By Patrick Lim Fernandez TIGER 1926 Fire Tiger (born 2/4/26 to 2/5/27), 1938 Earth Tiger (born 2/4/38 to 2/5/39), 1950Golden Tiger (born 2/4/50 to 2/4/51), 1962 Water Tiger (born 2/4/62 to 2/4/63), 1974Wood Tiger (born 2/4/74 to 2/4/75), 1986 Fire Tiger (born 2/4/86 to 2/4/87), 1998Earth Tiger...
By Patrick Lim Fernandez OX 1925 Wood Ox (born 2/4/25 to 2/4/26), 1937 Fire Ox (born 2/4/37 to 2/4/38), 1949 Earth Ox (born 2/4/49 to 2/4/50), 1961 Metal Ox (born 2/4/61 to 2/4/62), 1973 Water Ox (born 2/4/73 to 2/4/74), 1985 Wood Ox (born 2/4/85 to 2/4/86), 1997...
By Patrick Lim Fernandez RAT 1924 Wood Rat (born 2/5/24 to 2/4/25), 1936 Fire Rat (born 2/5/36 to 2/4/37), 1948Earth Rat (born 2/5/48 to 2/4/49), 1960 Golden Rat (born 2/5/60 to 2/4/61), 1972 Water Rat (born 2/5/72 to 2/4/73), 1984 Wood Rat (born 2/4/84 to 2/4/85), 1996 Fire Rat (born 2/4/96 to...
By Patrick Lim Fernandez PIG 1935 Wood Pig (born 2/5/35 to 2/5/36), 1947 Fire Pig (born 2/4/47 to 2/4/48), 1959 Earth Pig (born between 2/4/59 to 2/5/60), 1971 Metal Pig (2/4/71 to 2/5/72), 1983Water Pig (born 2/4/83 to 2/4/84), 1995 Wood Pig (born 2/4/95 to 2/4/96), 2007 Fire Pig (born 2/4/07 to...
By Patrick Lim Fernandez DOG 1934 Wood Dog (born 2/4/34 to 2/5/35), 1946 Fire Dog (born 2/4/46 to 2/4/47), 1958Earth Dog (born 2/4/58 to 2/4/59), 1970 Golden Dog (born 2/4/70 to 2/4/71), 1982Water Dog (born 2/4/82 to 2/4/83), 1994 Wood Dog (born 2/4/94 to 2/4/95), 2006 Fire Dog (born between 2/4/06...
By Patrick Lim Fernandez ROOSTER 1933 Water Rooster (born 2/4/33 to 2/4/34), 1945 Wood Rooster (born 2/4/45 to 2/4/46), 1957 Fire Rooster (born 2/4/57 to 2/4/58), 1969 Earth Rooster (born 2/4/69 to 2/4/70), 1981 Metal Rooster (born 2/4/81 to 2/4/82), 1993 Water Rooster (born 2/4/93 to 2/4/94), 2005...
By Patrick Lim Fernandez MONKEY 1932 Water Monkey (born 2/5/32 to 2/4/33), 1944 Wood Monkey (born 2/5/44 to 2/4/45), 1956 Fire Monkey (born 2/5/56 to 2/4/57), 1968 Earth Monkey (born 2/5/68 to 2/4/69), 1980 Golden Monkey (born 2/5/80 to 2/4/81), 1992 Water Monkey (born 2/4/92 to 2/4/93), 2004 Wood...
By Patrick Lim Fernandez GOAT 1931 Metal Goat (born 2/5/31 to 2/5/32), 1943 Water Goat (born 2/5/43 to 2/5/44), 1955 Wood Goat (born 2/4/55 to 2/5/56), 1967 Fire Goat (born 2/4/67 to 2/5/68), 1979Earth Goat (born 2/4/79 to 2/5/80), 1991 Metal Goat (born 2/4/91 to 2/4/92), 2003 Water Goat (born...
By Patrick Lim Fernandez HORSE 1930 Golden Horse (born 2/4/30 to 2/5/31), 1942 Water Horse (born 2/4/42 to 2/5/43), 1954 Wood Horse (born 2/4/54 to 2/4/55), 1966 Fire Horse (born 2/4/66 to 2/4/67), 1978 Earth Horse (born 2/4/78 to 2/4/79), 1990 Golden Horse (born 2/4/90 to 2/4/91), 2002 Water Horse...
A BRIGHT CELEBRATION People flock to Binondo in Manila on Friday, Feb. 9, during the eve of Chinese Lunar New Year, to participate in the celebrations of the upcoming Year of the Wooden Dragon. (📸Arnold Quizol/MB) While Chinese New Year is a timeless tradition celebrated far and wide, not much...
(Illustration by Ariana Maralit/Manila Bulletin) In 1988, I discovered I would have a younger brother—born in the Year of the Dragon. However, I wasn’t alone; friends shared my experience, with parents thrilled to have a dragon baby. Another revelation came when my brother started school. His...
BAGUIO CITY – The Filipino-Chinese community celebrated the Chinese New Year by distributing bags of groceries to indigent families in Barangays Ambiong and San Antonio Village here on Friday, February 9. THE Filipino-Chinese Community Group conducts its annual gift-giving activity in...
