HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Nena Saguil, Pacita Abad, Geraldine Javier, Virginia Ty-Navarro, Impy Pilapil - are these artists you look up to and admire? Are you a budding Filipina artist yourself? If you’ve been nodding your head, and internally saying...
TAKING CHARGE Rosemarie Ong, William Belo, and Lorraine Belo-Cincochan It may be very early in the year, but Wilcon Depot had excellent reasons to turn Jan. 21 into an evening of profound celebration. The night was the culmination of a landmark year that saw Wilcon Depot opening the doors of...
Dr. Minguita Padilla Dr. Minguita Padilla has a dream, and that’s to ride on her advocacy of Barangay Health and a more responsible PhilHealth, and secure a seat in the upcoming Congress. During a special merienda held at the residence of good friend Bambi R. Javelosa, Minguita spoke about...
GET THIS PARTY STARTED Manny and Suzette Lopez make their entrance at her birthday party Suzette Hahn-Lopez celebrated her defiant 60th at Pacific Heights, Tagaytay with a dinner and after party that brought partying to new heights. Cheered on by her husband Cong. Manny Lopez and her three...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE (Part 2) When my eldest son graduated from university in 2013, his first job was with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP); and when I attended one of the Festivals that the FDCP mounts, I met a guest who worked with the Royal Film Commission...
Two celebrated authors from Japan with their latest, and one novel set in California, written by a British author and screenwriter. There’s much to savor in the pages of these three mystery thrillers. Hotel Lucky Seven by Kotaro Isaka Our writer Kotaro Isaka is perhaps best...
LEADING THE HELM The Ruth Foundation founder and president Dr. Rumalie Corvera In 2012, Dr. Rumalie Corvera launched the Ruth Foundation. Operations formally commenced by Jan. 2013. Its vision ever since has been to provide palliative and hospice care to those with life-limiting illnesses,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE (Part 1) Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 2025 will mark the three days that the Manila International Film Festival takes over the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, accompanied by a star-studded gala dinner at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. It’s the second...
What crime fiction writers, on the top of their form can do, are introduce us to a world we weren’t familiar with, then making us invest in the heroine or hero asked to unravel the mystery. Here are three new examples of how this happens! From the comic book world, to a failed...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE (Part I) This isn’t a feature about New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve never been one for resolutions; if I felt something needed changing or had to commence, I’d do it then and there, and not procrastinate until January 1st. When I finally stopped...
Writing ‘funny’, and being successful at making readers laugh out loud, is much harder than writing ‘sad’ or thoughtful, if you ask me. Humor is often very subjective, so to hit the funny bone of so many is a rare gift. Here are three novels that attempt to do just that. ...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE It’s the time of the year when several lexicon platforms come out with their Words of the Year (WOTY); and each will have their own system for coming up with their choices. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is one of the more popular ones, and they...
