ABS-CBN’s 2020 Christmas ID “Ikaw Ang Liwanag at Ligaya” recorded 2.5 million views on Facebook and 1.3 million views on YouTube for a total of 3.8 million views less than 24 hours after it was launched on Tuesday (December 1), as its message that God is the source of light and love in the...
Christmas this year is a mixed bag of sad and joyful, no thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. It has made us realize the most essential things in life, as well as changed us irrevocably. How we are spending the holidays now will reflect the lessons we have learned throughout this difficult but blessed...
Christmas is just around the corner and WalterMart is set to pass the love to frontliners of the community including medical workers, teachers, farmers, and the police with its “Handog Pamasko” program. View this post on Instagram For Filipinos, Christmas is that time to reconnect with their...
A little different than the usual but still joyous and bright, Widus Hotel and Casino Clark welcomed the Yuletide season with a whimsical Christmas tree-lighting ceremony at its hotel grand lobby last Nov. 27. The 20-foot towering Christmas tree highlighted the much-anticipated occasion with its...
Make use of stuff lying around your house and save up on gifts and the holiday menu ⓒ Joanna Kosinska via Unsplash When the holidays come knocking, people shell out a lot of cash to dress up their shiny homes—from the nooks and crannies up to the glitter-covered champagne on the table....
Long live the many unique traditions of the Yuletide season in the Philippines IN THE COVER This week's issue of The Philippine Panorama explores how various provinces in the country are ushering in Christmas It might be a quieter Christmas, but it’ll be Christmas just the same. It has been...
Hilton Manila continues its traditional annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony and officially welcomes the holiday season at a safe distance. This year’s affair was celebrated virtually and was live streamed via Facebook for guests and patrons to view. The online event was hosted by Tim Yap and...
Star Cinema takes us back to the time when iconic siblings Teddie, Bobbie, Alex and Gabbie Salazar deal with challenges and heartaches in ‘Four Sisters Before The Wedding.’ Topbilled by today’s most promising young stars Alexa Ilacad (Bobbie), Charlie Dizon (Teddie), Gillian Vicencio (Alex)...
It’s Christmastime and, though my memory of warm Christmases remain vivid, I feel I now must be prepared emotionally, psychologically for the season or it will pass quickly and I’ll miss the show. It has never occurred to me that the joy of Christmas would someday elude me, all on my...
So we asked key people behind some of our favorite hotels, wonderlands of hospitality, oracles of holidaymaking, what they have in store for us in this merry, merry season. It has become customary for The Manila Hotel to celebrate Filipino ingenuity and creativity through our Christmas décor at...
Holiday and hospitality in an age of uncertainty This year’s Yuletide season will be unlike any other in contemporary history. It can be disappointing to be unable to celebrate such a momentous occasion replete of the normal accoutrements of Christmas. And so, people are finding a means to...
ABS-CBN spreads light and love early as the network released the lyric video of “Ikaw Ang Liwanag at Ligaya” today (November 27) ahead of the premiere of the 2020 ABS-CBN Christmas ID this Tuesday (December 1) after “TV Patrol.” The new Christmas anthem underscores the importance of prayer...