ANGEL THOUGHTS One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eye. — The Little Prince , Antoine de Saint Exupery Isko turns over new gadgets, photo from Manila PIO Welcome the “ber” months this Tuesday! Be sure to celebrate the birthday of Mama Mary on Sept. 8....
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno For months now, our medical frontliners have not had a decent sleep. They live in constant fear of getting COVID-19 just by reporting for duty every day. They risk their very own lives and that of their loved ones just to help stem the spread of the coronavirus and...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno In deference to the recent passing of Mayor Fred Lim, I am using this column of mine to give way to the full transcript of what I aired in a recent live broadcast that I dedicated solely in his honor. “Magandang gabi po mga kababayan kong taga-Lungsod ng...
Angel Thoughts Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. —Desmond Tutu MANILA MAN Lim at the Bulong Pulungan Christmas Party 2015, seated beside him is the author Alfredo Siojo Lim died at 90, leaving behind legends of his colorful life, from a poor orphaned boy...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno I have noticed that there seems to be persistent erroneous reports which make it appear that what we are using in our drive-thru and walk-in COVID testing centers are rapid test kits and are therefore unreliable. Although I have, on several occasions and...
AT WORK Mayor Isko supervises improvement of Anda circle ANGEL THOUGHTS Love beauty. It is the shadow of God on the universe! Gabriel Mistral How does it feel to be Manila’s mayor in this pandemic? We asked Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso , better known as Isko or “Yorme,” amid his...
Alfredo Lim, 1929-2020 At the age 90, Filipino politician and retired police officer Alfredo Siojo Lim passed away, his daughter Cynthia Lim , as well as his chief of staff confirmed. On Aug. 7, Mayor Isko Moreno confirmed that Lim had been infected with COVID-19. From the Manila slums, this orphan...
BATANG MAYNILA With office workers now gradually reporting to work, I have issued an urgent appeal to all Manilans to do away with the habit of eating together and hopefully, those who are not from Manila will also heed this. There is a very good reason why I made this call, mind you. I was...
BATANG MAYNILA It had been an awfully busy, albeit, fruitful week for us in the city of Manila despite the continuing battle against COVID-19. We kicked off the week with the inauguration of our first walk-in COVID testing center at the Ospital ng Sampaloc, followed by another at the Gat Andres...
By Deedee M. Siytangco Angel Thoughts Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. St. Mother Teresa Now I promised to bring to you, avid readers of our column, the inside story of what is, with hope, the finale on the case of Fr. Pio C. Aclon and his unjust...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno With all humility, I apologize to those who may have been inconvenienced by the traffic caused by the unexpected surge of motorists who availed of the free, drive-thru COVID testing that we launched in Manila last July 15. The success of this project and the...
BATANG MAYNILA It had been an incredibly sad week for the city of Manila, its citizens, and for me, personally and most specially. Well, first off, three of our key officials at the Manila City Hall got infected with COVID-19 over the...
