HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Philip Cu Unjieng Happy Mother’s Day! And for you out there who have your moms still alive and healthy, count that as one of your grandest blessings. My mother passed away in 1996, and that’s 25 years ago this year. But as many of you will discover (or have...
Roman Catholics observe Monday, May 3, the Feast of Saints Philip and James, two of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. (Catholic Culture image) Known as the “Foundation Stones of the Church,” the saints share a feast day because their sacred relics were brought together from the East to Rome....
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng For years, I’d be paying my annual medical insurance premium, and wondering at times, whether it was worth the expenditure. The present plan I’m subscribed to is the Global Health Access of AXA (partnered with Avega and...
Philippine National Bank, one of the country’s major banks, is ranked as the best company for professionals to growth their careers, according to the Linkedin’s 2021 Philippines Top Companies List. LinkedIn, the online professional network, published its list of the 2021 LinkedIn Top...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng For a number of my friends, talking about their high school and university days is like giving them license to indulge in a rhapsodic reverie; some of them even describing those days past as the best time of their lives. While I...
The four novels today come from all points of the globe. From India to the UK, and from North America to South Korea. What unites these four novels, is the impeccable quality of the writing, no matter how different their genres are. ‘Death in the East’ by Abir Mukherge A double-locked room...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Perusing the social media posts of the week, I was struck by how so many were decrying the lack of any National Vaccination Plan or recovery plan for the sorry state in which this recent unabated upsurge in COVID-19 cases has...
Land Rover Defender pickup Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will be laid to rest today at St George’s Chapel. However, unlike other Royals, the vehicle taking him to his final resting place will not be a luxurious Bentley or Rolls-Royce. It will be a Land Rover. Serving as the official...
What was supposed to be a special day of celebration for Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles became a day of sorrow. His father Prince Philip passed away on April 9, 2021; and on the same day 16 years ago, Prince Charles got married to Camilla. Instead of the couple posting another...
How well did you like the actor Matt Smith who played the Duke of Edinburgh in The Crown ? FAREWELL, PRINCE PHILIP The Duke of Edinburgh in his role as captain general, Royal Marines, at the 1664 Global Challenge on the Buckingham Palace Forecourt, August 2017 (HANNAH MCKAY / AFP) All is forgiven...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng The inescapable fact is that with some form of Community Quarantine still part and parcel of our foreseeable future, the online transitioning of our personal and professional lives won’t be changing anytime soon. Whether on Zoom,...
The Royal Family's Facebook account just announced that Prince Philip has passed away. "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at...
