‘Belen’ tradition continues in Cebu museum

Raoul J. Chee Kee 12/24/2022

The belen or Christmas creche is the central figure in many Catholic and Christian homes during the holidays. They can be as simple as a few paper cutouts mounted on board, or as elaborate as the life-size…

Cordova awards first round winners of Christmas Lights and Facade Decoration contest

Futch Anthony Inso 11/08/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Municipality of Cordova has awarded the barangays and schools that won in the first round of judging for the Christmas Lights and Facade Decoration contest on Monday, November 7, 2022. The contest…

Cops make ‘thrilling’ gift-giving through checkpoint in Cebu City

Rosalie Abatayo 12/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Having walked and pushed a wooden cart filled with coconut husks and buko juice for at least 3 kilometers, an exhausted couple got the shock of their lives when they were stopped by…

Casa Gorordo Belen: A biblical journey

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2018

THE Belen has always been the symbol of Christmas in Casa Gorordo, a two-storey house built in the mid-18th century in Cebu City’s historic Parian district. The tradition, in what has now become a public museum, has…

Mandaue City’s life-size belen

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/22/2017

BERNARD Sarraza has been a photographer for 38 years. Sarraza, a native of Sitio Asinan, Barangay Mantuyong in Mandaue City, witnessed how the Mandaue City Plaza transformed from a plain meeting point on weekends to an anticipated…

Capitol lights up Christmas belen

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/02/2015

THE Cebu provincial government welcomed the first day of December by lighting up its own outdoor nativity scene  or “belen” at the  balcony of the Capitol last night. Multi-colored  Christmas lights  illuminated the facade of the  building…

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