Celebration of Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year celebrations all over the world ongoing. A lion dance is being performed in Binondo, Manila where the main Chinatown is located.

Look: Chinese new year celebration sa binondo manila pic.twitter.com/60anktJx6O

— GARY DE LEON (@GarryDeLeon) January 28, 2017

President Duterte releases his message for the Lunar New Year, greeting "Chinese friends and Chinese Filipinos who have found a root and reason for staying in the country."

"They have enriched the Filipino culture and history on their own. They have contributed to the economy by trade and investments. Their cuisine has been dearly familiar in many Filipino homes. Their philosophy and attitude in life are a wellspring of practical lessons that all of us, regardless of nationality, can learn from," Duterte says in his message.

The message failed to mention other cultures in the Philippines such as the South Koreans and some Japanese who also follow the Lunar calendar celebrating New Year on January 28, Saturday. — File photo by the Associated Press