Celebrating the holidays on a tight budget is not always easy. But Tagumenos have found many creative ways to celebrate affordably and enjoy the Christmas season without cutting down on quality.
As a contractual worker, Yuko's father is not always able to send money so he tries to help his mother through caroling. Yuko said he gives everything he earns to his mother.
Christmas eve would have been another busy day for Melanie Larida as she would have doubled her time preparing for Noche Buena and for the 71st birthday of her father-in-law.
Devotees of the popular Black Nazarene welcomed the replica image at the Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Parish in Apokon, this city.
Tagum City ?will aspire to ?earn the distinction as a "City of People”? as it pursues infrastructure? development, road improvement and ?holding of colourful festivals?.