There’s a new love affair in town! All of us may have adjusted to our unusual way of living, but some of us have gone beyond just adapting. Some of us have also reimagined. Take it from the lovebirds Joan Teotico and Antonio Jose “AJ” Reyes who didn’t let this health crisis cripple them....
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Today marks the 20 th anniversary of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which we founded and launched here in Manila on September 17-20, 2000, to serve as a forum for dialogue, understanding, and cooperation...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. My father, endearingly called “Pujie,” by friends and colleagues died in the early morning of the 12th of April, 2019. He was 90. His instructions to me were clear: There should be no vigil, no funeral. The cremation must be done post-haste but he did...
And why they thought of the name Elona Mithi Two days after celebrity and new dad Carlo Aquino posted a photo of his newborn baby girl Elona Mithi who was born on Sept. 8, he guested on Darla Sauler ’s YouTube channel to share about his first few days of fatherhood. The 10-minute video was packed...
Mark Magsayo checks in at the Wild Card in Hollywood. (Team Magsayo / File Photo) The much-awaited debut of Filipino boxer Mark Magsayo with MP Promotions is scheduled October 3 but against a different opponent after Magsayo’s original foe, American Jose Haro, opted to retire. Reports circulated...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Tensions in the South China Sea have once again escalated in the midst of the recent heated exchanges between the United States and China. The two countries recently conducted their respective military exercises in the South China Sea. It...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. “Call no man happy until he is dead.” – Aeschylus (525 BCE-456 BCE, Greek playwright “Agamemnon” (458 BCE) L.928 It was classmate Martin D. Bautista who somehow got to scribble “ Call no man happy until he is dead ” at the back of my Grant’s...
Do you see yourself in some of Philippine history’s best? Illustrations by Ariana Maralit Throughout history, there have been remarkable Filipinos who had gone through great lengths to make our country a better place. These people fought for the future of the Philippines, so we owe it to them to...
By Joel M. Toledo Photo by Ali Vicoy Since we are commemorating national language month, this might be the perfect occasion to talk about a famous adage that we’ve always associated with Rizal : the one which goes, “ Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang salita/mahigit sa hayop at malansang isda....
The “Ber” months have arrived and that means Filipinos could expect a lot of memes featuring Jose Mari Chan popping up almost everywhere on the internet. The latest of these is a humorous post referring to the pandemic which include the text “ Malapit Na Ako Lumabas, Kayo Hindi Pa .” The...
An NBA 2K mod of Jose Mari Chan created by a certain Shady00018 (Screengrab from Shady00018's Facebook page) Seeing memes of singer Jose Mari Chan have become a regular habit during the anticipation of the so-called Ber months. With the yuletide season set to start on Sept. 1, a video game modder...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. “Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, y our heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ." — Thomas Merton OCSO (1915-1968) Trappist monk and theologian Merton, Harper and Row 80 What do you think happens in the hot and moist insides of...
