Category: Events
Paskotitap 2011 Light and Float Parade in Pasig City
Annually for its fifth time already, Pasig City will have its “Paskotitap” event this Sunday, December 11, 2011. Unlike the usual lantern parades, this event is composed of different floats from different barangays and sponsored by different companies. The floats have their own themes and are accompanied by students that perform street dancing. At the [...]
“National AIDS Sunday” on December 4- CBCP
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced Thursday the observation of “National AIDS Sunday” on December 4, 2011. The event is said to be the Cathoic Church’s response to the worsening problem of AIDS in the country. The event will be launched on the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Grandstand, following a program [...]
List of Philippine Holidays for 2012 Chinese New Year Included
I know what you are thinking its still too early to be counting the holidays for 2012. You may even add “for Christ’s sake it’s still 2011.” But this thing is of urgency after all Malacañang proclaimed the Chinese New Year to be 2012′s first special non-working holiday. Mixed reactions were thrown after the palace [...]
TOMS Give Fair : Philippine’s First Giving Fair
Shopping for shoes has never been more fruitful. This Sunday, take time and shop every pair of shoe that you can find at TOMS, Trinoma. TOMS Philippines will be holding a Giving Fair, the first of its kind in the country. This is only a one-day event that dates December 4 and starts from 10am [...]
Philippine Red Cross Million Volunteer Run : Run for Humanity 2011
Fun runs are like mushrooms that sprung up these days. Everyday, there seem to be an organization, a charity or a product that organizes one. For whatever reason that they push through such event be it advertisement, fund raising, etc., all of them have been attracting a lot of participants. So technically speaking, fun runs [...]
Dear Santa Christmas Bazaar 2011
As Christmas is fast approaching, endless wish lists are surely being written by many. On the other hand, people are now also busy shopping and looking for the perfect gifts for their family and friends. That is why the lines for shopping malls are growing longer, not to mention the different sale promos everywhere in [...]
December Lantern Parade and Festivals
December is a month reserved for Christmas. Everyone is excited whenever this month comes for it means holidays, a lot of delicious foods and a lot of gifts not to mention the long break from work. So as we come closer to the last month of the year, let us take a look at some [...]
Commemorating Bonifacio’s Heroism
Filipinos have a way of paying tribute to those who contributed their lives for the country’s freedom that we are enjoying today. Just like now, the Philippines is commemorating the 148th birth anniversary of one of the key persons who fought real hard just to release this country in the hands of the conquerors from [...]
November 7 2011 Holiday in the Philippines
President Noynoy Aquino has signed Proclamation No. 276 making November 7, which falls on a Monday as regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslim worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to [...]