A gift need not be always a material item. It can be time, effort, or even just plain entertainment. Apart from being the Christmas season, December has always been about friends, family, and celebration in the Philippines. Since a good number of cinema houses remain inaccessible and outside events...
Holiday mantras to get you through the season when you are still figuring things out One thing I learned from my pre-teen years is that you should treat holidays like a rite of passage. I loved receiving gifts until I was old enough to bargain with my ninangs and explain to them the glistening idea...
Among the many classic Yuletide carols, Frederic Austin 's "Twelve Days of Christmas" stuck the most to the theme of giving. Talk about being a little lavish, the cumulative song lists things such as five gold rings, milk maidens, a troupe of drummers, and dancing ladies as presents to one's "true...
Photo courtesy of Nice Print Photography/Instagram It's going to be a merry Christmas for actor Carlo Aquino who is celebrating his first Christmas with his daughter. On Instagram, the new dad shared family photos with partner Trina Candaza, who just gave birth to their daughter Enola Mithi in...
Jeremy Jauncey and Pia Wurtzbach Better late than never. Just 16 days before Christmas, Jeremy Jauncey is ecstatic that his girlfriend, Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, is back in London to celebrate the holidays with him. In fact, Jeremy excitedly captured the candid moment of the Filipino beauty...
Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) has urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to strictly enforce the “no GC expiry” law as complaints of expiring gift checks, gift cards or gift certificates ensue around this Christmas season. LKI President and convenor Atty. Victorio...
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...
