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'Paano sila na walang handa?': Bakery gives out food packs to the homeless on Christmas

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 03:04 AM

“The secret to happiness is helping others.”    Read more »

OPINION: From resilience to recovery

U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law
Posted at Dec 30 03:03 PM

2020 has tested our resilience, but I am confident 2021 will be a year of recovery, as medical advancements enable us to better contain and treat the virus, and our economies reopen to support growth and development.  Read more »

PITX, maluwag at walang aberya sa gitna ng holiday season

Wheng Hidalgo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 10:21 PM

Kahit dagsa ang mga pasahero sa Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) sa kabila ng rush hour ngayong holiday season, mabilis ang paggalaw sa mga pila para makasakay ng mga bus. Read more »

Metro Manila, 9 other areas stay under GCQ in January 2021

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 11:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday night that Metro Manila and 9 other areas will stay under general community quarantine (GCQ), the third strictest of 4 lockdown levels, until January 31, 2021.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 25, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 03:43 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Campus journalism: The words of Christmas

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Dec 25 09:28 PM

Campus journalism has immensely and profoundly provided the roots of the continued struggle to keep robust and enduring the constitutional cornerstone of free expression. Read more »

'Heartbreaking to see': Christmas celebrated under pandemic's shadow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 25 07:05 PM

In Catholic-majority Philippines, services were rocked when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the country, capping off a troubled yuletide already muted by bans on parties and carol singing. Read more »

Physically-distanced Christmas mass-goers

Lisa Marie David, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 05:32 PM

People wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the COVID-19 observe physicial distancing during a Christmas Mass at the Manila Cathedral on Friday. Read more »

Lalaking pumatay umano sa 2 anak sa araw ng Pasko, sumuko sa Taguig

Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 25 08:49 PM

Sumuko sa mga pulis sa Taguig ang isang ama matapos niya umanong patayin ang kanyang dalawang anak na may edad isa at tatlong-taong gulang ngayong Pasko. Read more »

A COVID Christmas comes to Bethlehem

Adam Rasgon, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 24 04:40 PM

Bethlehem has about 1,000 confirmed, active cases of COVID-19, according to official data, although the true number is thought to be much higher. All intensive care beds at hospitals are occupied, the Health Ministry said.   Read more »

Presyo ng lechon sa La Loma tumaas na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 24 09:50 PM

Sumipa ang presyo ng lechon nang hanggang P2,000 sa tradisyunal nitong bilihan sa La Loma, Quezon City, kasabay ng paghahanda ng mga Pilipino para magsalu-salo ngayong Pasko.    Read more »

The virus that stole most of 2020 now steals Christmas, too

Jason Horowitz, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 24 09:09 AM

People who have lost loved ones face an empty chair or an agonizing void this holiday season. That is hard enough. But a surge in infections, a new fast-spreading variant of the virus and mounting deaths have led authorities to shut down Christmas, too. For many, home for the holidays has taken on an ominous meaning: There is nowhere else to go.   Read more »

LIST: Tollroads waiving fees for Christmas, New Year holidays

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 06:18 PM

Operators of north and south expressways said Wednesday that they are waiving toll fees for Christmas and New Year's to allow seamless travel for those visiting their loved ones during the holidays. Read more »

Santa rides elephants to Thai town, bearing gifts of face masks

Jiraporn Kuhakan, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 23 10:54 PM

Santa Claus gave his sleigh and reindeer a break on Wednesday and rode elephants in Thailand during a special Christmas visit aimed at raising awareness about the threat of the coronavirus.   Read more »

'Very possible' for M. Manila to see 4,000 daily COVID-19 cases after Christmas: researchers

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 09:50 PM

A tally of 4,000 new COVID-19 cases per day is "very possible" in Metro Manila after Christmas if the public fails to follow health protocols through the holidays, two members of the academe said on Wednesday. Read more »

Most Filipinos hopeful for 2021, but many expect to be poorer over holidays: survey

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 03:27 PM

Majority of Filipinos will celebrate Christmas just like they did last year while 91 percent will welcome the New Year with hope despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Pulse Asia survey released Wednesday. Read more »

WATCH: Harry Roque sings 'Payapang Daigdig'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 07:29 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque shared during a press briefing on Tuesday a video of him singing the Christmas song "Payapang Daigdig." Read more »

Palace denies rumors about Christmas, New Year lockdown in M. Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 03:14 PM

Malacañang denied on Monday that Metro Manila's 12 million people will be locked down during the Christmas and New Year's holidays to arrest the spread of the novel coronavirus.  Read more »

Magulay na Pasko

Text and photos by George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 03:52 PM

When Caloocan parish priest Fr. Eduardo “Ponpon” Vasquez Jr. saw the sudden interest in gardening, he grabbed the opportunity to promote vegetable cultivation in his community via the “Veggie Christmas Tree Challenge 2020.”  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 17, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 03:45 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »