Athletics and volleyball will be on the discussion table when Philip Ella Juico appears as special guest in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum this Tuesday. Juico talks about the two sports closest to his heart in the 10 a.m. weekly session. The former Philippine Sports...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Philip Cu Unjieng We Filipinos are a peculiar, imperturbable, funny bunch. Beyond the oft-repeated remarks about how we’re so forgiving, forgetful, musically inclined (I missed out when that was being handed out), and resilient in the face of disaster and...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) has rescheduled its planned training bubble for national athletes and the annual National Open from late this year to early 2021. PATAFA chief Philip Juico said their request to hold the two programs are still pending the approval of the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Philip Cu Unjieng I’ve been an orphan since September 2013, the year my father passed away. My mother left us in July of 1996. My Dad was 83 when he succumbed to various old age ailments; but especially painful to this day, is that my Mom was only 62 when cancer...
In the world of fashion, of rich fragrances, and luxury goods, Count Hubert de Givenchy was always a name to reckon with. Beyond the fact that such luminaries as Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis could be counted as his regular fashion clients, his fragrances were always considered...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Philip Cu Unjieng With apologies to veteran British R&B singer Maxine Nightingale, best known for her radio hits in the 1970’s, let’s rephrase one of her classic disco songs; “Do you remember that day, (fateful mid-March day) When you first came our way, I...
PMFTC Inc., the local affiliate of Philip Morris International, assured that the company is fully committed to help tobacco-farming communities in recovering from the coronavirus-induced economic crisis. Denis Gorkun, PMFTC president Denis Gorkun, PMFTC Inc. president, said that approximately...
You just ‘Juana’ eat healthy Juana Manahan-Yupangco There’s a new Cookbook in town, and it’s Juana Manahan-Yupangco delivering on her promise to go beyond her website, FB, and IG platforms, and gifting us with a “hold it in your hands” Mesa ni Misis Cookbook. Honestly, if Juana hadn’t...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Philip Cu Unjieng 1) In the Eat of the Moment If there’s an industry hard hit by the COVID virus and community quarantines it would be the restaurant industry. Food in itself is still a mainstay of our consumption patterns, so those who offer deliveries and...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Philip Cu Unjieng Our Big Online Learning Experiment has truly commenced. Several private schools had a head start a month ago, but early last week, the 2020-2021 school year officially begun in earnest. Whether it’s Blended Learning or the other hybrid modalities...
Multi-media queen Kris Aquino is simply amazed at the fact that she has two sons who are now both at least six feet tall. On Instagram Oct. 4, Aquino, 49, posted again photos of her two children who are now taller than her. "My TOWERS of #love. Happy weekend! #family ❤️" said Aquino in her...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Philip Cu Unjieng While my sister was compiling research material for her Assumption velada (and all Assumption alumni, and their husbands, will attest to just how seriously they take these veladas); she stumbled upon an archival photograph of the very first Earth...
