MANILA, Philippines – Chinese New Year is considered the most important festival for the Filipino-Chinese. The Philippines is home to a large Filipino-Chinese community, constituting about 20% of the ...

Festive celebrations marked the arrival of the Year of the Snake, as the Chinese-Filipino communities of Manila welcomed the Lunar New Year on Wednesday with cultural events, decorations and public ...

A light and fireworks show in Manila’s Chinatown marked the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, welcoming the Year of the Snake in the lunar calendar. (Camera: Rolex Dela Peña.) Resources of the ...

Here in the Philippines, Chinese New Year is not exclusively for the Filipino-Chinese community. It has become a celebration that everyone, regardless of race and background, takes part in.