Rain, right on cue for the Philippines
We bid farewell to the hot days in the Philippines as Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services or PAGASA officially announced last week that the wet season is here. Our…
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An evening of poetry
The quest of every heart — for a measure of happiness and security in the noisy confusion and pressure of today’s world, against the great canvass of economics and politics…
Award-winning Kapampangan photographer opens month-long exhibit for a cause
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, June 25 (PIA) — Award-winning Kapampangan photographer Yen Baet on Saturday opened her month-long exhibit for a cause where proceeds generated from purchase of her works will…
Windows of opportunities possible through arts and culture empowerment
LCF recognizes the power of arts and culture in revitalizing communities (Manila, Philippines, June 24, 2013) — Expanding investment in arts and culture can boost local jobs, generate income for…
Simple faith
ELTON and Rosie finally had their church wedding last week. It was a beautiful and down-to-earth ceremony with few relatives, friends, and members of their Charismatic community. At the reception,…
Justice for all
Courts are strange places, with its sterile poetry of setting. With such natural order, the décor scarcely matters, reduced to benches, tables, doors and a wall. In ponderous tones (of…
Ma. Teresa Barde Morales: Cooking is her passion. Kitchen is where her heart thrives
Filipinos, by nature, are known not only for being sociable but also for being discriminating food lovers. The typical Filipino cook has that peculiar penchant for food preparation and is…
Ma. Teresa Barde Morales: Cooking is her passion. Kitchen is where her heart thrives
Filipinos, by nature, are known not only for being sociable but also for being discriminating food lovers. The typical Filipino cook has that peculiar penchant for food preparation and is…
Beware of summer romance
“Summer time and the living is easy,” says Gershwin. Summer has officially arrived, that season when time stands still. When nothing bad can happen. When mornings, with the sun buttering…
The truth about myself
IT HAS always been the case that every time I see my spiritual director, I end up becoming affirmed and beheld again. It is as if my spiritual director is…
Sonata for a good man and for fatherless daughters
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…
Philippine Fiesta’s ‘Araw ng Parangal’ honors Fil-Am talents
Summertime is here and the fiesta fever, once again, is in the air! As the festive ambiance pervades the atmosphere, the principal player in the annual celebration this side of…
Philippine Fiesta’s ‘Araw ng Parangal’ honors Fil-Am talents
Summertime is here and the fiesta fever, once again, is in the air! As the festive ambiance pervades the atmosphere, the principal player in the annual celebration this side of…
FVR and the Malacañang Press Corps
The president wears a prestigious crown. The protocol, the linguistic circumlocution are intimidating at first, but then become a second language. There is something about the aura of the President…
FVR to Fil-Ams: “Forget not our motherland Pilipinas”
“Forget not your motherland and always endeavor to inculcate the Filipino values of sacrifice, valor, patriotism, love of God, country, people and the environment especially to the new generation of…
Once upon a sad time in Las Vegas
The whole city is heaving, like a tired beast. Las Vegas is already hot. Its 115-degree temperature promised long sultry weekend. Bikini-clad ladies were oiled and gleaming in various stages…
The greatest miracle
AT ONE time or another in one’s life many of us had wanted a miracle to happen. It could be a healing of a friend from cancer, a completion of…
DBD Christian Ministries’ KALOOB, truly a world-class presentation
After having seen a great number of diversely conceptualized Philippine ethnic and cultural stage presentations, I was certain that I’ve seen the best. But this changed when I was invited…
DBD Christian Ministries’ KALOOB, truly a world-class presentation
After having seen a great number of diversely conceptualized Philippine ethnic and cultural stage presentations, I was certain that I’ve seen the best. But this changed when I was invited…
For the ‘City of Our Affections’
A few weeks ago, a certain fury was unleashed by Filipinos. The gates have been opened and out came a flurry of statements in defense of Manila. Dan Brown’s latest…
The serious side of comedy
THOUGH the few good TV shows back home are applauded, it is dismaying that these small islands of quality are almost lost in the sea of mediocrity and outright vulgarity,…
Santacruzan at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
BALDWIN PARK—In this placid and sinless community that was misting into early summer evening, the Flores de Mayo (also know as Flores de Maria), a month-long custom and celebration, which is steeped in…
Bread: Broken, blessed, and shared for the world
“WHAT would you do to be global citizens, to improve communities, to act locally but think globally? This was one of the challenging questions of Kofi A. Annan, Former Secretary-General…
PACCAL honors Filipino-American WWII Veterans
To commemorate Memorial Day, the Pan American Concerned Citizens Action League, Inc., (PACCAL) nostalgically observed the federal day that honors men and women war veterans. The May 27 event, done…
PACCAL honors Filipino-American WWII Veterans
To commemorate Memorial Day, the Pan American Concerned Citizens Action League, Inc., (PACCAL) nostalgically observed the federal day that honors men and women war veterans. The May 27 event, done…
Tilapia and Lapu-lapu
Tilapia was in the news lately as a food item that contains “higher levels of potentially detrimental long-chain Omega-6 fatty acids than 80-percent-lean hamburger, doughnuts and even pork bacon.” The…
Looking for treasures in growing old
“Few people know how to be old.” – Francois De La Rochedfoucald They say that youth is wasted on the young. This is untrue. Youth is wasted on the old, if…
Postscript: The agony and the splendor of campaign combats
A week ago, a whole nation fidgeted while the next installment of political drama unfolded during the May midterm elections. In any case, what can one really do within the…
Kinding Sindaw’s ‘Mga Ninuno,’ a sublime cultural journey
The Southern Philippines is known for its rich traditional practices particularly in relation with birth, marriage, death, funeral and mourning, worship, beliefs, myths, everything that pertains to their daily activities…
Kinding Sindaw’s ‘Mga Ninuno,’ a sublime cultural journey
The Southern Philippines is known for its rich traditional practices particularly in relation with birth, marriage, death, funeral and mourning, worship, beliefs, myths, everything that pertains to their daily activities…