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There are three occasions in the Philippines which are celebrated over a period of days. These are Christmas, Holy Week and “Undas,” the local term referring to Nov. 1 and 2. The term comes from the Spanish honras, meaning “honors” as in “with honors.”
VICE President Sara Duterte, on All Saints' Day, urged Filipinos to pray for continued blessings for the Philippines and for protection against calamities, wars and «other forces.»
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Hundreds of wounded Gaza residents and foreigners gathered at the Egypt border Wednesday, poised to flee the shattered territory that is still reeling from a deadly Israeli strike on a refugee camp.
PARIS, France — The crunch climate talks being held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12 will be the 28th such gathering of world leaders under UN auspices known as COPs.
MANILA, Philippines — It's almost Halloween — that one single time of the year when spooks, ghosts, monsters, goblins and other scary creatures bask in the spotlight.
SEOUL, South Korea — On Halloween weekend last year, nearly 160 people were crushed to death in a narrow alleyway in South Korea's capital after the country's first post-pandemic holiday celebrations descended into deadly chaos.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism and the Film Development Council of the Philippines on Thursday led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Philippine Film Heritage Building in Intramuros, Manila.
President Ferdinand (Bong Bong) Marcos, Jr. stood out as the country’s No. 1 cheerleader of sports during a gathering at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum the other night and declared that it was a proud moment to be Pinoy in applauding the efforts of 33 Filipino athletes who brought home medals from the recent Hangzhou Asian Games. The Chief Executive handed out certificates of recognition and giant-sized checks representing cash incentives to athletes on stage to highlight the program called “Gabi Ng Parangal Para Sa Bayaning Atletang Pilipino.”