ASTROLOGY PHILIPPINES

Resti Santiago's article was published by Rappler.com. A copy is provided below. Astrology: Alive and well in the Philippines Horoscopes, astrology...They are very much a part of our culture. How different - or alike - are they? By Resti H. Santiago July 03, 2012 http://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/7944-astrology-is-alive-and-well-in-the-philippines ASTROLOGY FRIENDS MANILA members at their first workshop. Photo by Edel Santiago MANILA, Philippines - Newspapers, local and foreign magazines, TV and radio shows regularly feature different kinds of horoscopes, from the sublime to the downright funny. In bookstores and bangketas, horoscope magazines still sell like hotcakes, especially at the start or end of a year, Chinese or not. Even local telcos cannot resist offering horoscope forecasts every now and then as a value-added service. You might think that this is astrology, but what proliferate are actually variations of Sun sign astrology, popularly known in th...