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October 24

Where To Go During The Long Weekend | Smart Parenting

What are your long weekend plans?

Long weekends and holidays are coming our way! It's time to spend quality time with our families. Most families these days have working parents, and we often feel guilty for not spending enough time with our children.As a working mom, I have
Family Fun

April 1

Here Are All The Easter Activities For Kids This 2023

Check these Easter activities we found and where to register

In case you missed it, this year’s Holy Week comes with a *once in a lifetime* 5-day holiday!Malacanang moved the original Araw ng Kagitingan to April 10, Monday, extending the original holiday to almost one week!It’s perfect for that long-awaited vacation with
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February 1

Where To Go With Kids This Weekend: 7 Fun Spots Around Manila

Most of these places are new or revamped for that elevated fun experience!

We could all agree that after facing immense uncertainty during the height of COVID-19 pandemic, we now put more value on the time we get to spend with our family and friends-including time for bonding and recreation. In fact, most, if not
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April 20

4 Places To Visit In Metro Manila For a Fun Weekend With The Kids

Swimming, jumping, strolling, or wall climbing—this list will lead you to the place for the activity of your kid's choice.

The past few months have seen an upward trend in revenge travel. With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, many leisure spots are given the green light to reopen their doors to visitors. For families, this means getting the chance to go to
Holidays

April 13

Get Discount Rates When You Stay At These Hotels For Easter Break

Fun activities await the kids on Easter Sunday.

It's not often during the year that we get a break from work or school so we cherish these days. We go out, spend time with our loved ones, and generally just make the most of the time we have.Also read: Easter Egg-Hunting
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December 5

Christmas Light Displays Around Metro Manila

Quick guide to Christmas attractions around Metro Manila

You better watch out, you better not pout because places around the metro have already decked the halls 'tis holiday season!With the looser quarantine restrictions (at least until December 15, 2021), more areas in Metro Manila are preparing to welcome families looking
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November 18

7 Indoor Pasyalan In Metro Manila Where Kids Are Allowed

Don't forget to play safe!

Metro Manila remains under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 until the end of November. With the more relaxed alert level, recreational areas that were closed for almost two years can now flip their signages to "We're Open" again.We round up the play areas,
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November 5

Kids In Metro Manila Allowed Outdoors For Leisure

Parents are reminded to have their kids ages 12-17 vaccinated.

Starting this Friday, November 5, 2021, Metro Manila will be under a more relaxed COVID-19 Alert Level 2, lifting outdoor restrictions previously imposed on children. Yes, this means minors, or those below 18-years-old, are now allowed to go outside."The Inter-Agency Task Force
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October 18

Families Flock To Public Spaces On First Weekend Of Alert Level 3

As of October 17, 2021, the Philippines still has over 80,000 active COVID-19 cases

Families gathered in various public places in Metro Manila during the first weekend of Alert Level 3 in the capital region. But authorities reminded people there are still guidelines restricting the movement of minors.Scenes at many pasyalans in NCR felt like we
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June 13

World Air Quality Report 2020: Least And Most Polluted PH Cities

This is according to the World Air Quality Report of 2020.

If you're one of those thinking about moving their families out of Metro Manila, your major consideration may be air pollution. Did you know that there's actually a list of the most and least polluted cities in the world, including the major
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March 31

Metro Manila Air Pollution Decreasing Due To Quarantine

You can see the mountains serving as a backdrop to the city!

If there’s one good thing that has come from the strict home quarantine that Filipinos have been placed under due to COVID-19, it’s the reduction of air pollution in major cities. One photo that exhibits this was taken by Davy Chioa and
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March 14

Metro Manila Community Quarantine: Updated Guidelines

The community quarantine will start on Sunday on March 15, 2020.

This is a developing storyThe Office of the President released today, March 14, 2020, updated guidelines on the community quarantine that will begin in Metro Manila on March 15, 2020 until April 14, 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease
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March 13

Metro Manila Guidelines For Community Quarantine

Quarantine is different from a lockdown. Here's what you should know.

On Thursday, March 12, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte officially announced a 30-day community quarantine in Metro Manila starting March 15 to April 14, 2020 in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The President also raised Code Red
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January 27

Schools Suspend Classes As Precaution Against Novel Coronavirus

School officials appealed to parents to not send kids who have fever, cough, or colds to school.

While there have been no confirmed cases of the 2019-nCOV virus in the Philipines, according to the Department of Health (DOH), several schools in Metro Manila suspended classes today, January 27, 2020, as a precaution against the novel coronavirus that has now
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October 11

Manila Water Denies 780% Price Increase

Over 20 cities would have been affected by the supposed price hike.

Manila Water has denied earlier reports that it would be imposing a 780% increase in water rates after the Supreme Court (SC) issued them a Php1 billion fine for violating the Clean Water Act and failing to put up sewerage systems in
Beauty

January 2

Barbershops in Metro Manila Under P500

For when the neighborhood barber doesn’t ‘cut’ it anymore.

While dads will tell you they'd be happy to go their neighborhood barbero for a hair cut, many of them sometimes do want something "extra," which is why a number of grooming shops have already opened around the metro that offer more
Real Parenting

November 29

Long Commutes and Traffic Are Putting Families in Crisis

Family time is suffering because of the long commutes parents face every day.

In August of 2018, one of Drew Arellano’s Instagram stories went viral when the travel show host ran through EDSA just so he could come home and play with his son Primo before his bedtime at 7:30 p.m. According to a report by GMA
Family Fun

November 20

Christmas Displays

Time for your annual Christmas picture taking!

With Christmas just 35 days away, surely you have so much to do, mom. There are decorations to put up, gifts to buy, more gifts to wrap, a Noche Buena to plan, and goals to set for 2019. Whew, that's a lot! We
Baby

August 8

New 'Concept Studios' Make Photoshoots With Kids Hassle-free

Everything's there—all you need to do is show up!

We live in an age where taking photos of your children and documenting their milestones is as easy as pressing a button on your smartphone. For a growing number of parents though, having an actual photo shoot with a professional photographer is
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June 13

6 Eat-All-You-Can Restaurants Under P1,000 for Father's Day!

Give dad an eat-all-you-can feast he won’t forget with these options around Metro Manila.

With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’re sure he’s anticipating an enjoyable day out with the family. And what better way to celebrate than by feasting on grilled favorites, rice bowls, authentic Italian food, or taking on an eating challenge? We’ve

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