Topic: christmas-pandemic

Buying Christmas gifts

Buying Christmas gifts

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 06:49 PM

With barely two weeks left before Christmas day and amid the pandemic, people are rushing to buy gifts for their loved ones. Read more »

A COVID Christmas comes to Bethlehem

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

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

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 »

Giant Christmas candle

Giant Christmas candle

Michael Probst, AP
Posted at Dec 07 05:56 PM

The 'candle', with a height of 42 meters, is made of a historic stone tower wrapped in red cloth, with 110 light bulbs mounted at its tip. Read more »

Christmas preparation in Manila

Christmas preparation in Manila

Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 04:06 PM

Workers from the city of Manila install lanterns along main thoroughfares in preparation for the Yuletide season. Read more »

1