier destinations in the metro,...
Chinese New Year marks a special occasion when families gather and celebrate the start of the lunar new year. It’s also a splendid time rife with Chinese rituals, beliefs, and delicacies. How many of you have asked your Chinese friends for that box of tikoy? But perhaps more important on Chinese...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wanted for frustrated murder was arrested by government forces in Sitio Sais, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, February 6. Elmer Quillano, alias Digoy and Onie of Barangay Buenavista, was the finance and logistics...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Isabela – Soldiers captured a New People’s Army arms cache in Sitio Dau, Barangay Balbalan Proper, Balbalan, Kalinga on Monday, February 5. MAP of Balbalan, Kalinga. Lt. Col. Joel V. Lucas, 103rd Infantry Battalion chief, said residents informed them of the location...
The Lunar Year of the Wood Dragon is bringing good fortune, particularly in health, beauty, and wellness. This year, as the luckiest zodiac sign comes roaring in, Watsons is letting one big cat (or should we say, dragon?) out of the bag. The leading health, wellness, and beauty retailer in the...
