And neither is this book history, though someday it might well be “Chinatown is not a place,” declared journalist-author Jullie Yap Daza to her friends. Now that sentence is the title of her latest book. Technically, Chinatown is one square kilometer in size, an area surrounded by streets whose...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim By the time this column gets off the block, Filipinos would already have an idea as to who its next leader will be. Campaign colors would not matter anymore because the nation would already have spoken. It is now time for every Filipino to accept the will of the majority...
University of the Philippines head coach Goldwin Monteverde designed a play late in the payoff period that eventually turned the tables for the Fighting Maroons. James Spencer of University of the Philippines (UAAP Media Bureau) Monteverde knew that James Spencer was fiery from beyond the arc. With...
Dr. Samie Lim Dr. Samie Lim, also known as the father of Philippine franchising, was honored for pioneering the current Mother’s Day celebration in the country. This was held during the Ugoy Art Installation of artist Kristine Lim at Fort Santiago. The Ugoy Art Installation is an art exhibit in...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is monitoring the security situation in 114 cities and municipalities that were placed under the red category of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), which means that there is a grave security concern there, and those that were under total control by the...
Stories of strength, unwavering love, and sacrifice from single mothers UNCONDITIONAL LOVE From our birth to our upbringing, mothers have done everything for us (Tran Trung Nhan) A mother’s love is unconditional. But as we get older, we tend to lose sight of how much they provide and sacrifice...
University of the Philippines averted meltdown and fended off Far Eastern University in a five-set thriller, 25-12, 25-22, 24-26, 27-29, 15-11, in the UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Saturday night, May 7. Jai Atienza, Aly Bertolano, and Jewel...
Spend the day the sweetest way with mom with these confections at S Maison There is a saying by Tenneva Jordan that goes: “A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” Our moms may just be the sweetest, most...
By Jan Chavez-Arceo I used to reference my own motherhood travails in navigating the corporate terrain, so to me mothers who were corporate mavericks were super moms. This was before I was fully immersed in the even more challenging realities of women in active military service who also tended to...
Defending three-time champion Ateneo and a revved up University of the Philippines start off their best-of-three affair in the UAAP Season 84 men’s basketball finals Sunday, May 8 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Carl Tamayo of University of the Philippines soars for the basket against Ateneo's Ange...
Behind every great man—or woman—is a mother Dr. Jose Rizal treating the cataract of his mother Not much has been said about the mothers of heroes and movers but it’s clear that they’ve played a huge part in history. They were the catalysts that bred revolutionaries and forerunners in the...
A few weeks before a new administration comes in in June, the Philippine government entered into a new agreement with Pakistan to formally establish a defense cooperation between the two Asian countries, the Department of National Defense (DND) confirmed Saturday, May 7. Department of National...
