Robinsons Starmills empowers Pampanga lantern makers
The highly anticipated spectacular festival of lights is back in the Christmas Capital of the Philippines starting Sept. 10. Robinsons Starmills in San Fernando, Pampanga, the home of the Giant
The highly anticipated spectacular festival of lights is back in the Christmas Capital of the Philippines starting Sept. 10. Robinsons Starmills in San Fernando, Pampanga, the home of the Giant
In a Quiapo sidewalk near the church, Consolacion Dimen sorts out bottles that she makes into Christmas lanterns, and sells for P100 each.
For the first time in decades, Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI), is featuring Christmas décor inspired by Philippine churches, along Ayala Avenue and around the Makati business district.
It is December in Manila, and I am overwhelmed by the excesses of the holidays. I have attended too many parties. The streets are choked with traffic. Stores are drowning with cheap Chinese Christmas bric-a-brac.
When people mention Pampanga, you often think of food, particularly dainty sweets and saucy, oily dishes most Filipinos love. Or you think of those giant multicolor Christmas lanterns.
If the mood around the Cultural Center of the Philippines appears brighter this time of the year, it’s probably because of the 50 new white lanterns that surround its façade.
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