When Jun Belen was preparing to leave for graduate school at Stanford, he warned his mother not to expect him back home in Manila for at least two years. He planned to save his money. But it was hard ...

This weekend, KHON2 is set to premiere a one-hour Filipino Christmas special highlighting the Filipino community and their festive traditions. Hosted by Mikey Monis Pasko from Hawai’i will air on ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Many Filipino homes hang a star-shaped decoration for Christmas called a “parol”, from simple ones made of paper to elaborate modern ones with bright blinking lights.

It’s two days after Christmas. The refrigerator is still filled with Noche Buena leftovers, and you’re probably wondering if you should start taking down your decorations. But who are we kidding? As ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Filipino Community Center (FilCom) invites the public to celebrate Christmas Filipino-style at “Pasko sa FilCom” on Sunday, Dec. 14. The free, family-friendly event will ...

Though it focuses on marking the same miraculous occurrence as in the West — the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem manger — Filipino Christmas traditions have their own unique flavor, figuratively and ...

Music, food and a festive mood are what make a Filipino Christmas Mass unique, according to organisers of a north Queensland Simbang Gabi celebration. Mackay is home to more than 2,000 Filipino people ...

Simbang Gabi, a Filipino Christmas tradition, is being celebrated in area Catholic churches through Monday, Dec. 23, with each day having a lesson and theme. Churches in Glenview, Tinley Park, Lake ...

As soon as September begins, the Philippines transforms into a country-wide Christmas wonderland, marking the start of what is widely recognised as the longest Christmas season in the world. While the ...