The iconic Belen, top photo, with Mary and Joseph and the new-born child Jesus in a creche is the focal point of the Christmas season for Christians. With nine days until Christmas, shoppers flock to the Divisoria bargain center, below photo, in Binondo, Manila as a storekeeper prepares cuts of ham for buyers at a popular ham store in Quiapo, Manila. Museo Diocesano FB page, Norman Cruz