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The French Rescuers
February 21, 2024 11:40 am
Good people still walk around, among them a team of French rescuers who respond to search and rescue operations in disasters in any part of the world – as volunteers. In between disaster rescue work, they work as regular government firefighters, and as volunteer trainers of a non-government organization, conducting workshops to teach the new techniques in search, rescue and firefighting operations.
Senior Car Campers
February 14, 2024 11:26 am
On a weekend in one of the mountain or beach campsites in Luzon, a group of tents clustered around an imaginary circle, with pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans defining its borders, may look like an ordinary sight. But if you get closer to the group, you will sense that this is an extraordinary group of people.
The story of the guava jelly you likely bought from a food store in Bacolod City
January 17, 2024 11:22 am
Filipinos are familiar with guava jelly, a thick syrupy jelly made from native guavas which grow abundantly in many parts of the country, even in the backyards.
‘Angels’ in hiking boots trek to bring cheer to isolated barangay
December 20, 2023 10:58 am
The world is full of angles with no wings, doing good deeds to fellowmen and listening to those with no one to tell their stories to. Many times, they go unnoticed. But during the season of Christmas, the presence of angels around us is more noticeable, perhaps because even “retired” angels move to make their parts of the world a better place.
A story on the joy of slow travel
December 06, 2023 10:16 am
The old way of doing things has become the new must-try thing. Like “slow food” that comes from heritage recipes. Or a dress made-to-order, not ready-to-wear. Or furniture that’s custom-made for a space.