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A cultural activist remembers: 30 minutes with Carmen Guerrero Nakpil

It’s a cafe frequented by Manila’s elite—where scions of old rich and nouveau riche families hobnob with wealthy expats and the city’s artists, writers, and...

AIDS and the world according to Chung To

In China, you can choose when and where you will get your medicine. And you only need to get your medicine once every three...

Manix Abrera: Rockin’ the Stars

I first met Manix Abrera in a van of all places, enroute to Quezon Province, while he was fast asleep. We were to deliver each...

What dreams can do: Ed Guevarra’s Geo Farm and his quest to solve climate change

Like the trees that grow mightily inside this 366-hectare land, Virginia Centeno Guevara, 82, saw the passing of time with a confidence rooted in...

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...

The timelessness of Lualhati Bautista

Few authors get the distinction of being timeless. Timeless doesn’t only mean eternal, it also assures a writer’s relevance in a world that tosses and turns to the latest fad. It is the author’s badge of honor to have his or her stories...

AIDS and the world according to Chung To

In China, you can choose when and where you will get your medicine. And you only need to get your medicine once every three months. You go inside a primary clinic and approach the person at the medicine prescription counter who gives out...

Manny Mogato bags Pulitzer

by Alma Anonas-Carpio Reuters’ Manny Mogato brings the number of Filipino Pulitzer prize-winners up to four, for the Reuters team coverage of the killings in President Duterte’s war on drugs. In a report on its two Pulitzer prizes, Reuters wrote: “The Pulitzers, the most prestigious...

Graphic contributor wins two Binhi Awards

Philippines Graphic contributing writer Henrylito D. Tacio bagged twin honors at the recently concluded Binhi Awards of the Philippine Agricultural Journalists (PAJ). The annual awards, held this year at the Makati Diamond Residences and mounted in cooperation with San Miguel Corporation (SMC), gave awards...

What dreams can do: Ed Guevarra’s Geo Farm and his quest to solve climate change

Like the trees that grow mightily inside this 366-hectare land, Virginia Centeno Guevara, 82, saw the passing of time with a confidence rooted in the soil. We found her gardening in the late afternoon, clad in a faded red duster with white polka...

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