Traditional New Year dinner for Cebu’s Chinese families

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/31/2014

Asked about their plans for celebrating today’s Chinese New Year, several Chinese business leaders replied that they would have  family dinner complete with the traditional trimmings. “During the New Year’s Eve, my family and I will just…

Chinese New Year Fashion

Dexter Alazas 01/29/2014

Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is one of the biggest celebrations in Chinese culture and even non-Chinese all over the world like to get in on the party. It’s about creating an auspicious energy to…

‘Lucky’ charms may lead to bad luck, watchdog says

01/27/2014

Not even the six-syllable Kuan Yin mantra can ward off the danger of lead exposure from a set of prayer beads, according to an environment and consumer safety group. The prayer beads set has been identified by…

First fire in 2014 hits Samboan, 6 houses burned

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera 01/02/2014

While most of the families were celebrating the New Year, six families in Samboan town had to scramble for their lives and save some of their belongings when fire broke past 1:30 p.m. on the first year…

Vendor readies 13 fruits for customers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/02/2014

Fruit vendor Rose Faelnar hopes to make better sales on New Year’s Eve as families stock up on fruits in Ramos Market in Cebu City. With the high demand, fruits cost P30 to P50 more per kilo,…

Ecowaste calls for New Year revelry sans ‘crackers, fireworks

12/13/2013

MANILA—Three weeks before the New Year, the environmentalist group EcoWaste Coalition launched its yearly campaign against unsafe firecrackers on Friday in an effort to convince the public to avoid the kind of revelry that could cause death…

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