Angel Thoughts This is a tense week for some of us the Mayon volcano watchers (my beloved was a Bicolano, that's why I love the province) and the activities of the perfect cone-shape natural wonder is worrisome. But we can only hope she will not blow, at least, anytime soon. Another worry is Taal...
Allow us to start this day with sincere thanksgiving prayers for a New Day, a second chance to live life in the light of the Divine Will. I had another harrowing encounter with the Grim Reaper last week with recurring bleeding and had to be confined. My beloved doctor and urologist, JV...
Angel Thoughts First off, let me wish all fathers, daddies, *itay*s, *tatang*s, papas a “Happy Father’s Day” today. My own idol father was sportsman Amado Ramirez Munson who was also the best spouse to my mom, Paz Intengan Munson. He passed away at a young fifty, but he left us a legacy of...
To celebrate 50 golden years of Philippine Tourism this month, the Industry’s stakeholders took a fashionable break from the daily grind and staged a glittering affair for a noble purpose. Renee Salud with his models Philippine Airline Vice President Ria Domingo, Okada Manila’s Cielo Reboredo,...
Bea with her mom Mariasun “Dearest Mama, How do I love thee, let me count the ways. I love you for being my first love. A love I have felt since I was first conceived in your womb. I love you for sacrificing your last years in school to raise me, Rina, Agoo, and Miguel. For making us come first...
Today is Palm Sunday, and most of us Catholics will surely have a palaspas or palmera to wave at the King during mass. This traditional way of greeting the Lord Jesus as He enters Jerusalem is very Filipino. The palmera, which can be bought from the churchyard, was also traditionally kept at home to...
Yes, you readers read our headline right, a Global Green Travel Mart is coming! To think we’re still looked down as a top plastic polluter! (Ouch). But we are determined to put the pollution issue behind us, thanks to efforts like the Green Travel Mart happening next month. All roads lead to...
Angel Thoughts It’s not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It’s whether or not our work fulfills us. — Outliers: The Story of Success , Malcolm Gladwell Very often, businesses measure success either by profit, customer satisfaction, assets acquired,...
Angel Thoughts It is in rugged crisis, in unwearable endurance... that the angel is shown. —Ralph Waldo Emerson The pending renovation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is hot topic. Yes, we all agree, it’s about time we saw a modern NAIA. We expect no less once this...
ANGEL THOUGHTS Sisters make the best friends in the world. —Marilyn Monroe This is the tale of two princesses of the royal family of Filipino movies, two well-loved sisters, who each carved their own constellations in the universe of local stars and film productions. The two girls are part of...
Angel Thoughts Often times we fail to see the blessings in our lives for in the midst of our own pain, we fail to realize that God has never left our side.He's just a prayer away! Jill Lemming Singer Madonna Decena , a member of Rotary Club of Manila Archangel Premier and the first Filipino...
Angel Thoughts Anna Sobrepeña Multi- faceted Anna Sobrepeña , former editor of a glossy magazine, corporate wife to Chito Sobrepeña , president of the Metrobank Foundation, and mother of three archangels, Gabriel , Rafael , and Micaela Corazon , and mom-in law to Gen , wife of Gabriel and...