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Football for Humanity bridges infrastructure gap in PH football
In line with FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s recent visit to Manila in support of the country’s football development, one of the main topics touched was infrastructure, something that Football for Humanity (FFH) Foundation has been staunchly pouring out efforts onto for at least...
Anatomy of a scandal
A cloudless faint blue sky greeted me during the early morning of Tuesday last week. However, one could immediately feel a storm brewing on the horizon.
A video did the rounds of social media the day prior, I was told. Those who saw the...
Town cops repulse NPA surprise attack
It was supposed to be a surprise attack on a police station. The plan was to take the police officers unawares by hitting them a couple of hours before dawn. This was the time when someone manning a post through the night is...
The bookshop my parents built—growing up at Solidaridad
When Solidaridad, the bookshop my parents, Frankie and Tessie Jose, set up in 1965 on Padre Faura Street in Ermita, Manila, turned 50, we should have probably thrown a month-long party. Fifty years is a huge accomplishment for any business, all the more a...
Love locks, tokhang, and Rosario at Baclaran
He cradled his son with his right arm, while he wrapped his left fist around a sledgehammer. The grilles surrounding them were full of padlocks with names written on them.
A spotlight focused on the father and son, their figures unnoticed by the passing...
The untold story of Czechoslovak Bataan defenders
The representatives of Czech Embassy in Manila commemorated the bravery and the dedication bestowed by soldiers and civilians who fought during the Second World War on April 9. 77 years ago, Bataan, the last fortress that became the remaining stronghold of Allied forces...
