Chinese New Year in the old hometown

By Jeffrey Lee Florendo
ODDLY, and not surprisingly, we celebrate the Roman Christian New Year in much the same way as the Chinese New Year—with much noise-making and fireworks and domestic rituals and observances that we sometimes take for superstitions.

Here we go again

By Bob Zozobrado
After that short Holiday respite, I’m back to chronicling fun events that dot our social horizon. Starting with this column, you’ll see less “talk” from me, to have space for more photos.

What the future holds in ’09

By Wilhelmina S. Orozco
Filipinos are the least scientific in dealing with their futures. Half of the population, or even more, probably rely on manghuhulas or those who look at the stars, read tarot cards, or who use their intuition, and consult certain natural objects to divine their future.

Kapuso Stars at Sinulog Festival

It’s the merry-month of January and the most-anticipated festival on the Queen City of the South unravels with no less than the hottest personalities in show business.