Roman Catholics will celebrate on Tuesday, Dec. 6, the feast day of one of the primary figures of Christmas –Saint Nicholas - more popularly known worldwide as Santa Claus. St. Nicholas (Catholic Online) Also known as Father Christmas, the fat, jolly, bearded old man in a red suit, St. Nicholas...
Pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) will receive this week their Christmas cash gifts. These amounts are composed of the 13th month pay and their regular monthly pensions for pensioners of the SSS. Meanwhile, the state pension fund for...
The parol, or Christmas lantern, shines brighter today as a symbol of faith and hope. After two Christmases of restricted movement due to the pandemic, people are carefully feeling their way back to normal socialization, businesses are open, and the commercial centers are alive with the spirit of...
The Department of Education (DepED) reminded schools and offices to ensure that Christmas parties will be held in a “simple yet meaningful” manner. Photo from Unsplash In DepED Order No. 52 series of 2022 signed by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte dated Nov. 2, the department...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- The Police Regional Office Cordillera held a simultaneous traditional Christmas tree lighting on Thursday, Dec. 1, in its own way of officially starting the celebration of Yuletide season. Photo via Zaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN The Regional Headquarters, the different...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Saturday that the government has done everything to "make sure that every Filipino child has a Christmas." At a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Malacañang, Marcos said making Filipino children feel the Christmas spirit was "a good goal" for the...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano distributed Christmas gifts to 159 selected children as part of the city’s 159th anniversary on Friday, Dec. 2. Rubiano said the gift packs were distributed to the kids after a giant Christmas tree decorated with pink ornaments was lighted at the center of...
The San Juan City local government lit up its giant Christmas tree and kick off the city's holiday activities on Friday, Dec. 2. Photo from San Juan PIO San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, together with his family and other local government officials, led the lighting of the 30-foot Christmas tree...
Amid the increasing prices of goods and commodities, authorities are now eyeing to extend Kadiwa ng Pasko until early 2023 to help more farmers and consumers who have been directly affected by the present challenges. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In a “Laging Handa” briefing Friday, Dec. 2,...
By Diann Calucin The local government of Malabon City held the opening and ceremonial lighting of "Paskuhan Village," the city's first Christmas bazaar at C4 Road on Friday, Dec. 2. The city government said the bazaar was launched in partnership with the Malabon Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
As a symbol of the unity among the cities of Pasig, Mandaluyong, and Quezon City, the Ortigas Center and its twin Christmas trees were lit up on Friday evening, Dec. 2, signaling the business district's holiday festivities. The twin Christmas trees were located at the intersection of Julia Vargas,...
Roman Catholics will observe the Second Sunday of Advent on Dec. 4 to signal the nearness of Christmas Day. Second Sunday of Advemt (Catholic Online) With the ease of Covid-19 restrictions, many churchgoers are expected to attend the live masses on Sunday. Parishioners in churches under the...
