Eden reminds us that despite the challenges and the things we are missing this year, family mealtimes are still Christmas gifts worth savoring and are special moments to be grateful for. Christmas celebrations look a lot different than the big holiday parties and family reunions before 2020 struck....
Relive childhood memories with these fun picks A few more days and it's Christmas already. Are you done with your adulting duties of finding the right gifts for your nephews, nieces, and godchildren? From gifts sets to DIY toys, even affordable stocking stuffers that will make the kids smile from...
Angel Thoughts Merry Christmas, dear readers and your families! Only five days to go and The Blessed Event that we have all been waiting for is here. To get a taste of a unique experience at Mall of Asia, try their Tunnel of Lights Christmas Drive-Thru. Mall customers with a minimum single-receipt...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares For 10 consecutive years, I have been sharing with our readers a letter I wrote to my eldest daughter, Cassandra. I wrote a Christmas letter to my eldest daughter, Cassandra, when she was just three years old. I first shared it with our readers in this column on...
Whatever happened to Father Christmas in England in 1647 would never happen in the Philippines, no matter how dire the circumstances get—poverty, disaster, a bank run, a civil war, or a revolution. In 1647, right after the English Civil War and the Church of England gave way to a Presbytarian...
Really, I don’t care if it’s true or not. If you give me a pill and it’s all placebo, so what? Thank God for sparing my liver and my kidneys. If it makes me well, then all is well, unless my sickness, too, is a conspiracy and what you want out of those jagged little pills is to keep me...
To press the government to grant their demands, teachers in Manila held a Christmas-themed protest at Mendiola on Friday, Dec. 17. (Photo from the ACT) Members of the Manila Public School Teachers' Association (MPSTA), an affiliate of the Alliance of Concerned (ACT) National Capital Region (NCR)...
KZ Tandingan Asia’s Soul Supreme KZ Tandingan brings a little warmth to the cold weather of the holidays with her rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” a special single released under Tarsier Records. A surprise drop on Thursday (Dec 16), KZ’s interpretation of the classic...
Featuring Christmas offers from Hendrick’s Gin French 75 and Classic G&T The season of festive celebrations and gift-giving also invites moments of delectable surprise. With Christmas Day just around the corner, Hendrick’s Gin presents cheerful delight with its Christmas offers including...
The Philippines emerged in sixth place globally among countries and territories with the most Christmas streams on Spotify. The celebration of Christmas in the Philippines comes, usually at the start of the “ber” months as they check out Spotify playlists Paskong Pinoy and Maligayang Pasko!...
The first day of “Simbang Gabi” where Filipino Catholics visit churches to attend dawn masses in preparation for Christmas Day went “generally peaceful,” the Philippine National Police (PNP) assessed Friday, Dec. 17. Simbang Gabi (Manila Bulletin File) PNP Chief General Dionardo Carlos said...
The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (AVOSA) is inviting overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East to join the virtual “Simbang Gabi” as part of their spiritual preparation for the Nativity of Christ. Katolikong Pinoy sa Abu Dhabi (Facebook) Franciscan Capuchin Father Troy De los...
