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Google Doodle celebrates Lunar New Year

Sunday marks the beginning of a new year -- the Lunar New Year.

How Lunar New Year is celebrated around Asia

Lunar New Year, commonly referred to as Chinese New Year, is a holiday widely celebrated in China, but there are many other countries that observe the festival as well, especially in countries in East and Southeast Asia. Find out how each country celebrates Lunar New Year.

Celeste Cortesi shows off Darna-inspired costume in Miss Universe 2022

By Katrina Gracia Consebido   Filipina beauty queen Celeste Cortesi showed off her ‘Darna’-inspired costume during Miss Universe 2022’s National Costume Competition on Thursday, Jan. 12. The costume was made by designer Oliver Tolentino. "Darna...

Inasal na manok, sisig among best traditional food in the world

Filipino food inasal na manok (grilled chicken) and sisig (pig's belly) are among Taste Astlas' Top 100 Best Traditional Food in the World in 2022.

Why storytelling through local languages matters

Preserving endangered languages while promoting reading, independent publishing house Aklat Alamid has been hitting two birds with one stone since 2016.

‘Gaslighting’ named Word of the Year

Merriam-Webster has named "Gaslighting" as its Word of the Year for 2022.

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