EVELYN ANG At an age when most people are content to retire and reflect on life’s journey, Evelyn Ang continues to blaze a trail of leadership and inspiration. As the 91-year-old president of Western Guaranty, Evelyn remains a daily presence at the helm of the company she helped build, embodying...
When the covid-19 pandemic hit, just like many others, lawyer Anastacio “Jun” Muntuerto and his wife Nora faced an uncertain future. They were cut off from the world and confined to their property in Carcar, Cebu. There, they found themselves staring down a crisis that threatened to leave them...
For 18 years, Edgar Retardo worked as a janitor, diligently doing his job while holding onto a dream that seemed distant—earning a college degree. Last week, at 40 years old, he finally achieved that dream, graduating with a degree in Broadcast Communication from the Polytechnic University of the...
For Renita Ulep-Beronilla, the humble kalabasa, or squash, is not just an ordinary vegetable seen in popular Filipino dishes like pinakbet. It is also one of the easiest vegetables to grow. And for decades, farmers have found it a source of steady income. Not until a deadly virus known as...
Retired Australian businessman Bob Murray holds one of the cacao pods from the slopes of Mt Mayon. On the slopes of Mt. Mayon, an active volcano in the Bicol region of the Philippines, farmers have discovered a different kind of gold that has been there for centuries—cacao. Naturally growing in...
By JUNEP OCAMPO A retired English expatriate is sounding the alarm over an unexpected threat to the local ecosystem in Davao City: incessant karaoke noise. Frank Woolf, who settled in Davao to enjoy a peaceful retirement 12 years ago, has been battling noise pollution which he says has been...
By JUNEP OCAMPO What is the secret to a long and happy life? If you asked 96-year-old Reynaldo de Dios, he would readily share these two pieces of advice: “Never retire. And never stop learning.” De Dios put his own mantra to good use, living to the ripe age of 96. Up to his death on May 5,...
