By JACQUELYN LUCERO Do you find yourself often saying things like: “I am too fat or skinny to...” “I am too old or young to...” “I am too inexperienced to...” “I am too shy to...” “I am too busy to...” “I am too broke to...” These self-limiting statements can be endless, but...
Something to see… an exhibit of larger-than-life eggs celebrating Easter. Gathering a troupe of 16 artists, Dr. Emilio C. Yap III, president and vice chairman of Manila Bulletin, opened the sixth edition of his “Hatch” series at Manila Hotel to show the world what creative minds and hands can...
Commemorate the spirit of Easter with a reverent Sunday mass at 11 a.m. on March 31 at the grand ballroom of Solaire Entertainment City and choose from the many signature restaurants, all ready to enchant palates, to treat yourself and family. Easter at Finestra comes with unlimited flutes of...
Easter and eggs often go hand in hand. In Pagan beliefs, eggs represented fertility and restoration of Earth as they welcomed the spring season. This belief was adopted by Christians, and they believed that Jesus Christ resurrected Easter Sunday. The cracking of the egg became a metaphor for...
Based on a study conducted by American economist Joel Waldfogel, titled “The Welfare Effect of Gender-Inclusive Intellectual Property Creation: Evidence from Books,” female authors are now dominating the publishing industry. But before this historic feat for women, strong female writers had to...
The Holy Week's long weekend is officially here. If you're looking for books to read to catch up on that reading habit you set this year, we've listed five books written by women. After all, we're still celebrating International Women's Month, with genres encompassing historical fiction and the...
With the countless tasks demanding our attention daily, efficiency is the key to managing our responsibilities effectively. Take, for example, getting ready in the morning. How often do we rush out the door with unkempt, disheveled hair? As tempting as it sounds to just go full blast and high...
Many countries have similar dishes. We have pochero, France and the Middle East have pot au feu, and the Spanish have cocido. To the Spanish, pochero is the container where the cocido is boiled for hours with tough beef, chicken, chorizo, noodles, etc. Another dish found in other countries is roast...
As a child, my grandson Kyle was full of questions about geography, history, and food. Travels all over the country with the entire family answered many of his queries. A van took us out of town on weekends. We went as far south as Sorsogon, watched Mayon Volcano erupt, and marveled at the...
FISH BE WITH YOU/ For Lenten season, as part of their sacrifice, Catholics forego red meat and consume seafood only During the Lenten season, the devout show penance for the Lord’s sacrifice on the cross through fasting and abstinence. Fasting often requires Catholics to eat only one full meal...
Because of our geographical location, the Philippines is blessed with some of the most diverse vegetables and crops in the world. While Pinoys are familiar with carrots, cucumber, lettuce, spinach, or kale, not many foreigners know of our vegetables like saluyot, or upo, or sigarilyas, or labong,...
As the Easter holiday draws near, malls are preparing to host a range of thrilling and “egg-cellent” Easter celebrations. One particularly beloved tradition found in numerous malls involves offering interactive and immersive events that bring delight to kids, adults and kids-at-heart. Here is a...
