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Island landmarks, heritage houses & music-making of a lifetime

Pablo Tariman in his hometown Baras, Catanduanes contemplating the island by the sea. (Photo: Floyd Evangelista Flores) As I turn 74 in December, I like to look back and sum up the modest journey of my life. I like to start where I was born. When...

Filipino-Owned CleanMed Health Care opens Flagship Branch in Quezon City

Providing diagnostics and laboratory tests at your doorstep CleanMed Health Care —the country’s newest medical laboratory and diagnostics center has opened its first-ever branch in La Loma, Quezon City. The establishment was made to provide customers with affordable and high-quality healthcare services. The newly inaugurated...

Zambales revives birthday tribute for seniors

IBA, Zambales — For one day each year, senior citizens in this province get the recognition they deserve when the provincial government lavish upon them a birthday treat like no other. They get cakes and presents, enjoy dancing and bonding with peers, have fun...

Rebuilding better: Women entrepreneurs reboot their businesses

More than 30 women entrepreneurs from across the Philippines have seen their businesses recover after taking part in the FLIP YOUR BIZ program delivered by GREAT Women in partnership with the Rebuilding Better Project of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and J.P. Morgan...

Susan Roces: 80 years of a life & memories of a movie icon

A few hours before deadline, I am watching FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano where Susan Roces was known as Lola Flora, the barangay captain.  For close to seven years, she was part of this teleserye. Almost always, I was invited in the yearly anniversaries. She would muse...

Daddy, can you please buy me time?

Among the most iconic Filipino images of fathers are those showing our overseas Filipino workers coming home from, or leaving for, foreign shores to take on jobs for a better future for their families.  And more often than not, beyond the hugs and...

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A reading from the 1st letter of Rodrigo to Filipinos

You know there’s a page in the Bible which I read almost every day. It’s the Ecclesiastes 3. 'There’s a time to be calm, there’s...

The fox and the pitbull by Marie Yuvienco

If Rodrigo Duterte felt no compunction cussing out the Pope, it is unlikely he’ll be suffering pangs of conscience over ordering the deportation of...

A Christmas staycation with Star Trek and Star Wars

It’s tough to get around the metropolis because of the massive traffic brought about by the Christmas rush. Just going through the daily grind of...

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...