Hanging up Christmas lanterns has been one of the most cherished customs of Filipinos during Christmas. 


Can-avid glows with ‘sustainable’ Christmas lanterns

Nine former rebels in Northern Samar and six others in Leyte have been issued safe conduct passes (SCPs), signaling continued progress in the government’s Amnesty Program for former Communist rebels.

Safe conduct for ex-rebels in EV

The four-night jazz show of magnificent artists Jeannie Tiongco, pianist and saxophonist Henry Katindig, guitarist Rey Ynfante and their ensemble of talented musicians held at the Iloilo Gateway Hotel and Suites was a resounding success, according to balladeer and hotelier Aris Demavivas.

Jazz nights at a Iloilo hotel a resounding success

Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) has once again demonstrated its commitment to academic excellence after producing four topnotchers in the recently concluded Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT), according to official results released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

ESSU shines with 4 topnotchers in National Teachers’ Licensure Exam

Eastern Visayas is firmly putting itself on the map as a prime destination for international cruise ships.

E. Visayas: new cruise destination

In a display of creativity and resilience, the holiday season at the Northern Samar Provincial Jail (NSPJ) in Dancalan, Bobon, took on new meaning this year with the lighting of a towering 30-foot Christmas tree, handcrafted by the inmates themselves. 

Hope glows as inmates light up 30-foot Christmas tree

A police officer assigned to the Palompon Municipal Police Station has tested positive for shabu in a recent drug test as confirmed by the authorities last December 16.

Palompon cop tests positive for shabu

A Christmas treat from kid arts

The Kalawakan Art Gallery at the corner of Roces Avenue and Quezon Avenue was teeming with not only grownups but kids as well ogling at the art works displayed in the main gallery and a chamber adjacent to the bigger hall.

Romblon Kids mount art exhibits

Controversial psychic Madam Suzette Arandela is not a bearer of bad news, just a counsellor.


Madam Suzette Arandela predicts: “Beware of malls in Cebu and Davao, they are prone to fire”

The quiet coastal municipality of Babatngon has found itself at the center of a worrying episode as the parish priest of San Jose de Malibago Parish, Reverend Father Edwin “Kutz” Caintoy, 55, has been missing since the morning of December 23, 2025.

Babatngon parish priest missing

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