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QUEZON CITY CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR IN BANAWE

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional Banawe Chinese New Year celebration will make its much-awaited return on Sunday (January 22) to welcome the Year of the Water Rabbit. The Quezon City Government thru QC Tourism Department (QCTD) head Tetta Tirona will lead the celebration, which will be held at the […]

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NO CHINESE NEW YEAR PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS IN MANILA

The city government of Manila has canceled all public celebrations of the Chinese New Year, which falls on February 1. Mayor Isko Moreno signed Executive Order (EO) No. 11 on canceling all activities and festivities, which mostly happen in the Binondo District, from January 31 to February 1. “Nakikisuyo tayo sa ating mga kababayang Filipino-Chinese na wala […]

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TANDAG CITY BANS FIREWORKS ON CHINESE NEW YEAR

The use and display of fireworks during the celebration of the Chinese New Year from Feb. 11 to 12 this year will be prohibited in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur. In her executive order issued earlier this week, Mayor Roxanne Pimentel acknowledged that fireworks displays have been part of Chinese community traditions during the annual […]