Delivered by Senator Nikki Coseteng at the 13th Manila Forum for Philippines-China Relations and Annual Christmas Media Party ...

I am hopeful that the city I grew up in will one day be a type of place that tourists don’t simply skip in their itineraries.

The Year of the Snake is here - and millions across Asia and the world are welcoming it, with family, friends, prayers and plenty of food. The Lunar New Year, which coincides with ...

After dinner, the Lor family, all wearing red, walked down Ongpin Street ... uncommon to see Filipinos attending mass at a Catholic church in Chinatown before shopping for good luck charms ...

It has been a staple in Ongpin Street since the late 1980s ... Spanish friars set up Binondo Church in 1596 to convert Chinese immigrants to Catholicism during the Philippine colonial era.

This church was "discovered" by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. After attempts to "latinize" the rite, many broke away to form their own rite under the control of the Syrian Patriarch.

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

HABI: The Philippine Textile Council has a mission to revive and proliferate more abaca weaving in Catanduanes, known as the ...

5 Ways to 'Count it All Joy' in Troubled Times ...