Philippine softball is off to the World Cup again. Delivering another powerful performance, the Blu Boys reaffirmed their mastery over Hong Kong with a 7-0 rout Wednesday, June 28, to finish third in the 2023 Men’s Softball Asia Cup in Kochi, Japan and claim the last World Cup slot. *The...
Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) turned over 859 square meters of land in Vermosa, Cavite to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). The donated land will be used to build the Philippine Red Cross Vermosa and will serve as PRC’s headquarters in Cavite. PRC chairman and CEO Richard “Dick” Gordon emphasized the...
THE HEAT IS ON Chef Charles Montañez cooks his dishes upon a live wood fire Many say that food is memory. This is true. But food is also a close encounter with the unknown. You can’t get closer to anything unfamiliar than when you put it in your mouth. Remember the very first time you took a sip...
*Pla Thod Phrik Grathiam* Thai dishes, among their noteworthy characteristics, share the same core ingredients like ginger, garlic, lemongrass, chili, fish sauce, palm sugar, and lime juice, with other Southeast Asian cuisines. And yet, Thai food has a certain je ne sais quoi that makes it easily...
A SIMPLE MEAL Beggar's Chicken came to be after a beggar used lotus leaves and clay to cook chicken stuffed with rice, pork, mushrooms, and lotus seeds I first heard about Beggar’s Chicken in 1965 from a Chinese couple, whom I interviewed in their home for an article on the textile industry,...
MUSIC HEALS String and flute quartet and The Nightingales harnessing the healing power of music On June 2, soothing musical melodies and angelic voices in perfect harmony filled the corridors and halls of the UERM Memorial Medical Center along Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City. For an hour or so,...
By Alex Amansec LOVE LABAN The PridePH Festival 2023 makes history by becoming the biggest pride event in Southeast Asia with over 110,000 attendees A lot of commotion could be seen under the tents situated directly in front of the Quezon City Hall. Long lines of people in colorful outfits...
LGBTQIA+ VOICES From left: Macoy Dubs, Tina Boado, and Roanne Carreon Over the weekend, the streets of Makati and Quezon City came to life with vibrant colors and exuberant energy from gleeful marchers for two local celebrations of the Pride Parade in the metro to cap off Pride Month in the...
The Philippine Blu Boys blanked Hong Kong, 8-0, to forge a battle for the bronze medal and remain in the hunt for a World Cup berth in the 2023 Men’s Softball Asia Cup in Kochi, Japan Tuesday, June 27. Leo Barredo and Lyones de Leon took turns in pitching a no-hitter while Kenneth Torres batted in...
"Be our country's top influencers." President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said this to encourage Filipinos to be the country's own advocates for tourism as the government unveiled its new tourism slogan. "Keep introducing the Philippines to the world as a top tier tourist hub," Marcos said...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. received a special plaque of appreciation on behalf of his late father for the latter's contribution to the tourism industry. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. receives the plaque of appreciation for his late father from the Department of Tourism on...
Container gardening offers numerous benefits, such as flexibility, mobility, and the ability to grow plants in various environments. Choosing the right containers for your plants provides an optimal growth environment with control over soil quality, moisture levels, and drainage. Containers allow...
