Christmas is in the air in Makati as the city government ushered in the yuletide season with the ceremonial lighting of its Christmas tree and lights on Thursday, Dec, 1.
The lighting ceremony was led by Makati City Rep. Luis Campos, and other city government officials and employees in front of the Central Post Office.
“Tandaan natin na ang tunay na magic ng pasko ay nakikita sa mga regalong hindi natutumbasan ng pera. Ang mahalaga ay sama sama nating salubungin ang 2023 nang may panibagong pag-asa at positibong pananaw ,” they added. She explained that the city government moved up the distribution of the gift bags so that families need not worry about preparations for the traditional family meal during Christmas time especially now that the prices of most commodities continue to rise.
Aside from the Pamaskong Kubol at the City Hall quadrangle, the city government has also started giving out Pamaskong Handog tickets and gift bags at the MAC satellite offices in barangays.Binay said that a total of 83,857 Blu Card senior citizens holders will receive the year-end cash incentive early as the city government aims to spare them from the holiday rush and give them more time to plan ahead on what or where to spend their cash incentives.
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