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Goodbye, Kuya Eddie

The first time I saw him was in 1965 and I was about five to six years old. He came to our house in Roxas District, Quezon City to attend the birthday bash of my late father, short story writer, and public relations...

The last caravan

Text and photo by Bernard Testa Fifty-five year old Ben Sison is the last of Marikina’s ‘caravan riders.’ For 10 years, he joined 19 others like him, all from his native town of San Carlos in Pangasinan province. Each traveled to Manila, selling cribs, walkers, brooms,...

The plight of ABS-CBN: Of dual citizenship and foreign ownership of mass media

By Justice Noel Gimenez Tijam (Ret.) Robust debates recently sparked following the renewal initiatives of the congressional franchise of a mass media giant that is ABS-CBN. Some propose a rather simplified solution to the controversy by invoking past legislative acts where the lower House...

We will survive

The Philippines Graphic is once again at a critical juncture. Thirty years ago, my father, the late ambassador and business mogul-philanthropist Antonio L. Cabangon Chua, helped resurrect a magazine that had lived through various owners since 1927. It was a time of great hopes and...

CGPA joins Virtual Indo-Pacific Land Power Conference

The Commanding General, Philippine Army (CGPA) joins the Virtual Indo-Pacific Landpower Conference (IPLC) hosted by the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) from May 20 to May 21 at the Headquarters Philippine Army Conference Room, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

The Belle of FFH

She is the co-founder of Football for Humanity (FFH), an international non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization that focuses on community development and peace building. An immensely successful insurance marketing executive, Belle Tiongco has changed gears, choosing to retire and continue the football advocacy started by...

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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...

Sunny with a chance of tikoy

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A matter of social justice: Women in radio and television in a time of conflict and crisis

The gloom cast by an overcast sky proved no match to the bright, spirited, and at times, belligerent voices of the women in the...