Cemeteries all over the country come to life during Undas, the time of honoring the dearly departed. Filipino families flock to the tombs of their kin, bearing gifts such as flowers, food and fond memories. With bountiful feasts, they treat the departed as if they were still alive. However, the bustle in cemeteries during this […]
Three years ago, it took almost ten trucks to haul off the waste generated from Nov. 1 to 2 in Manila Memorial Park in Holy Cross, Novaliches. Back then, the park management’s solution was to discard everything. “Regardless if it’s recyclable or not, they are already considered waste materials,” park manager Jo Seuzo Alo says. […]
Behind the success of Tzu Chi Foundation’s annual environmental protection and recycling campaign in cemeteries during the observance of Undas are the volunteers who dedicate themselves to promoting love for the planet among the public. The northeast monsoon and a tropical depression hovering over the country’s area of responsibility brought incessant rain from Oct. 29 […]
Editor’s Note: Many of these terms have been lost through time. We reprint this to remind readers about our rich rice heritage. A s early as 1915, about 1,200 varieties of rice were recognized (of which 991 were found to be distinct varieties), consisting in general of two major types – the hard grain (which […]
A s a Tsinoy, I get the best of both worlds. When it comes to food, Filipino and Chinese cuisine are both commonly served at home. Filipino dishes are abundant in flavor – it can be something as simple as tuyo (dried fish) with tomatoes and salted egg or something saucy such as beef caldereta. […]
J. Carlitos G. Cruz, chairman and managing partner of SGV Words cannot express the depth of our loss. For many of us, Mr. SyCip was not only the firm’s founder, but he was also a teacher, mentor and friend. For many of us who started our careers in SGV, he was the consummate role model […]
Washington SyCip’s lifetime achievements span several generations on all continents. Global and national leaders, public figures and business tycoons sought his ideas, opinions and analyses on significant political, social and economic issues. Many outstanding leaders in the Philippines and Asia were honed by SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. or the Asian Institute of Management, both […]
His death is a big loss to the world, but most especially to Philippine society for which he gave so much of himself selflessly and unstintingly. Washington Sycip (薛華誠), a lifetime trustee of the Kaisa Heritage Foundation, was a benefactor, a mentor, a critic for the Kaisa Heritage Center which houses the Bahay Tsinoy – […]
Sept. 13 is officially celebrated in Dezhou, Shandong, China to commemorate the 1417 visit of Paduka Batara, the Sultan of Sulu, to Ming Dynasty Emperor Yong Le. This year, a Kaisa delegation joined the festivities marking the 600th anniversary of this historic event. Paduka Batara, sultan of Sulu According to Teresita Ang See’s book, The Ties […]
Though visiting Dezhou City to commemorate the 600th year of Sultan Paduka Batara’s trip to China is the main reason Kaisa made a pilgrimage to China, an extended stay at the Chinese capital to explore its cultural offerings proved irresistible for some. Our motley group consisted of both first-timers and repeat visitors, so coming up […]