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NCCA, Cordillera media open Sagada art house

By Pamela Mariz Geminiano /PNA SAGADA, Mountain Province -- The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Cordillera News Agency (CNA), and a local family here have put up a native house...

Tausug event organizers bring wedding dreams to life

By Rey-Luis Banagudos/PNA ZAMBOANGA CITY – As more young Muslim Filipinos become mainstream professionals or entrepreneurs, many of them would prefer having big and glamorous weddings with their hard-earned money. This makes events coordinating...

‘Videoke’ highlights Pinoy Yuletide bonding

By Priam Nepomuceno - PNA MANILA -- For most Filipinos, Yuletide specialty foods like "lechon" (roasted pig), "halayang ube" (purple yam), leche flan, "puto" (rice cake" and "pansit" of various flavors, and the...

Simbang Gabi: An enduring Filipino Christmas tradition

By Aerol John Pateña with reports from Catherine Datiles, OJT/PNA MANILA -- Attending "Simbang Gabi" or Misa de Gallo (dawn mass) for nine consecutive days is one of the most distinctive traditions of...

Paskong Pinoy: Of Merriment and Reverence

By Mary Clarince David - PTV “Wherever there are people giving gifts, exchanging cards, I believe that Christmas is truly in their hearts.” It's that time of year again. December has come and with...

HIV patient strives to make life normal

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- Twenty-nine-year-old call center agent Kiko (not his real name) has been battling human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for two years now. While he has experienced difficult times...

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