Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez led the lighting of the giant Christmas tree at the City Hall grounds on Monday, Nov. 29, a symbol of hope for the city as it slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Olivarez said placing decorative lanterns all over the city is the city's way of thanking the...
Antipolo City’s promenade park will glitter with colorful lights and ornaments starting Monday, November 29, as a 44-foot high Christmas tree was set to be illuminated to officially usher in the Christmas season. Made of some 40,000 plastic water and beverage bottles, the giant Christmas Tree is...
Malacañang has reminded the public to always keep their safety first in mind when planning or participating in different activities during the holiday season, especially with the looming threats posed by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA...
Supporting Philippine-made products means more than just putting a penny in the pockets for Filipino craftsmen and entrepreneurs In the past years, “patriotic shopping” has been at the core of the Filipino retail industry. We’ve seen it through the numerous government initiatives with the...
The Philippine General Hospital-Hospital Infection Control Unit (PGH-HICU) has recommended on Saturday, Nov. 27, an open-air setup for Christmas parties and year-end events. (Unsplash) In its released guideline, PGH-HICU said that while virtual programs are preferred, face-to-face Christmas parties...
Social Security System (SSS) pensioners will receive their Christmas cash gifts early next month. Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the pension fund has coordinated with its partner banks to credit the pensions within the first week of December. The SSS wants to...
BACOOR, Cavite – Netizens admired the honesty of a 22-year-old working student who returned the cash she found at an automated teller machine (ATM) just as she was about to use it on Nov. 22. Straight from her graveyard shift at a call center, Jeanette Cortez Real went to an ATM station at a...
ROME, Italy -- With COVID-19 infections rising in Italy, the country tightened restrictions on Wednesday in the run-up to the Christmas and New Year holiday. The most important new measures are the extension of the mandatory green pass to a wider array of venues, and restrictions for unvaccinated...
Holiday favorites made even better! Special puto bumbong and bibingka (Art by Ariana Maralit) What is Pinoy Christmas without puto bumbong and bibingka? Not even a pandemic can separate us from our local Christmas traditions and that includes munching on these warm holiday delicacies. According to...
Sprinkle some fairy dust! Lush is set to brighten everyone's day, and holiday season, with its newest collection Snow Fairy. One whiff of this sweet scent transports us to a magical world of happiness, courage, and cheer. Despite not being together for months, and even if you'll be apart for the...
Anson Seabra Singer-songwriter Anson Seabra’s new holiday EP A Heartfelt Holiday (Virgin Records), along with his new single “Christmas Got Colder,” is out now. Listen/stream the EP HERE, and watch the lyric video for “Christmas Got Colder” HERE. Anson sets the scene with his new single...
The Festival of Lights is made bigger, grander this year in a virtual edition THE SHOW MUST GO ON In photo: Ayala Land's Festival of Lights Digital Edition part one. Cover design by Jules Vivas Christmas in the Philippines, as Jose Mari Chan would describe it in his ultimate holiday song...
