For the past five decades, the National Planetarium has been the main gateway for many Filipinos to learn about the beauty and mystery of the cosmos. It was the brainchild of the former head of the Philippine Astronomical Society, Maximo Sacre Jr., who shared his dream for the planetarium in the early 1970s with Godofredo […]
Cars have new models. Software gets upgraded. Malls undergo renovation. Everything around you seem to be improving – maybe it’s about time you do too. And what better time to do so than at the start of the year. People are always setting goals – “downgrading” three sizes from XL to small and strutting around […]
Oil on NFA Rice sacks by Archie Oclos. We started at the left most panel and Achi immediately asked me why their heads were tilted. I told her, “you’ll see.” Towards the end, right before the last panel, painted directly on the wall, is a bullet that had pierced all of those heads. As soon […]
Werpa (pangalan), isang bagong slang na bokabularyo. Ito ang kabaligtiran ng “power” sa Ingles. Ang “Werpa” ay portfolio ng mga sinulat ko para sa kursong Filipino sa Piling Larangan sa unang semestre ng ika-11 baitang. Hindi naging madali ang pagsulat ng mga sanaysay para sa portfolio na ito. Kinailangan ko ng lakas at sikap sa […]
Hau Chiok’s latest exhibit of paintings entitled “Coalescences” is the culmination of over 60 years of dedicated artistic and creative endeavor. The exhibit is on display at the Metropolitan Museum at the Banko Sentral ng Filipinas that opened on Nov. 15 and will last up to January 2019. Simultaneous exhibit of the paintings of Hau […]
My eyes have strained too long and hard these past two years on the central authority who sits in Malacañang. I knew, but have forgotten, that could not solve the lingering problems that beset our country despite the promises extravagantly made.In a fit of frustration, I return my gaze once again on the massive potential […]
I saw this photo on a friend’s timeline and it reminded me of all the gifts I asked for when I got married. We purposely did not have a gift registry because we were going to live with Mom. Her house is fully equipped and we did not really need anything new. Plus, we were […]
For “his quietly heroic half-century of service to the Filipino people, his abiding dedication to the pursuit of social justice and peace in achieving dignity and progress for the poor, and his being, by his deeds, a true servant of his Faith and an exemplary citizen of his nation,” Ambassador Howard Q. Dee was conferred […]
It was at the Peace Commission in the late 1980s that I first came to meet Ambassador Howard Q. Dee, or HQD as we often refer to him. Fresh out of graduate school, I was a very diligent staff reporting to then Cabinet Secretary for Rural Development Edilberto De Jesus under the Aquino Administration. I […]
I recall attending a convention on philanthropy with my mom and dad in Singapore. He was speaking to one of the organizers and mentioned he disliked the title of philanthropist. He felt the word has an undertone of a hierarchy between rich donors and those in need. He preferred to see himself as a social […]