Jullie Y. Daza
Flood-proofing
July 26, 2024 4:03 pm
As if the strong winds (the Chinese word for typhoon is “big wind”) were not enough, the rain was intermittent yet persistent, plus it was high tide in Malabon, and then a barge contributed an oil spill to complicate the picture. Floods shallow and deep came along, floods on low land and along coastal areas, floods from a flood of garbage. What your elders taught you must remember: What you throw away will come back to hound you.
Prim ‘n proper
July 24, 2024 4:00 pm
President BBM’s announcement of a total ban on POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators) as a highlight of his state of the nation address brought back a wave of memories of how gaming/gambling was born in Manila as a shipboard amusement during his father and namesake’s term in the Seventies.
Nedy’s legacy
July 22, 2024 9:53 pm
Nedy R. Tantoco would have celebrated her 78th birthday last Saturday, July 20, which was the date chosen by her son, Anton Huang, for a memorial concert at the chic and totally charming Ignacio Gimenez Theater at the CCP complex.
Thriller, live!
July 19, 2024 4:12 pm
The best laid plans of mice and men don’t always pan out. Like assassination plots.
Meet to eat
July 17, 2024 10:23 pm
On the surface, another eating club sounds like something nobody needs, like two extra inches around the waistline. And yet, eating clubs like the one of David, Ading, VS, Julian, Charlie, Wicky, aka “Divisoria Mafia,” have lasted 40 years.