I remember when I was first added to Subtle Asian Traits, a popular meme-sharing group for second-third generation Asians (children of immigrants or kids of those kids), in the middle of the semester, I couldn’t stop laughing as I scrolled down my feed for about half an hour. In this group, members share relatable funny […]
Setting healthy resolutions for the New Year always seems like a great idea, but can be very challenging to see through. Still, research shows that small actions we take every day can have a big impact on our lifelong health, and physical and mental well being should be a priority. Our ability to maintain health […]
Tzu Chi Great Love City located in Codilla Land in Barangay Liloan, Ormoc City has 1,585 houses with 6,000 population. The houses were destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda. When the beneficiaries moved, they did not pay Tzu Chi a single centavo.They were provided with beds, blankets, groceries, rice. Most of the people there are farmers, tricycle […]
Our nation faced many challenges and tragedies in 2018. Yet, it is human nature to find reason to stay optimistic. So, let me start off my first Beats & Bytes for 2019 on a positive note. Allow me to highlight the activities and events of the organizations I am involved in: the Kaisa Heritage Center, […]
Two kidnapped Chinese nationals were rescued in separate operations, the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) reported. The PNP-AKG said Kang Xintong’s mother received a call from the kidnappers using her son’s WeChat account. The mother, who is in China, said the kidnappers first demanded RMB50,000 (P382,500) and another RMB20,000 (P153,000) after informing her that […]
Peering into a kaleidoscope through the collection of Jaime FlorCruz With the interest in things Chinese at an all-time high, Bahay Tsinoy, a museum of Chinese in Philippine life, proudly presents its 20th anniversary offering – a view of China’s development from a self-professed “accidental Chinese.”Jaime FlorCruz (吉米) was a student at the University of […]
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 […]
I wanted my year-end column to end on a happier note, but I cannot leave two upsetting pieces of news unaddressed. The first is about former Davao City vice mayor Paolo Duterte’s ridiculous but highly disturbing list of people allegedly planning the ouster of his father President Duterte. The second is about the project to […]
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 […]