Unite, help each other

MAX COLLINS

We asked the stars: Why should we celebrate Christmas this year after a string of disasters?

Max Collins

We cannot recover from the tragedies without hope. That’s the message of Christmas to us this year—that Filipinos should unite and help each other. Let us be hopeful and encourage the victims to become hopeful as well. This is possible by celebrating Jesus’ birth. For my family, Christmas this year will be simple, quiet and more intimate. The recent disasters made us more grateful for what we have—that we’re together and healthy.

Bayang Barrios

Christmas marks the birth of hope. All the calamities that happen in our lives should allow us to see a new tomorrow. Let us not kill hope in our lives. There are different ways to celebrate Christmas: We can do this by spending time with our loved ones or giving joy to those who survived the recent disasters. Ang Pasko ay para sa pagmamahalan, pagbibigayan at pagdadamayan sa panahon ng kalamidad man o Kapaskuhan. Marinel Cruz and Bayani San Diego Jr.