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A Philippine Christmas story

By ROSES & THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 24, 2009 - 12:00am

We may not have a classic Philippine Christmas story (we do have a classic New Year story though), but we do have an old Christmas story. On the day before Christmas, we thought it appropriate to tell the story,...

Opinion

An ancient Christmas story

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 24, 2002 - 12:00am

The oldest Philippine Christmas story antedated Dickens's Christmas Carol by a full century.

Opinion

Our oldest Christmas story

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 20, 2001 - 12:00am

The Philippines does not have a classical Christmas story. But we have a historical Christmas story that antedates Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol by over a century. Here is the way I narrated it in the p...

Opinion