Covering the week’s most noteworthy life & style news stories impacting the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
FILIPINO-American designer Zaldy Goco received the reality-competition award on Tuesday, February 19 at the 21st annual Costume Designers Guild Awards for his work on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” “I won…It was…
HAVING been raised, oriented, and constantly exposed to numbers, financial records, auditing, taxation matters, assets, liabilities, and other related accounting terms easily made Eric Bustamante embrace his father’s profession that…
Whenever I take a cab in Manila, I find it most interesting to talk to the driver. Some of them are so eloquent, with a remarkable grasp of our national…
THE Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, February 19, said that the measles outbreak in the country could negatively affect the tourism and overseas labor sectors if not contained…
Dengvaxia’s certificates of product registration (CPRs) have been “permanently revoked,” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday, February 19. This is due to the continued failure of the anti-dengue…
WHETHER you’re vegan, have a shellfish allergy, want a quick rice bowl with ulam, or are unfamiliar with Filipino food, a new Filipino-American café in Historic Filipinotown seeks to satisfy…
THE country’s “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” tourism campaign was relaunched on Monday, February 18, by the Department of Tourism (DOT). The repurposed campaign, which would now use crowd-sourcing…
by Harriet Blair Rowan A rash of recent measles outbreaks in New York, Texas and Washington state shines a light on California’s largely successful effort in recent years to suppress…
”When you clear your mechanism and tune out the noise that invades your being, you may come to a rare state of grace — that state when you are thoroughly convinced …
AT first glance, we may think that Jesus was speaking to a general audience when he was proclaiming the Beatitudes. But after reading this Gospel scene (Luke 6:17, 20-16) thoroughly,…
HAVING a V-shaped visage or oval face — as what most Filipino, Korean and Japanese celebrities have — accentuates a person’s facial features and gives a sculpted youthful appearance. This…
“It is a commitment, as each day we each rediscover who we are and how much love our love is capable of giving.” PERHAPS the heart is not just something…
“Think of a person who faces the world without knowing his capabilities and limitations – someone with misguided notions about himself, who dreams of being powerful, rich, and admired for…
Roses are red, violets are blue, the rumors of Donut Sticks coming to McDonald’s are true! Because donuts and coffee are a “perfect pair,” McDonald’s is excited to announce McCafé…
SUCCESS, for those who struggled hard, isn’t about the absence of disappointments, failures, and personal let-downs but the by-product of overcoming incessant challenges while duly equipped with undiminished persistence. For…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) will conduct the DOT Express Accreditation for Primary Tourism Enterprises in the National Capital Region (NCR), in coordination with the Department of the Interior and…
Appetite suppressants, weight loss products, herbal aids for dieters, food supplements for weight watchers, are all potential harmful substances, with side-effects in the long run. Since overweight and obesity are…
THE most romantic day of the year is here once again, and the telltale signs are everywhere. An increase in flower sightings — especially red roses — and decorations that…
FEBRUARY marks the month wherein Valentine’s Day is celebrated. Tokens of affection — candies, chocolates, flowers and pieces of jewelry — are often seen sprouting around, with lovers exchanging sweet…
”Broken hearts? Broken relationships? The solution is always the same. FORGIVE. Forgive as you have been forgiven. And while you’re at it, FORGET.” [Select a handful of those things in your bucket list that…
“After reaping a not so good harvest, it is time to sow again to be able to move on. And this time, sow the right seeds.” THERE are several roads…
“POUR out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch,” the Lord told Simon while getting into the boat. “Master, we have worked hard all night and have…
THEY spoke of a time, a place, voices in language of love gone wrong. Of frightful things that manifest itself in various ways of secrets, deceptions, obsession and violence, swathed in…
ONCE again a new teleserye character playing the “other woman” has Filipino viewers gritting their teeth and clenching their fists as they curse her existence and damn her soul. “Homewrecker,”…
“‘I’ convinced ‘myself.’ The I that did the convincing was the one who needed desperately to justify the entire experience, to make it sane and right and okay and approved….
When you think of the Delano Grape Strike, who are the key figures who immediately come to mind? Largely missing from history and school textbooks is the name of the…
The Norovirus outbreak that sickened 277 on board the Oasis of the Seas of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines forced the 7-day Caribbean cruise to return prematurely to Port Canaveral…
”The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”— Marcel Proust [Select a handful of those things in your bucket list that have…
New tools to help fight problems that plague communities are on display at CES 2019. Digital health is addressing real-world issues like opioid dependence, mental illness, chronic disease and how…
By Kang Wen Recently. The solo art exhibition of Dr. Yuhua Shouzhi Wang was held at the Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center of the Department of Culture of Thailand. Dr. Yuhua…
