If there’s one thing that the Tsinoys love doing, it’s celebrating an occasion. The bigger the event, the better. Until recently, the more red at the location, the luckier. Weddings, birthdays, engagements…they’re all an excuse to celebrate and party with friends and family.

Continuation of an ambitious coffee table book in documenting the roles of Chinese Filipinos in various aspects of our culture. Read as Darlene Joy Uy leafs through the entire book.

Chinese Filipinos is perhaps the first and most ambitious coffee table book about the role that Filipinos of Chinese descent have played in Filipino society, their history and culture, their heritage and legacy...

I knew of a few elder Tsinoy gays but they were circumspect and kept their orientation or sexual preference secret. These gays were married with children. Whether their marriages were to camouflage their lifestyles or they were pressured by their parents into marrying remained a mystery.

Five, ten or fifteen years ago, there was no Efren Peñanflorida echoing the four corners of our nation or should I say the whole world. Who is he? Is he a politician? Does the name “Efren Peñaflorida” exist?

From a widely-discussed Chow Yun0fat movie portrayal to debates between Confucius scholars gaining publicity and the opening of Confucius Institutes around the world, the Warring States Era philosopher and wise man for the ages is turning up everywhere.

It’s no accident that Chinese Filipinos (or Filipino Chinese) you often find in any part of Binondo are dominant figures and major contributors in the spiraling business climate within this district of Manila.

A couple of months back, we wrote about the influx of Filipino-Chinese personalities trying to make a name in the local entertainment scene. For this week, we would like to add to that list.

"Nats, you're going to Nanjing!"

For Chinese, the moon is one of the most important heavenly body as it signifies wholeness and togetherness.