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Filipinos take great pride in our “family values,” specifically in the way families make room and time for older members who share a home with them. But sometimes, we have to give our cultural assumptions a second…
Some years ago, I was with a group of like-minded friends talking about politics, which, next to showbiz, is one of the most popular subjects for small talk in these islands. Our talk turned to Makati and…
A tangential issue in the case of the killing of Jennifer (aka Jeffrey) Laude, a transgender individual, in a motel room in Olongapo City allegedly by an American Marine taking part in war games here, is the…
These past few years, we have caught glimpses of the “estate” that lies across Aguinaldo Highway in Alfonso, Cavite, just in front of the gate of the subdivision where we built our weekend retreat. Even as construction…
BEIJING—Even as I write this, the “umbrella revolution” in Hong Kong is continuing, with crowds still filling up the streets, the footage in CNN an eerie reminder of the scenes on Edsa, although most Chinese refer to…
The perils and sorrows of public service were amply demonstrated by former (I suppose the term can be used by now) National Food Authority administrator Arthur Juan. Juan recently sent in his “irrevocable” resignation to former senator…
If the Department of Tourism, under Tourism Secretary Mon Jimenez, banked on the “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” slogan to “sell” the Philippines to the world’s tourists, the tagline, he says, is being tweaked a bit…
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