It’s a bit of mid-year sting on consumers’ pockets; as gasoline prices will rise by a hefty P1.00 per liter this week; while diesel prices will have upward adjustment of P0.65 per liter. Another fuel commodity kerosene will also have higher prices this week by a scale of P0.70 per liter, as...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque We can either choose to view a cup half full, or half empty. It depends entirely on the perspective we want to take, or see things by. But like many things in life, the choice is yours to make, and the decision, you stand for, and by. This school year was like no...
'It's an honor to serve the Filipino nation' • Aquino demonstrated humble and principled governance and left a lega cy forging the country's economic resilience, a peace pact with Muslim separatists, a landmark court victory asserting the country's claim over the West...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Last week, I said I would share some realizations I had as a pandemic bride this week. Like many other things in life, this pandemic surely shifted perspectives in a multitude of and in multiple ways when it came to weddings. For one, gone are the extravagant...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Last week, I promised to share some of my personal tips with other pandemic brides who may potentially come across this — how to keep ones sanity and stress the least while planning your milestone moment at a most tumultuous and transient time. A lot of brides...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The talk of the town today is about the 2022 elections. Who will be running and what elective posts are best suited for them, what political tandems are forming, and what burning issues ought to be tackled by candidates are just some of the hot topics...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Speaking before the Regis CEO Roundtable Series last May 18, Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA), President and CEO of Ayala Corporation, disclosed that “two of Ayala’s most cyclical businesses – Ayala Land and BPI – are priming themselves for a post-pandemic...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque When COVID-19 first hit, I remember thinking to myself at some point that it would be over in no time. It was March last year when we locked down, and I had just returned from a trip abroad to finalize details for what was supposed to be my destination wedding in...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I write this on the 100th birthday of someone very special to me. My grand-aunt, Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal. Last year, I wrote a memoir of sorts as a tribute to her to celebrate this milestone which was published by the Ateneo de Naga University press. On the...
The reach of "It's Showtime" could not be disputed. A huge swathe of the populace, from the bejeweled set to the bakya crowd, watch the show, even now with ABS-CBN having already lost its franchise. It is as such that many in the LGBTQIA+ community were only too happy to see its main host, Vice...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque What may have seemed to have come naturally in the past during better and brighter days may have now seemingly turned into a task. I spoke to a good friend the other day, and our conversation led to some sort of agreement that these days, more people than...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque This past year seems to have been a constant (and still ongoing) battle with uncertainty and uncertain times. We, or at least I, have somehow become accustomed to plans not pushing through, and therefore, to manage disappointment and expectations, have come...