IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I write this to my sister as she turns 31. Dearest Mic, As the sun sets on the eve of your 30th birthday, I cannot help but think about what a whirlwind of a year it has been, and how I could not have done it without you. As the universe always...
Hundreds of irrigation reservoirs should be built around the country, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. shares a conversation with Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. at the inauguration of the Sulvec Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (Sulvec SRIP) in...
President Marcos has inaugurated the Sulvec Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (Sulvec SRIP) in Ilocos Norte which would also be used for tourism. Sulvec Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (RTVM Screenshot) Aside from serving its purpose to elevate the state of agriculture in the province, Marcos...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS It has been five months of motherhood. It has been a blissful and blessed journey thus far, but not without its major bumps and hiccups. Having said that though, if I were to log a lesson I picked up from every month, here are the five: Miracles happen everyday, and...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS They say your child ends up becoming your greatest teacher. I never quite knew what this meant until now. Almost five months only into motherhood and I now marvel at things I probably would have only glanced past before. Indeed, having a child does not only teach you to pause...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS And just like that, it is the first day of the second half of the year on Monday. Before we know it, Christmas bells will be ringing and carols will be playing on the radio. Suffice to say, the first half just passed us by. Given the crazy start of the year I had, and...
President Marcos assured farmers in Bohol that they will soon gain more help for their livelihood through a new irrigation project in the province. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of government aid in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on June 28, 2024. (RTVM Screenshot) During...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS A friend very recently asked me what lessons I have learned from my father, and whether I was willing to share these coming Father’s Day. Well, it’s Father’s Day tomorrow, and after giving some thought to the idea, I thought to myself, why not? And though the five I will...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Last week, I wrote about the start of an era simply because we are so used to celebrating the end, we often overlook that every ending has a beginning. In the same manner, we must not forget the fact that for a period of time to be memorable, we must live it – to the...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS We oftentimes hear the words, and celebrate “the end of an era,” yet we somehow never give much attention to the start of one. I am a firm believer that every ending is the start of a new beginning. Whether that is a happy, sad, unexpected or planned beginning or ending,...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Regardless of religion, faith (or having one, rather) is a trait that unites a lot of people. In the same way that the presence of faith gives us strength and the promise of pulling through, its absence, or even the compromise thereof, can also exacerbate situations in which...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS It is no surprise that Mother’s Day which we celebrated last Sunday falls in the month of May. After all, if you are Catholic, May is the month the church has set aside to honor Mama Mary. Although no words would suffice or do justice in truly giving her the honor that she...
