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Christmas parties prohibited in Metro Manila, Philippines' GCQ areas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 09:58 AM

Christmas parties are prohibited in areas under general community quarantine, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. Read more »

Retailers vow to follow health protocols during mall-wide sales

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 08:48 AM

The Philippine Retailers Association said Tuesday its members would follow minimum health protocols and strictly enforce physical distancing during mall-wide sales. Read more »

Taiwanese airlines offer ‘micro holidays’ to travel-hungry people

Ralph Jennings, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 13 10:54 PM

Three passengers negotiate with a flight attendant over duty-free cosmetics as another slams down her window shade on the sun streaming in from the west. The captain interrupts the movies playing on seat back screens to issue a warning before the A330-300 wags through turbulence over the Pacific Ocean. Exhaust trails invisibly from the jet engines. Read more »

S. Korea on alert over holidays despite slight drop in COVID-19 cases

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 01:16 PM

South Korea appealed on Tuesday for strict social-distancing despite a slight fall in the number of its new coronavirus cases, with millions of people set to travel for a major holiday.   Read more »

'For a very nice Christmas', gov't urged to place Metro Manila under GCQ until end-October

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 10:30 AM

A public health expert on Sunday urged government to keep Metro Manila under general community quarantine (GCQ) until Oct. 31 to better prepare the country for the holiday celebrations in December. Read more »

Malacañang announces 2021 holidays

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 02:14 PM

Malacañang released on Monday the list of regular and special non-working holidays for 2021.   Read more »

Duterte declares May 25 a holiday for Eid’l Fitr

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 09:19 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte has declared May 25 a regular holiday in observance of Eid‘l Fitr, the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Read more »

Put away phones at mealtimes and talk to each other, says Pope Francis

Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 08:32 AM

Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to talk to each other at mealtimes instead of using their mobile phones, citing Jesus, Mary and Joseph as an example for families to follow. Read more »

Magkano ang sahod ng mga magtatrabaho ng Pasko, Bagong Taon?

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Updated as of Dec 26 04:22 PM

Habang abala ang ibang tao sa pagdiriwang ng Pasko kasama ang pamilya, may iilan namang nagtatrabaho tuwing Pasko o Bagong Taon.  Read more »

Kapamilya stars ibinahagi ang holiday plans

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 08:46 PM

May sari-sariling plano ngayong Pasko ang mga Kapamilya stars para masulit ang kanilang bakasyon.  Read more »

Bakit dumarami ang mga may sakit sa puso kapag holiday season?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 04:08 PM

Paalala ng mga doktor ngayong Pasko: hinay-hinay sa pagkain at pag-inom sa holiday season. Read more »

Holiday optimism highest in Visayas: SWS

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 03:45 PM

The number of Filipinos expecting a happy Christmas was highest in the Visayas and lowest in Metro Manila, a Social Weather Stations survey revealed on the eve of the holiday. Read more »

LOOK: Wearing pajamas, Kathryn Bernardo visits Intramuros with Daniel Padilla

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 25 04:50 PM

Lights were aglow when celebrity couple Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo went on a spontaneous Christmas date around Intramuros.  Read more »

Australia Christmas gift scramble leaves a dozen injured

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 02:10 PM

Around 150 people jostled for prime position as two massive bags full of balloons hovered overhead in the shopping center in Sydney's western suburbs.   Read more »

Cut back on Christmas waste, says Environment chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 05:01 PM

The holidays are expected to bring in more waste from all the celebrations, Cimatu said in a statement.  Read more »

Demand for ride-hailing services peaks in run-up to holidays

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 10:39 PM

Philippine transport regulators are open to increasing the limit on the number of accredited ride-hailing app drivers amid increasing complaints of supposed overcharging during the holiday season. Read more »

Young Filipino-Canadian sells handmade jewelry to help local charity

Marieton Pacheco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 03:22 PM

While other kids are busy asking for gifts this Christmas, 5-year old Estella Bañez is doing something else.   Read more »

Full alert status ipinatupad na ng PNP para sa Pasko

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 06:39 PM

Pinaigting na ng Philippine National Police ang seguridad sa bansa ngayong malapit na ang Pasko. Read more »

Turn off your phones during holiday gatherings. You'll like it.

David Leonhardt, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 25 12:49 PM

Many of us have a complicated relationship with our phones. We enjoy them in the moment. Yet when we reflect on all the time we spend looking at a tiny screen, we feel lousy about it. We pine for a less addictive relationship with the online world. Read more »

How to get your running in during the holidays

Jen A. Miller, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 23 08:13 PM

Here’s how to jump those hurdles to make sure you keep up your routine, even if it doesn’t look like what you’re used to. Read more »