Ghouls of Filipino folklore 'show up' for Halloween

Philstar - Nov 1, 2026

It's the time for costume parties, scary decorations, horror movies, and trick-or-treats around the neighborhood.

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BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — I was at the early stages of graduate school thesis work at the University of the Philippines Baguio in 2007 when I was told by photographer Tommy Hafalla that the ritual “Begnas” of Sagada town in Mountain Province was to be held in the days leading up to All Saints’ Day.

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Nov 1, 2026

Nov. 4, 1999 Tuguegarao was converted from a municipality to a component city of Cagayan province through the approval of Republic Act No. 8755. A plebiscite was later held on Dec. 18, 1999, to ratify the conversion. Designated as the capital city of Cagayan and the regional center of Cagayan Valley, Tuguegarao is bounded by

Experience two sides of Switzerland at Beau-Rivage Palace and Lausanne Palace

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There is a certain romance to spending the holidays in Switzerland, and hotels like Beau-Rivage Palace and Lausanne Palace are perfect settings

Far from home, close to grief: why millions of Filipino migrants dread Undas

Nov 1, 2026

For over three decades, Dolores Balladares Pelaez has lived and worked in Hong Kong without once returning to the Philippines for Undas, the annual two-day observance honouring the dead. This year, she is arranging prayers from afar for her late father and four siblings, but will once again miss the gathering back home. On Thursday morning, the 56-year-old domestic helper called her mother and niece in Laguna province to discuss hiring a prayer leader to visit the family home. Her sisters-in-law...

No P20/per kilo rice for sale on All Souls' Day, November 2

Nov 1, 2026

There will be no sale of the government's P20 per kilo rice on Monday, November 2 in observance of the All Souls' Day.

Spooky mall frights, cemetery bazaar mark Bukidnon Halloween

Nov 1, 2026

VALENCIA CITY, BUKIDNON, Philippines — Holiday shoppers and cemetery visitors here experienced a mix of fright and festival energy on Saturday as local businesses and city organizers rolled out Halloween-themed attractions alongside the annual All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day exodus. Inside one of the city’s premier shopping malls, retail employees transformed into iconic