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by Jhaypee Guia on January 21, 2013 The city of Pasig is filled with cultural celebrations, colorful decorations, merrymaking, traditional masses and parades.The Bambino Festival, one of the grandest cultural celebrations of Pasig City, kicked-off on January 11-20, 2013. It is held in honor of Sto. Niño whose purity, love and innocence reflect on the lives of Pasigueños. » Read More
by Xtian Mack on February 14, 2014 While it's still considered spring in some countries around the world, summer is already creeping in over the Philippines. Indeed, one particularly discovers that the Philippines is a tropical country during this warmest of seasons. » Read More
by Xtian Mack on February 16, 2013 Many Christians all over the world started the season of lent this year by going to church on Ash Wednesday, February 13 and receiving the symbolic ashes on their foreheads. Filipinos in particular attended in droves, hearing masses scheduled throughout the day. Ash Wednesday is the official start of Lent, a season that holds significant meaning for Christians as it recalls the hardships of Christ. » Read More
by Xtian Mack on December 3, 2015 For most Filipinos, a good bargain is something worth the effort of having. This is particularly true as Christmas once again comes caroling around the corner. This now leads us to looking for those elusive places where the average Filipino can get the most bang for their buck. Fortunately there are a number of destinations in the metro where one can still find amazing deals. These places offer a wide assortment of products aside from gift items. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on October 23, 2012 The Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. It is held during the month of August. Its name is derived from the friendly greeting "Madayaw", from the Dabawenyo word "dayaw", meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living. » Read More
by Xtian Mack on February 19, 2013 Busy streets in cities around the country are made colorful by the many interesting street food and drinks peddled by vendors, coaxing pedestrians and travellers alike into samplin their products. As the streets can get warm and tiresome during the day, a drink known for its curious taste, colors, coolness and affordability is particularly popular to the common man: sago't gulaman. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on October 23, 2012 Moriones Festival is a truly unique attraction that draws visitors to Boac, Marinduque. Throughout the years, the festival is one of the highlights in Marinduque during the Lenten season where thousands of people here in the country join Marinduqueños as they celebrate this truly exotic festival. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 23, 2013 Filipinos have special traits that are beautifully expressed through their everyday dealings with other people. They have inner peace and joy which is rare in the struggling world today. They are devout in their faith and show love to their neighbors. » Read More
by dianne gloria on January 9, 2014 Yearly, Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, also known as Saint John the Baptist Parish and more popularly called Quiapo Church celebrates the Feast of the Black Nazarene ". Many devotees attend the celebration as their yearly devotion to God. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on December 15, 2015 Christmas is one of the biggest celebrations in the Philippines. It is the happiest season in the country. This is the most awaited celebration, a season of love and sharing. It is also a day where people celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus. Christmas in the Philippines, one of two predominantly Catholic countries in Asia (the other one being East Timor), is one of the biggest holidays in the archipelago. The country has earned the distinction of celebrating the world's longest Christmas season with Christmas carols heard as early as September and lasting until Epiphany, the feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9 or the Feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú on the third Sunday of January. The official observance is from 16 December with the beginning of the Simbang Gabi to Epiphany. » Read More
