Last April 9, we commemorated Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor and remembered the brave heroes and heroines who gave up their lives for Philippine freedom – during the revolution against Spain, the Filipino-American war and the anti-Japanese war. We also recalled the many lives lost during the repressive martial rule of former president […]
If you practice these 10 essential steps, you are already 85 percent to 95 percent healed. Depending on how intense and passionate you accept, take and practice these 10 essential steps. Consider these 10 steps as your checklist or score card to find out how much you are working towards achieving them. People can live […]
We lost another pillar in the academic community. He was an enabler. As a teacher, he taught students to reach beyond the boundaries of the prescribed lesson, leading their minds into new territory. An acknowledged expert on matters in Philippine society and politics, his insight often guided national policies. One of these led the late […]
Have you ever wondered what it takes to quench the thirst of a city as big as Manila? Well, you can stop wondering about it when you visit the Museo El Deposito, one of the latest museums built and operated by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines at various historical sites across the country. […]
Among the influences and contributions of the Chinese in the Philippines, especially during the Spanish and American periods, painting is seldom mentioned, except, of course, the art works done by Chinese artisans. Recently, we were happy and fortunate to discover the Chinese influence and contributions on the famous 14 paintings of the basi warriors of […]
The years have fled. Achi has graduated from elementary school. It seems only yesterday that I began writing this parenting column filled with baby articles and our family’s struggles with a toddler. I now have a preteen who is beginning to carve out her own life. She agrees to be my baby forever, still giving […]
Hong Kong is known as a cosmopolitan city, one of Asia’s business centers and shopping capitals. While the city has tourist attractions set in nature such as Victoria Peak and Lantau Island located on its outskirts, not a lot of people know that there are ways to interact with nature within the city itself. Hong […]
Hokkien, on the tongues of Tsinoys, has grown and evolved, taking on a life of its own. Sometimes words simply fail us. With some creativity, Tsinoys have strung together words to form colorful phrases that simply hit the bull’s eye. Here are some expressions unique to Hokkien as favored by Tsinoys. Idioms, expressions Hokkien pronunciation […]
There are ample historical records of relations between the Philippines and China. They reveal strategies for evangelizing China, trade routes and revolution. They show the strategic importance of the Philippines to Spanish attempts to christianize China, and to profit from the Manila-Acapulco Galleon trade. They delve into the origins of Chinese-looking Igorots to the north, […]
Rare are the friendships that weather the good times and bad, bringing friends through thick and thin and last more than a millennium. Such is the historical friendship between the Philippines and China, a relationship that has been chronicled as early as the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Exchanges existed at all levels, from vibrant trade to […]