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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...

How this Tausug artist was forged in the crucible of war

By Rey-Luis Banagudos/PNA ZAMBOANGA CITY -- In February 1974, the proud town of Jolo was totally burned down and bombed to oblivion. On the eighth day of that month, hordes of Moro rebels...

Dangal ng Bayan Lowel Andrian Solayao: Paying it forward

By DepEd PR/PNA MANILA --There is a saying that when you give, you receive twice as much. But when Lowel Andrian Solayao once received help, he paid it forward and gave back countless...

Ex-Bayan Muna officer now a gov’t asset

By ER - PNA MANILA -- Being a member of communist revolutionary groups for most of her life, 29-year-old Magdalena Gano now takes on a different role in her community. Growing up with...

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