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Will the Christmas greeting card become a thing of the past?

By Marian Lizan and Darlene Falceso | December 25, 2014 - 5:49pm

Technology is offering less expensive alternatives to the traditional Christmas greeting card, and small card manufacturers...

News Commentary

Greeting cards still warm hearts in tech-crazed times

February 11, 2014 - 5:13pm

Aljohn Mark Ferrer, 20, has been in a relationship for more than a year now but has never given his girlfriend any greeting...

Headlines

Social media among threats to greeting card makers

October 9, 2012 - 12:00am

Say it’s your birthday or you’ve just had a baby, maybe got engaged or bought your first house.

Business

Bizman agrees with airport greeting ban

By The Ear | December 18, 2009 - 12:00am

A businessman said that he agreed with the move of Ninoy Aquino International Airport in banning its employees from greeting arriving or departing passengers a Merry Christmas.

Freeman Opinion

Libanan: Yes to smiles, no to holiday greetings

December 4, 2008 - 12:00am

Yes to smiles, no to holiday greetings.

Metro

Beso-Beso: Should we or shouldn’t we kiss?

By Tingting Cojuangco | June 9, 2002 - 12:00am

Many times we prod our children to "Kiss Tita...kiss Tito..." Is it tradition? Social custom? What’s the truth behind social kissing? Should we or shouldn’t we kiss? If we should, must it be on...

Sunday Lifestyle

A New Year greeting

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | January 1, 2002 - 12:00am

In this global society it’s no longer rare to find yourself befriending people of different faiths and ideologies. This holiday season I sent greeting cards and New Year e-mail to Muslims, Jews, a Hindu, a believer...

Opinion

When is Christmas greeting not good?

By by Rey Arquiza | December 4, 2000 - 12:00am

What’s in a Christmas greeting? If you’re in places that are allegedly havens for extortionists, a lot. Thus, Immigration Commissioner Rufus Rodriguez is reminding all immigration personnel assigned at...

News Commentary