NINE out of 10 Filipinos would answer "Christmas!" when asked what their favorite time of the year is. Count me in the deviant 10 percent. I'd rather intensify my tan under the scorching summer sun than get upper respiratory tract infection from the nippy weather whenever December rolls in. ;o)
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Mayor: Firecracker ban still holds
Leftists rebuff government's Christmas truce
San Felipe wins Giant Lantern Festival 2004
Trade department keeping eye on defective Christmas lights
Manila cops cancel Christmas party to cut costs
Oh Christmas tree

The Christmas trees all over town are alive with lights and definitely the holiday fever is reaching its peak.

“Tis the season to sparkle and shine”... say the people of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, so they had a big do for the ceremonial lighting of their magnificent tree which towers at the grand lobby. .
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Christmas won't be the same without Bobby

THE brother of abducted Filipino overseas worker Robert "Bobby" Tarongoy said Wednesday that Christmas won't be happy without Bobby.[ full story ]


Mayor tells Muslims: Celebrate Christmas with Christians

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte treated Monday about 1,500 Muslim leaders in the city to a lunch cum Christmas party, his own way of inviting more than 120,000 Muslim residents to join the celebration of Christmas regardless of religious beliefs.[ full story ]

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This coming year, it would be nice to have...
-Peace on earth
-Peace at heart
-Love to rule
-Goodwill to mankind
-No war in Iraq or -North Korea
-No disasters
-No more boy bands
-No more bombings
-Less politicking
-Stronger Peso
-More X-box or PS2 "cafes"
-An Incubus concert here
Cooler weather

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LIKE the rain in June, Christmas gives everybody a reason to fuss about in December. And not just to fuss, but also to celebrate. Here at Sun.Star Network online, we do Christmas right. ;o)

For this year, Krismas sa Pinas will be featuring the season's revelries across the country from Baguio all the way down to Zamboanga. Here, we also bring together news updates that have a lot to do with the holiday rush.

We promise nothing heavy, nothing bizarrely unfathomable, only light and relevant topics -- the kind that makes you think it was worth the visit. So, go click on. :o)

Missed yesterday's theme? Click on the past themes for dawn masses. For health reasons, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal has decided to waive his traditional out-of-town Misa de Gallo.
'Mysteries of God'
'Looking towards Christ'
'Contemplating with Mary the face of Christ'
'He interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself'
'The most evident dimension of the Eucharist is that it is a meal'
'Celebrating, worshipping, contemplating.'
'Abide in me and I in you'
'They set out immediately'
'O Sacred Banquet'
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