CEBU CITY – For finally facing their fears, a senior citizen and a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community got instant cash from the city government of Lapu-Lapu. A 68-year-old grandfather and Miya, a 34-year-old LGBTQ member, were rewarded after availing...
WALA LANG The house—mansion actually—of his grandmother’s grandfather still stands and Álvaro Bartolomé Ruiz was awestruck. He lives in Madrid, visiting the Philippines for the first time. Bartolomé’s ancestor Valentín Teus (1832-1909) was from Navarra at the foot of the Pyrenees. At...
For his grandchildren Former first lady of Ukraine, Kateryna Yushchenko, tweeted how nationalistic her countrymen are during this time when Russia is trying to claim their country. 80-year-old Ukrainian signs up "Someone posted a photo of this 80-year-old who showed up to join the army, carrying...
Restaurant owner treats them instead With over 22,000 shares, this Facebook post by Jessica Abaslon has been making the rounds. As the owner of JK Samgyupsal Unli-Korean BBQ, and very hands-on at that, Jessica has been very observant with what's going on in the restaurant. Of recent, Jessica posted...
We ask some to share they're most memorable moments this pandemic This prolonged lockdown has made us look at things differently. How we choose to spend our time, and how we look at each scenario has made us appreciate each and every single moment that we spend here on earth. And now that children...
Ever wonder how it's like to see your ancestors would look like if they started interacting with you? My Heritage mobile application has been doing the rounds online, with people bringing to life old photos of their ancestors. To commemorate her late grandfather's birthday, she used the same app to...
Since the death of our very own James Bond, Tony Ferrer, last January 23, his family has been sharing blast-from-the-past photos of the veteran actor. Here are some of them that one of his grandchildren Donny Pangilinan shared over on his Instagram stories. Donny, son of Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan,...
Over the weekend, minority floor leader Senator Franklin Drilon celebrated his 75th birthday in one of his children’s homes. His eldest daughter with the late Atty. Violeta Calvo-Drilon, Eliza Drilon-Luna, posted last Saturday, November 28, their celebration at home, hosted by Eliza’s sister...
Up on a hill where there he can focus and learn We all know that strong internet signal is harder to find when you’re based in the province, more so when you’re out in the remote parts of the provinces. BETTER SIGNAL Searching for signal in the great outdoors Classes started August 3 for...
