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Dancing her life: Rosalia Merino Santos by Alma Anonas-Carpio

"I would like that very much, yes.” Dance teacher Rosalia Merino Santos, a dainty woman of 94, said this in reply to the Philippines...

Bringing home the world

The Philippines has consistently been called one of the most beautiful places in the world. It has everything from world-class beaches good for swimming,...

How silence breaks beautifully

In the very conservative, kyeme-filled Philippines, literary works don’t skim the hem of sexual propriety—or, to be more exact, the hem of non-sexual propriety....

Climb every mountain: The Year of the Earth Dog

In a few weeks, 2018 enters the Year of the Earth Dog, on the lunar new year come February 16. The Dog is the...

Veteran journo Rolly Espina writes 30

Journalist Rolando “Rolly” Espina passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 surrounded by children and grandchildren in his home in Bacolod City. He...

Road to Paradise: Palawan’s environment and tourism development

Our story begins with a road trip to paradise—a 360-kilometer drive from Palawan province’s bustling capital of Puerto Princesa to El Nido, where not...

Patient in the picture: Leveling up the battle vs cancer

Cancer” is a scary word, one of the scariest in the world. According to Roche Pharmaceuticals regional medical leader for oncology Dr. Sivabalan Sivanesan, PhD,...

Wishing war

How hard it is to take a side. Where I live, we are tribes Of rich and poor, and in-betweens. We are tribes of different colors. We are...

Corporate citizenship for sustainable development

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is usually defined as something that presents a business approach that contributes to sustainable development by delivering economic, social and...

NJLA 2017 winners chosen

The winners of the 2017 Nick Joaquin Literary Awards have been selected by the contest’s panel of judges, Alfred Yuson (panel chair), Susan Lara...