WORK AS USUAL. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) presides over a meeting with local officials of Negros Occidental, uniformed personnel, and officials from national and local based government agencies to assess the extent of Typhoon Odette's damage at the Kabankalan City Hall on Tuesday (Dec. 20, 2021). The President said Christmas Day on Saturday will be a working one for him as he continues to monitor the plight of typhoon victims in the Visayas and Mindanao. (Arman Baylon/Presidential photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is wishing the Christmas celebration would inspire Filipinos to realize their dreams and aspirations for the country. "May the light that this season brings fill us with hope and courage as we continue to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic," Duterte said in his taped Christmas Eve message on Friday. "We have been blessed much by the birth of Christ. Let us share this blessing with others. Maligayang Pasko sa ating lahat (Merry Christmas to a
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS
Alex Eduque I write this on the eve of Christmas eve. As I think about and ponder over what sparks Christmas in my life, I realized that it ended up filtering down to my senses. The sights and sounds of Christmas; the tastes and smells of the holidays, and of course, more l