Never let your guard down With the alarming news of people getting infected with COVID-19 being reported and shared between friends and family, it can get quite daunting to find out that it's possible you might not be 100 percent safe—even at home where it's supposed to be a place that protects...
Which of these recent hot items made it to your table over the holidays? The pandemic restricted movement and affected every facet of our lives. Confined to quarters, many tired of the usual homecooked menu and used their time to experiment in the kitchen. The less adventurous simply used their...
Filipino customs and traditions when greeting a new year Our barrio was always most festive for New Year week, with activities surpassing those for Christmas and the town fiesta. Christmas was a day for church and presents for children from their godparents. The town fiesta was a day-long frenzy of...
Christmas is a time for hope Christmas brings hope to everyone. It is a season of joy and sharing. It is also a season of miracles. I am not a deeply religious person (although I may be described as a believer) but a Christmas miracle convinced me that there are many unexplained phenomena beyond...
Christmas back then was one full of effort, creativity, and meaning, and this generation should learn from it A flood of memories swept through me when a package sent by childhood friend Letty arrived from Chicago where she’s happily retired with her children and grandchildren. The FedEx envelope...
The Commission on Audit has given provincial employees and officials of Surigao del Norte something to cheer about amid the recent devastation of super typhoon “Odette.” Odette Surigao del Norte damage In a recent ruling, the COA-Commission Proper (COA-CP) upheld the appeal of former governor...
CRISPY MILKFISH Daing na bangus Gourmet and gourmand tours of Manila normally focus on Divisoria, Chinatown, Sta. Cruz, and the Malate-Ermita area. Very often overlooked is the Quiapo district, which is more often associated with religious rites centering on the miraculous image of the Black...
Globe Telecom Inc. is pivoting away from its core business to become a digital solutions platform over the next five to 10 years, President and CEO Ernest Cu announced in the recent Makati Business Club virtual forum. To keep in pace with the speed of consumer digital adoption, the company is going...
Missing our childhood fruits Baby Boomers like me are very fortunate for having tasted many fruits, which now are slowly disappearing. I am not talking about santol, lanzones, mango, avocado, and guyabano, which are still cultivated and sold nationwide. What I miss are the likes of kasuy, mabolo,...
Now it can be told! Sol Mercado, professional basketball player and former fiance of actress Denise Laurel, is back in the dating game. And this time, he's making sweet music with beauty queen Sandra Lemonon. https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/27/why-did-sandra-lemonon-retire-from-pageantry/ In fact, on...
Mukha-sim ADD TANG TO YOUR FOOD Tamarind fruit contains a sour pulp that becomes sweet as it ripens Contrary to city folk’s belief, sinampalukan does not mean sinigang using sampalok fruit. The original recipe calls only for young tamarind leaves, which are minced and mashed with sea salt before...
Treasure hunts, legends, mythology, MacGuffins, and a journey to the unknown. Those were the things that filled the world of the kids from the ‘90s, and that’s all thanks to pop culture. Science fiction (sci-fi) and fantasy were everywhere, from the movies showing in theaters and the...
