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Local Legends Season Two: Unearthing Cooking Traditions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 03:53 PM

What makes a dish uniquely Filipino? We’re putting back the spotlight on Filipino culture and tradition in the second season of “Local Legends”. Read more »

Round fruits for New Year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 09:25 PM

A fruit vendor stacks round-shaped fruits at Balintawak Market in Quezon City on Wednesday in preparation for the New Year, five days before New Year. Read more »

'Binyag' para sa mga alagang hayop sa Japan, nauuso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 09:43 PM

Sumasalamin ito sa lumalagong industriya sa Japan na layong magbigay serbisyo sa mga taong itinuturing na ring kapamilya ang kanilang mga alagang hayop. Read more »

WATCH: 'Bato' does traditional dance in adoption as 'son of Cordillera'

Mae Cornes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 01:48 PM

Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Friday danced to "Tayao," a Benguet cultural dance, as he accepted his adoption as "son of Cordillera." Read more »

No charges for Chinese man caught with brother's severed arms

Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 08 05:32 PM

Shanghai, China - A Chinese man was detained after a bus station security scanner revealed that he had his brother's severed arms in his luggage, state media reported, but police said he was unlikely to face criminal charges. Read more »

What's in a Chinese name? Ancient rites and growing business

Yanan Wang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 02:27 PM

In a one-room shop tucked inside a Beijing alley, a bearded 74-year-old fortune-teller in crimson tunic offers what Chinese parents have sought for centuries: an auspicious name for their newborn.  Read more »

Ibaloys share their secret to long life — keep the food tasty, but simple

Rhys Buccat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 05:14 PM

An indigenous community in Baguio that prides itself in clean, healthy living swears by one mantra: "If there is smoke, there is a feast." Read more »

Scottish island pays fiery tribute to Viking past

Mark Mclaughlin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 08:18 AM

A flaming Viking longship has been dispatched from a remote Scottish island to Valhalla in the grand finale of one of the most dramatic fire festivals in the world.  Read more »

Mga mamimili, dagsa para sa after-Christmas shopping

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 05:24 AM

Sa US, abala na ang karamihan sa after-Christmas shopping. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ilang patok na pasyalan ngayong Pasko

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 03:13 PM

Bukod sa pagdiriwang ng pagsilang ni Hesus, itinuturing din na araw ng pamilya ang December 25. Read more »

KILALANIN: Mga Pinoy 'Santa Claus'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 04:34 AM

Habang abala ang karamihan sa paghahanda para sa kani-kanilang Christmas celebration, ilan sa ating mga kababayan ang naghahanda rin ng mga ipamimigay sa mas nangangailangan.  Read more »

Museum on Cordilleran culture opens in Ilocos Norte

Denis Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 06:34 AM

A museum in Laoag City gives visitors a glimpse into the unique culture of the Cordilleras. Read more »

Tatak Noypi: How Pinoys celebrate Fathers' Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 03:40 AM

Sa Linggo na ipagdiriwang ang Fathers' Day, pero ngayon pa lang, kanya-kanya nang pagpupugay ang ilang Pinoy sa kani-kanilang tatay. Read more »

Muslims mark start of Ramadan

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 11:45 AM

Filipino followers of Islam on Monday marked the start of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. Read more »

WATCH: Muslims prepare for Ramadan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 11:45 AM

Muslims across the country are getting ready to mark the holy month of Ramadan. Read more »

WATCH: Meat-free dishes for Holy Week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 05:53 AM

Tradisyon ng mga Katoliko ang pag-abstain o pag-iwas sa pagkain ng karne tuwing Semana Santa. Kaya patok din ngayon ang mga restaurants na nag-aalok ng meat-free dishes. Read more »

Boracay, Baguio among top destinations during Holy Week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 05:45 AM

Bukod sa mga simbahan at pilgrimage sites, marami na rin ang mga bakasyunista sa mga paboritong pasyalan tulad ng Baguio at Boracay.  Read more »

Pinoy Catholics join Palm Sunday celebration

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 11:24 AM

Filipino Catholics flocked to churches on Palm Sunday, carrying palm leaves to be blessed by priests. Read more »

How Tsinoys welcome Lunar New Year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 04:25 AM

Sa Lunes na ang Chinese New Year. Mayroon na ba kayong mga pampaswerte sa pagpasok ng Year of the Fire Monkey? Read more »

University in Michigan releases '2016 list of banned words'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 04:44 AM

Naglabas ang isang unibersidad sa Michigan ng "2016 list of banned words."  Read more »