Tradition on All Souls’ Day

By Eladio C. Dioko | October 30, 2014 - 12:00am

And so another All Souls’ Day is coming upon us.

Freeman Opinion

"Palina"

October 26, 2014 - 12:00am

Cebuanos have an age-old practice of "drenching" themselves in smoke from burning leaves as they leave the cemetery after a visit.

Freeman Opinion

The passing of tradition

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | September 20, 2014 - 12:00am

Traditions are important in our life. They are like structures that help us cope with the different necessities of life. They have been built up from the common experiences of a person and of a society and are passed...

Freeman Opinion

Will the Pasyon survive?

Will the Pasyon survive?

By Zaphyr Iral, Ronald Mendoza and Alvin Perez | April 15, 2014 - 3:44pm

Rochelle Enriquez, 17, has been joining the 'Pabasa' for four years but unlike her contemporaries who do so by belting...

News Commentary

Christmas spirit in a ravaged home

November 21, 2013 - 12:00am

TRADITION. It has been a yearly tradition for this simple family in one northern Cebu town to hang a lantern on their little house's window. “We're poor, yes, but we don't want our children to feel that - at...

Freeman Opinion

Religious tradition 'tantamount' to law?

June 26, 2013 - 12:00am

WETTING DAY. It has become a tradition in San Juan City to celebrate St. John the Baptist's feast day by allowing everyone to go on splashing water on everyone else the whole day. A Boholano who got a wetting experience...

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Traditions

By MY FOUR CENTAVOS | By Dean Andy Bautista | January 19, 2013 - 12:00am

One tradition which is perhaps shared the world over, is that of beginning the New Year with resolutions.

De Lima unaware of tradition to pay courtesy calls on CA members

By Sandy Araneta | September 9, 2012 - 12:00am

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday said she is unaware that there is a long-standing tradition to pay courtesy calls on members of the Commission on Appointments (CA) even as she expressed hesitation over...

The tradition of the elders

By Bobit S. Avila | September 2, 2012 - 12:00am

Finally, after a month of talking about the Bread of Life Discourse, which teaches us the doctrine of the Holy Eucharist, we move on to a different scripture reading, this time it is about the Tradition of the Elders,...

Freeman Opinion

Is 'Pabasa' a dying tradition?

By Aaron Erick Lozada | April 3, 2012 - 11:00am

MANILA, Philippines – Growing up in a devout Catholic family, I have been exposed at a very early age to various Catholic traditions and rituals. I still remember when I was young, while other families would...