No changes will be made on the current Philippine passport, including the current price, except for the 10-year validity, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Oct. 25. The DFA issued Department Order No. 010-2017 or the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10928 (2017), otherwise known as “An Act Extending the Validity of […]
Mention the Philippines and most people think of weird food (fertilized duck egg, anyone?) and beautiful beaches. But stick around long enough, and you’ll find that (sometimes literally) beneath the country’s modern malls runs a deeper mythological tradition so rich, it has migrated from the forest to the cities, morphing from myths to urban legends, […]
October 5 being Teacher’s Day, I would like to pay tribute to the very first teacher I ever knew – my mom, Flora. (I only saw this picture of hers for the first time – after she had passed away last Oct. 1 – when my younger sister was going through some old pictures of […]
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 – […]
In the previous article, I discussed the first nine food that can help you lose weight. These are vegetables and salads, grapefruit, apples, pears, bananas, eggs, beans, vinegar and tofu. Here are the remaining nine healthy food on our list: 10. Green tea. Green tea contains an antioxidant called catechins, which may help you lose […]
Discussing the rice traders of 1862 in his great work Feeding Manila, in Peace and War: 1850-1945 (Ateneo Press, 2016), professor emeritus Daniel F. Doeppers narrates: Doña Cornelia Lao Chanco (1819-1900) was one of the Manila consignees in 1862. Born to Chinese mestizos in Binondo, Manila in 1836, she was married to Tomas Ly-Chauco, an […]
A friend forwarded to me a post from the Pinoy Ako Blog. In “Ako si PAB, eh ano ngayon (I am PAB, so what)?” Maria Josephina Vergina Laurio admitted that she is behind the blog, that she is PAB. I was awed by this brave act. It takes courage to reveal her true identity, knowing […]
Around P2 billion worth of counterfeit goods, including gadgets, soaps and other household items, were seized by the Bureau of Customs from a storage facility in Sta. Cruz, Manila. BOC Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said the goods were found inside three units of Huang Lim Hong Lian Building in Binondo. Fake electronics, cell phone accessories, GoPro […]