MEET THE CHEF Lulu's Pie owner Paul Zamora Tonight is the night—Noche Buena awaits! But if you have yet to decide what to serve on the midnight table and you have chicken lying around, and ground pork, and maybe chorizo de bilbao lying around in the freezer, you might consider whipping up a...
By VIMINALE A CAPULSO OPEN YOUR DOORS In the spirit of good faith, the Yuletide season is a perfect time to give to those in need (Photo Freepik) I still can’t shake the image off my head. She would have been beautiful at her age, a proud swan in the peak of womanhood. Yet, at 35, her shoulders...
(Photo Freepik) Christmas isn’t simply a season of merrymaking. It is one big convolution. Even its history is unclear. Yuletide is believed to be rooted in several other significant occasions. Chief among them are the Winter Solstice, Saturnalia, and the Nativity of Jesus. The latter is the most...
Illustration Randrian Panopio I’ve always had happy Christmases, except two. The first was Christmas in 1991, when my boss sent me to look for a printer that could on a very nonexistent chance still be open after the holiday rush on Dec. 24 and I ended up so tired I slept through Noche Buena. The...
Each year, as we enter the month of December, much of our excitement comes down to counting the days down to the long-awaited Noche Buena. It’s a pivotal moment as friends and families gather for a special dinner on Christmas Eve. Often the meals laid out during this momentous occasion are the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office 8 said the Christmas celebration in Eastern Visayas this year was generally peaceful. Brig. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, PRO 8 director, said no major untoward incident was recorded during the nine-dawn “Simbang Gabi” (dawn Mass) and Christmas Eve...
CEBU CITY – Cancellation of sea trips left several passengers spending their Christmas in an evacuation center in Danao City, northern Cebu. Mitch Mondigo, public information officer of the Danao City government, said a total of 99 individuals stayed at the city’s evacuation center after trips...
ALLACAPAN, Cagayan – A 34-year-old father of two died in a fire that razed his home in Zone 4, Barangay Utan, here on Christmas Eve. A report from the Cagayan Provincial Police Office said the fire happened at 11 p.m. but was only reported to the police on Monday, Dec. 26. Case officer Staff Sgt....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Ten Malaysians and Filipinos from distressed ships were rescued by the Philippine Navy and two foreign vessels in the sea of Tawi-Tawi province during inclement weather on Christmas Eve. TEN Malaysians and Filipinos were rescued by the Philippine Navy and two foreign vessels in...
RESCUE teams were deployed to a flooded barangay in Zamboanga City due to heavy rains on Christmas Eve. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – One person was reported missing while more than 400 individuals evacuated due to strong rains here which started on Christmas Eve. An orange...
SAN NARCISO, Quezon – Two persons died while three others were injured when their motorcycles collided on the San Narciso-Buenavista Road in Barangay Guinhalinan here on Christmas Eve. Police identified the victims as Mergelito Lingahan, 39, a fisherman and a resident of Sitio Bacolod, Barangay...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares My happy link to yesterday is Christmas Eve. While kids spend the hours to Christmas Eve looking at the gifts under the tree, many grandparents like me take the time to reminisce about past Christmases, which is always my happy link to yesterday. I come from...
