Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid
May is the month of festivals and National Heritage Month
May 17, 2024 4:13 pm
The month of May is National Heritage Month, established through Presidential Proclamation 439 in 2023 for the purpose of “creating among the people a consciousness, respect, and love for the legacies of the nation’s cultural history.” The purpose is not merely to make people aware of museums and centers of art and culture, but also to acknowledge the value and contribution of various ethnic cultures and indigenous peoples.
Mothers’ Day thoughts
May 10, 2024 4:04 pm
Last Wednesday, my two nieces, Mayette and Leah, and their mom, my sister Lynn surprised me with a visit. It turned out to be an advanced Mothers’ Day treat – a sumptuous take-out lunch of Pampanga cuisine!
The future of media, IT and press freedom
May 03, 2024 11:36 pm
Yesterday was the 31st anniversary of the declaration of press freedom by the United Nations. At the beginning, the annual themes focused on violence perpetrated on journalists. The Philippines, having been for several years “one of the most dangerous countries for journalists according to Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ),” we have been commemorating the event in memory of those that have been victims, the 2009 Maguindanao massacre, being the most brutal killing.
Decluttering and a degrowth economy
April 26, 2024 11:15 pm
My column, “Letting go” where I described my efforts to whittle down my earthly belongings elicited more comments than previous pieces. I suppose people within my age and social group empathize with my attempt to re-organize my life by decluttering – either by selling or donating possessions that had given me much satisfaction over the years.
Letting go
April 19, 2024 4:17 pm
This title was suggested by a friend after I told her that I was almost at the end of a task that many seniors had to face – letting go of possessions that had been accumulated over the years.