Why the Season Begins in SeptemberWhen the rest of the world is just easing into autumn, the Philippines is already bursting ...
MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, marked Christmas on Saturday without homes, adequate food and water, electricity and ...
The Philippines is known for its monthslong Christmas celebrations starting in September. The heavily Catholic country of nearly 120 million people is serious about the festive season. However, this ...
Usually, Jay Lacia wakes at midnight on Christmas Day to start the festivities — but this year, all he wished for was enough food to eat. “We always celebrated Christmas, but for now, it’s too hard,” ...
The Philippines has the longest Christmas period in the world, with festivities spanning from September to January. As summer ...
How Christians keep Christ at the center as commercial forces extend the six-month celebration. A mall-shop worker putting up Christmas décor might seem an ordinary sight in December, November, or ...
MANILA — Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, marked Christmas on Saturday without homes, adequate food and water, electricity or cellphone ...