It's only a few weeks before Christmas knocks on our door, but as usual, the Philippines have been ready since the start of BER-months in September. Also joining the Christmas festivities are ...

These are referred to as the 'ber months', the months that end in 'ber', during which it isn’t unusual to see Christmas décor starting to emerge. Many Filipino Catholics traditionally attend ...

"It was so different to what we are used to as you know in the Philippines once the -ber months start, everyone is so excited in preparing for Christmas. Here [in Australia], it's very quiet ...