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Kapamilya stars Anne Curtis-Smith, Edward Barber of Pinoy Big Brother Lucky 7 and reigning Binibining Pilipinas queens will lead the annual Christmas Tree Lighting event at Times Square Food Park in Araneta City on November 8 at 7 p.m. Unkabogable star Vice Ganda might also dropped by and spread cheer during the festive holiday tree lighting event. Started in 1981, this is the third year in a row that the 100-foot Christmas Tree is housed on the food park. Last year, Vice Ganda and Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo rocked Araneta City with their musical numbers. Will the star power of Anne and Barber break the 20,000 record number of fans and guests who witnessed last year's event? Reigning Binibining Pilipinas queens and other celebrities will also grace in switching the lights of the iconic Christmas Tree on the premier lifestyle hub. - Robert Requintina 

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga --- Beauty queens and other groups spread holiday cheers when they gave gifts to 800 Aeta children here as part of the Christmas project dubbed "Angels' Dream". "From 300 and 600,  we are granting the 800 wishes of Little Angels. Thank you to all those who helped for making this annual project a success.  We can all be a heaven-sent and we can be a blessing by giving," says Midori Clark Hotel and Casino General Manager Vic Chan, during the gift-giving event held in the establishment last Dec. 18. In response, Jumong Ragondo, an elementary pupil from Sapang-Bato Elementary School, read a thank you letter written in Pilipino in behalf of the Aeta children. Ragondo promised the group that he and the children will study hard. During the first year of the holiday project in 2016, some 300 wishes from Aeta kids were granted. Then the number of wishes granted doubled in 2017, adds Chan. Among those who took part in ...

Residents of Las Piñas City gathered on Dec. 14 to watch the parade of giant colorful lanterns made of recycled materials as part of this year’s celebration of the 13th Las Piñas Parol Festival. Sen. Cynthia A. Villar and representatives from the local government joined spectators as giant lanterns made by local residents were paraded in the city grounds. “A Filipino Christmas is not complete without a traditional parol hanging outside our homes. I am truly amazed by the creativity of the Las Piñeros as they continue to come up with unique and creative designs that make Christmas in our city truly alive and colorful,” Senator Villar said. The festival was launched by Senator Villar thirteen years ago to revive the city’s parol-making industry. Villar helped organize the “Samahang Magpaparol ng Las Pinas" and later on set up the Las Pinas Parol Center which has since served as the training area for lantern makers. This year, the lanterns built by Las Piñeros were used to ad...

Note: This post is written in Tagalog-English para mas lalo nating ma-appreciate ang Pasko sa Pilipinas. Ang mga post na ito ay kuha kung saan-saang lugar bunga ng paglalakwatsa at makakating paa ng may akda.  Kung handaan ang pag-uusapan sa Kapaskuhan, hindi mawawala sa ating hapag-kainan ang spaghetti! Sa mga Pinoy na may sinusunod na pamahiin, mas naghahanda sila ng spaghetti sa Pasko kesa sa Bagong Taon. Paniwala ng iba, dahil buhol-buhol ang noodles ng spaghetti, magiging magulo raw ang buhay mo kung kakain ka ng pansit o spaghetti sa New Year! That's why mas mabuti raw na ihanda na lamang ang spaghetti at pansit tuwing Pasko para safe sa pamahiin sa Bagong Taon. And what do you know? Ang dami-dami palang promo ngayon ng spaghetti brand nang bumisita ako sa Shopwise Araneta Center sa Cubao kamakailan lamang. Dahil pambara ang pinag-uusapan natin dito, isama na rin natin ng kaunti ang mga panulak: softdrinks! Heto na! Heto na! Heto na! - ROBERT REQUINTINA Wow! Ya...

The Villar family led by Senate President Manny and Senator Cynthia Villar celebrated their annual Christmas gift-giving get-together with some 150 kids from barangay Baseco in Tondo and barangay Iruhin in Tagaytay at the Christmas Village in Crosswinds, Tagaytay. Joined by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar and wife Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Villar, Camille Villar and grandchildren Emma Therese and Tristan, the family sang and played with the kids in the annual gift-giving affair hosted by the Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance). “We are very happy to have spent this special time with the kids,” Senate President Villar said as he watched kids, aged 2 to 13 years old, enjoy the Christmas Village set up at the 100-hectare Crosswinds community in Tagaytay. The Villars, especially grandkids Emma Therese and Tristan, joined the Baseco kids in watching a magician show and playing parlor games. In the end, they ...

Note: This post is written in Tagalog-English para mas lalo nating ma-appreciate ang Pasko sa Pilipinas. Ang mga post na ito ay kuha kung saan-saang lugar bunga ng paglalakwatsa at makakating paa ng may akda.  Iba pa rin ang Paskong Pilipino dahil sa Pilipinas lang yata ang may pinakamahabang preparasyon at selebrasyon sa nalalapit na pagsilang ni Hesus. Kapapasok pa lamang ng "ber" months, kahit hindi pa December, maririnig mo na ang mga awiting Pamasko sa radyo at nag-uumpisa nang magkaroon ng palamuti ang mga pasyalan at ibang establishment. Minsan, mararamdaman mo rin ito sa lamig ng simoy ng hangin. Without further ado, heto na ang ilan sa mga Christmas photos na aking nahalaw na siguradong ninyong kagigiliwan. Let's start sa Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City! Ready! Get Set! Go! - ROBERT REQUINTINA Wow! Ang ganda! Para silang naglalakad sa ibabaw ng gift wrapper or colored candy cane! So liwanag! Para ka na ring namamasyal sa Miami, Florida o...

Thousands of people turned out and cheered as cellphone cameras clicked when the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City lit up last Friday night as it switched the lights on its iconic giant Christmas tree, a tradition that started in 1981. Thousands of people crowded the venue at the Times Square Food park on the premier lifestyle hub. It is the second year in a row that the 100-foot Christmas tree is housed on the food park on the corner of Times Square and Gen. Roxas Avenue. Judy Araneta Roxas, mother of Senator Mar Roxas; Stella Marquez Araneta, chair of Bb. Pilipinas Charities, Inc., Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, Binibining Pilipinas queens, movie stars, executives, and sponsors led the lighting of the giant holiday tree. Ace comedian Vice Ganda and actress-singer Sarah Geronino joined the celebration. This was Vice Ganda's fifth straight year of leading the celebration, and Geronimo's first. Other guests include Darren Espanto, McCoy de Leon, TNT Boys, Janine Ber...

WITH only a few days left before Christmas, Las Pinas residents once again showcased their creative whiz with their amazing giant lanterns for the 12th Parol Festival, now an annual event in the city and eagerly participated in by Las Pineros. Participating parols in the festival were made with recycled materials and followed the required 8 ft x 8 ft size. The Parol Festival was a brainchild of Sen. Cynthia A. Villar when she was still Las Piñas congresswoman in a bid to boost the city's parol-making industry by organizing the “Samahang Magpaparol ng Las Pinas" and the Las Pinas Parol Center which has since served as the training area for lantern makers. “It felt right at that time to help my constituents to provide them with the venue not only to showcase their talents but to also encourage residents, especially promising entrepreneurs, to venture into parol making which is a highly lucrative industry. And 12 years today, we have given birth to hundreds of creati...

VISTA Land Chairman and former Senate President Manny Villar has never forgotten his Tondo roots. And as a way of giving back to the children of Tondo, Villar and his wife, Sen. Cynthia A. Villar has once again gave a one-of-a kind Christmas treat to 150 children from Baseco, Tondo and Bgy. Iruhin, Tagaytay. The Christmas party and gift-giving for the kids was held at the charming Christmas Village of the posh Swiss luxury sanctuary, Crosswinds in Tagaytay. Now on its 8th year, the annual gift-giving of Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) is an activity that the Baseco and Iruhin children always look forward to every Christmas season. “We have been so blessed to have achieved a lot of things in both our public and private endeavors and this annual Christmas treat to the Baseco and Iruhin kids is our way of paying it forward to them,” Sen. Villar said. The children, aged 2 to 13 years old, were treated to fun-filled activities at the Cro...