I’d like to read Felice Sta. Maria ’s The Foods of Jose Rizal (Anvil, 2012), an intriguing tour of the 19th century by way of Rizal’s food adventures culled from his autobiography and correspondence, biographies written on him, interviews with people who knew him, and accounts about the...
Typhoon Ulysses’ strong howling winds, non-stop rainfall, and loss of electricity has kept most families up last night, but Barangay Boclod in Camarines Sur 1 is one of the hardest hits. Its mayor Dr. Marco P. Chavez posted a Facebook album of very powerful photos that shows how destructive...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. “ Work at first rescues us, then ravages us.” — Mason Cooley (b. 1927). US aphorist, City Aphorisms, 7 th Selection, New York (1990) Gwarosa is the Korean equivalent of the Japanese karoshi which they describe as “sudden death due to heart...
The Philippine delegation is targeting to attract over 1,300 buyers and generate a modest $31 million worth export deals at the upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE), significantly lower than the $300 million the Philippines realized during last year’s China International...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House We are still pushing our old “Billion Trees” program for the Philippines and hopefully for other countries which we launched when we had the good fortune, by God’s grace, to be elected five times as speaker of the House of...
This father prepares the materials before he goes online to tutor his child Parents will do anything for their family, especially for their children. Thirty-year-old “Tom,” an BJMP (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology) San Juan City inmate, is one of them. Through the e-Dalaw program by...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) reported a 38 percent drop in consolidated core net income to P7.7 billion in the first nine months of 2020 from P12.5 billion in the same period last year. In a press briefing, MPIC President Jose Ma. K. Lim said the lower profit is largely...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. “Thou shalt not steal.” – Exodus 20:15 , The Holy Bible Let’s make it clear that indubitable, text book kleptomania (Greek for “craze for stealing”) is rare. We seem to have this habit of calling everyone and anyone who steals a “klepto.”...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The United Nations celebrates its 75 th founding anniversary this year in the midst of the raging coronavirus plague, which has infected more than 40 million people and claimed more than one million human lives worldwide, devastated the...
Netflix Philippines has released a song cover for “Rocket to the Moon,” the lead single of the Netflix Film, Over The Moon. Filipina singer Julie Anne San Jose sang and performed the cover, now on Netflix Philippines’ Facebook and YouTube channels. “When I first heard about , I got really...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. “He asked water, and she gave him milk.” – The Holy Bible, Judges 5:25 Taking milk ad libitum knowing you’re lactose intolerant is much like getting into a relationship that you know is bad for you. You get a bum stomach, gas, and diarrhea – and...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In our column last September 20, 2020, we underscored the important role of political parties in Asia and the international community as we in the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) observed our 20 th anniversary....
