Residents start buying round fruits at the stores in downtown Davao City on Friday, December 29. 2023. Many Filipino households believe having 13 round fruits on the table on New Year’s Eve will bring prosperity and good luck for the incoming year. MindaNews photo
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 29 December) – The lives of average Filipinos revolve around rituals. Such rituals are grounded on beliefs and a unique conception of spirituality. And, like other beliefs, they defy explanation and rationalization. What’s important is that
Personnel of the Philippine National Police Explosive and Ordnance Disposal Unit inspect baggage with bomb-sniffing dogs inside the terminal in Davao City on Friday, December 29, 2023. Security forces are now on heightened alert amid the influx of passengers in airports, bus terminals and seaports. MindaNews photo
An entire family of six aboard a motorcycle cruises along the Iligan-Bukidnon highway in the mountainous part of Barangay Lambaguhon in Iligan CIty Friday morning (29 December 2023). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A night market selling second hand shoes and other personal items has emerged this year in Isabela City in Basilan. MindaNews photo taken 28 December 2023 by JULES L. BENITEZ
