Covering the week’s most noteworthy life & style news stories impacting the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
“Kung tayo’y matanda na, sana’y ‘di tayo magbago…Kailan man nasaan ma’y ito ang pangarap ko… Makuha mo pa kayang ako’y hagkan at yakapin…hanggang sa pagtanda natin… Nagtatanong lang sa ‘yo…
Is viagra useful for women? Preliminary report from 12-week study at Northwestern University in Chicago and UCLA Medical Center on 202 post menopaual or post hysterectomy women show that viagra…
The bell tolls for many. It always does. They took their leave in poignant numbers. We loved them and we lost them—men and women who had the power to move…
GOD’S recent mighty works in my life have amazed me! He has now brought me to complete recovery after undergoing a medical procedure to cure an unruptured aneurysm in my…
Lovely July where the days are sultry, steaming, sweltering. The city is heaving like a tired beast. Time to shed expectations, along with commute, cellular phones, calendars as our wants…
Astute men generally would say that a second heaven is next to impossibility but aren’t second chances awaited in the offing at all times? People learn from their own mistakes…
Adela Filiu Ferguson went to America to define her dream with abiding faith in God, sheer guts and grim determination—clutching her midwifery diploma. On her date with destiny, a great…
After the sensational revelation of William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949), the handsome American “macho” track and field super athlete and TV personality, that he was a transgender, an…
ON Sunday, June 27, the Greater Dagupan Association of California (GDCAC) celebrated its 25th year anniversary at the Double Hilton in Rosemead. Beginning at 6pm and within the hour, from…
Although my theater and movie-making experience had been extensive and broad, aside from my far-reaching observations, first-hand knowledge, direct exposure, and showbiz orientation, I still found it quite peculiar (at…
The complexity of modern vehicles makes some projects a no-go for newbies, veteran Las Vegas, NV mechanic Al of EXCEL AUTO says. Don’t try to replace fuel or water pumps…
If you hate colonoscopy Good news for those who dread colonoscopy: Swallowing a pill instead of having a “tele” scope inserted through the anus. The standard procedure for colonoscopy is…
I CAN never quell a stir of fascination, dread and longing when the house lights dim and the curtains part. But the enjoyment of an opera can begin, not with…
Remembering President Cory’s era BENEATH her simple ways exist a determined heart, a fine mind and a commitment to the rights of her people. My years with her were times…
What a way to spend the weekend! It was an excruciating, physically exhausting, exhilarating, and frantic schedule that I encountered during the last weekend… I was like engulfed by a…
How common is cancer of the colon and rectum? Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer in humans, topped only by cancer of the lungs and female breasts. More than…
He left me with a houseful of daughters, who are very young and adorable with the world on their side. In the face of adversity, we are not permitted to…
A new film produced and directed by a Filipino American looks to shed light on the transgender community and help viewers understand what they go through. “Shunned” tells the struggles…
LOS ANGELES—Every so often, a major Fil-Am celebration with so many great minds, descends on this city. It would be a fitting time to highlight an inspiring unique portfolio that…
Just to think what I might have missed…looking back how did I exist…I dreamed, still I never thought I’d come this far…but miracles come true…I know ‘cause here we are…”…
In a Facebook poll conducted by CNN, Filipino food was ranked No. 2 out of 10 when respondents were asked, “Which destination has the world’s best food?” The Philippines secured…
Will Filipino food finally have its moment to shine? It’s a question that many, including major publications, are asking. Back in 2012, Andrew Zimmern predicted that Filipino food would be…
Words are mere grace notes. All my life I have dealt with words. They are adequate for many of our purposes, indispensable for most. They can be immeasurably beautiful and…
We have passionate adherents of the yearly Independence Grand Ball and precedents flash yearly increase of revelers from the Fil-Am Community…that represents, if not affects collective thoughts, ideas, in order…
Imagine this world (when) devoid of music and laughter… two of the paramount essentials of existence that free us from boredom while simultaneously injecting that proverbial dose of stimulant for…
FKEDUP NYC: Filipino History in 5 Courses is a pop-up dinner held in celebration of Philippine Independence Day, June 12, at Court Tree, 371 Court St 2nd Fl, Brooklyn at…
All my life I’ve dealt with words. I live in a world of stories. Stories are not replicable because our lives are unique, which gives us value and meaning. Yet,…
THERE is a quiet army of gentle women who wear their tact like a uniform. They look after elderly people with long-term needs. Whether in a high-rise, multi-storey building, a…
“The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole… her true beauty is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that…
