Poetry does make better writers and also better people Illustration by Oteph Antipolo In 2011, at exactly 8:58 p.m. on Dec. 31 the year before, English author Neil Gaiman wrote in his digital journal, “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you readsome fine...
Or why we must swallow our regrets like a bitter pill Eat your words. As an idiom, it leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Because it means you’re wrong, take back what you said, admit to have had your foot in your mouth. But regret is food for thought. It is a bitter pill to swallow, but swallow it...
Illustration OTEPH ANTIPOLO In 2011, at exactly 8:58 p.m. on Dec. 31 the year before, English author Neil Gaiman wrote in his digital journal, “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In the span of two weeks, more than 16 million subscriber identity modules (SIMs) have been registered following the implementation of the SIM Registration Act. Currently, we are on track because our target is to register at least one million SIMs per day to complete...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Feast of the Lord’s Baptism is celebrated not because Jesus needed to be cleansed. Rather, Jesus allowed himself to be deemed sinful as an act of solidarity with sinful humanity. St. Paul is even more shocking when he says that for our sake God made Jesus who knew no...
There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth. —Doris Lessing May I go out on a limb here and declare that I am happy? Yes, I am, which is not to say I have no problems because I have plenty. I can’t say, either, that I am fulfilled. My days stretch out and I’m constantly...
Size does matter, especially in this season of oversized everything THE VERY EXTRA ZIPPER Louis Vuitton's spring summer 2023 collection (Isidore Montag/Go Runway) In 2023, everything will be massive, judging from how Gen-Z has categorically dumped the skinny jean into the closet of oblivion (for...
But first New Year greetings from eight of the icons of the Philippine private sector (Cover design by Jovanni Bernasol) In the OCTA Research-organized, Tugon ng Masa (TNM) National Survey conducted between Oct. 23 and 27, 2022 through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 male and female Filipinos 18...
A dreamer’s list of literary pilgrimages around the world Now that I can fly everywhere, except China and, well, North Korea, maybe even the tiny island country Nauru in Micronesia and Turkmenistan, I dream of going to… …Vyra, Russia VLADIMIR’S CASTLE Vladimir Nabokov's house in...
Get ready to connect everybody, and all things, in 2023 via 5G network with NOW Telecom poised to position itself among the leaders in the Philippine telecommunications industry. NOW Telecom Co. Inc. (“NOW Telecom”) paints a brighter future for Filipinos in the global race for faster and better...
The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) approved a grant funding for technical assistance (TA) to NOW Telecom Co. Inc. so it can develop Wireless Telephony Network for the Philippines using 5G Technology. This was announced during the recent visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris....
This Christmas popup at Powerplant Mall at Rockwell is a treasure trove of fresh, distinctly Filipino ideas you can wear, carry, spruce up your home or gift people you love with Filipino is now officially a brand. It always has been, except we didn’t think really take it seriously or we took it...
