讀萬卷書不如行萬里路 is a Chinese proverb that means traveling 10,000 miles is better than reading 10,000 scrolls. I’ve perhaps read thousands of pages about China, so I was extremely delighted when I finally got to do the journey of 10,000 miles last summer. I started at Beijing, China’s capital. At the heart of the city is […]
Eugenio Menegon’s book, Ancestors, Virgins and Friars: Christianity as a local religion in late Imperial China (Harvard University Asia Center, 2009), is a history of a 400-year-old community in Fu’an county (福安市) in Fujian province, China. What makes the book really interesting and significant are historical materials and information about the Chinese in the Philippines […]
Things always happen for a reason. In the wake of the devastation wrought by the 6.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Surigao on Feb. 10, seismologists reminded the public that Metro Manila is in for the “Big One” soon. The West Valley Fault caused a major earthquake way back 1658 or 357 years ago. Since that particular […]
Abu Sayyaf bandits have threatened to execute their German hostage if the P30-million ransom is not paid by Feb. 26. In a video released Feb. 14, the armed group presented 70-year-old German captive Jurgen Kantner at an undisclosed place, believed to be in either Sulu or Basilan. Kantner and his partner Sabine Merz were sailing […]
Chinese electronics giant Huawei is joining forces with the Philippines’ largest telco in the hopes of rolling out a 5G wireless network in the country by 2020, the Filipino company said on Feb. 14. Filipinos are among the world’s most active internet users, but the country also has one of the slowest average connection speeds. […]
More than 10,000 people participated in the Walk for Life held at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park on Feb. 18. Organized by the Council of the Laity of the Philippines, the event is a stand against the death penalty and the spate of extrajudicial killings associated with the Duterte government’s campaign against illegal drugs. […]
The first UP Gawad Oblation, a special award given by the UP president to UP alumni and friends for “extraordinary service with or in the name of UP,” was conferred upon 14 individuals from government and industry in a ceremony held on Feb. 7 at the UP Professional Schools in Bonifacio Global City. The awardees, […]
Chiang Kai Shek College marked two special occasions on Feb. 7 – the awarding of the winners of an inter-school art competition #drawepilepsy and homecoming of Baldwin Kho, one of its former students. Kho, a CKSC alumnus, was afflicted with epilepsy during high school. He is now an accomplished visual artist and World Peace Prayer […]
The Raya School successfully restaged last Feb. 10 “Isang Harding Papel: a martial law musical” to two sold-out audiences at the AFP Theater in Quezon City. Since the school opened in 2005, it has been staging a school play every year under the banner, Hinabing Haraya. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of EDSA People Power, The […]
The Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order reported more cases of tokhang-for-ransom being conveyed by victims all over Metro Manila. After Senator Panfilo M. Lacson revealed at a Senate hearing Jan, 26 the 11 cases reported to him by MRPO, more victims called MRPO to share their experiences. MRPO records showed that the […]