ANGEL THOUGHTS It was a first time after a long lockdown at home for this grandma to breathe natural fresh air in a comfortable and safe environment with her four-year-old grandson Disney. We brought along his yaya Imelda and our cook Nating and her son, eight-year-old MJ, my apo’s best friend....
Angel Thoughts February was also the month two years ago when I lost my best friend, spiritual mentor, and healer. Fr. Fernando Suarez, founder of the Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation. I went to see him play tennis at the Alabang Country Club courts, courtesy of some of his friends who were...
Angel Thoughts Photo: Pie David and wife Rina Jimenez With COVID still around, let us hear from a survivor and a pillar of our Bulong Pulungan media group, Rina Jimenez David, a retired Inquirer columnist. “Like walking underwater is how I felt in the days leading up to the end of our quarantine...
ANGEL THOUGHTS The furor over the seemingly selfish antics of the now-infamous “Poblacion Girl,” Gwyneth Chua, refuses to die down. Not only on social media but in the Department of Tourism (DOT), Philippine National Police (PNP), Local government units (LGU)s, and the Department of Health...
A ngel Thoughts May the new year bring us fewer COVID infections and deaths, natural disasters, political turmoil, and economic downfalls. Peace and love to everyone. Never mind political and religious differences! Manigong bagong taon (a prosperous new year) to all you faithful readers! May the...
ANGEL THOUGHTS The holiday lights at Taal Vista Hotel offer a symbol of hope during the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony: (from left ) Ramon Makilan, Taal Vista Hotel GM; Peggy Angeles, SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. EVP; Marites Castro, Regional OIC of Department of Tourism; and Aniela...
Angel Thoughts This week, the second Sunday of Advent, let’s hear it from my dear colleague and “partner,” the associate editor of this paper, book author, and editor, Jullie Yap Daza with her tribute for the “First Gentleman” in our media forum, Bulong Pulungan (which lasted 36 years at...
Angel Thoughts We are back on the trail of twins, and this time they are the “double blessings” of columnist Marichu Villanueva and former broadcaster Jun Flores. I met both of them when they covered the late President Cory Aquino in the Palace. I saw the romance bloom between the couple and...
ANGEL THOUGHTS Lopez twins Rex and Roy in their biking attires. Twice the fun, twice the love spread all around! Meet our third set of twinnies, 45-year-old filmmakers—Rex and Roy Lopez, sons of Rene and Susan Lopez. Rex has been married to Claire for 20 years. They have two...
Angel Thoughts Edgard and Edward Cabangon Last week’s column on twins was widely received and so I have decided to spotlight more sets! This time, we focus on a popular “twinnie,” 56-year-olds Dominic Edgard and Dominic Edward Cabangon. A fraternal twin in a family of nine, Edgard and...
These months and months of COVID variants, infections, and surges have brought about so much fear, stress, panic, anxiety, and frustration for all of us. When will it all end? We ask ourselves every day while hoping that the virus will soon be vanquished by science and prayers. True, we have gone...
Kara and her mom, Letty Jimenez Magsanoc ANGEL THOUGHTS Today, in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I’m turning over this corner to breast cancer survivor Kara Magsanoc Alikpala, broadcast journalist, documentary film maker, founding president of I Can Serve Foundation, VP at Cancwe...
