Lang Leav Poetry and Passion

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Maria Niza Mariñas 07/01/2017

  CALL it buttonhole poetry, the type that’s shamelessly moored with mush and endless giggles in the circle. Lovebirds and hopeless romantics have pieces to share as well—a line or two that seem to speak to them.…

Open-water swim no. 29 in the books for Macarine

Glendale G. Rosal 06/25/2017

Ingemar Macarine, this time with a partner in Filipino triathlon legend Frank Lacson, conquered open-water swim number 29 after successfully swimming through Subic Bay from Grande Island, Bataan to the Driftwood Beach in Olongapo City yesterday. The…

22 Tango Records’ Cuppa Folk in Books and Brews

PR 06/21/2017

YOU can always count on a new hello after a goodbye. 22 Tango Records, along with many, many others, has bid farewell to Handuraw Gorordo, which has been home to local artists for years, and is saying…

Bibliophile entrepreneur finds right business mix: Books, café

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 06/18/2017

PHILOSOPHIA CAFÉ Caroline Tan Porras has a thing for beautiful pieces. She frequents book shops and secondhand stores to search for unique and exquisite art and literary finds. Over the years, these pieces consisting of furniture items,…

De Asis books finals seat

John Carlo Villaruel 04/19/2017

KIANA de Asis broke the hearts of the home fans as she moved into the 16-under girls finals after defeating Naga City, Cebu’s Lyrah Mae Repollo, 6-1, 6-2, in the Palawan Pawnshop – Palawan Express Pera Padala…

The stories worth sharing

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 04/01/2017

Edna Cabillan was 44 years old when an angel came to her life. For more than a decade, she prayed for a child, but it seemed that her prayers had fallen on deaf ears. Just when she…

‘Kidnapping’ alarm sparks arrests; six suspects claim they sold books

Nestle L. Semilla 03/18/2017

MINGLANILLA TOWN Six persons, three of them women, were arrested by Minglanilla policemen after they were accused of attempting to kidnap four girls, all elementary school pupils, at around noontime on Thursday. Minglanilla Police Chief Dexter Calacar…

Fajardo wins fifth PBA BPC award

Brian J. Ochoa 03/03/2017

June Mar Fajardo continues to etch his legend among the league’s greats. The ever-humble Cebuano giant rewrote the history books anew, winning his fifth Best Player of the Conference award on Friday. The honor allowed Fajardo to…

Amy Ewing: No shrinking violet

Apple Ta-as, Hayde Quiñanola, Maria Niza Mariñas 12/04/2016

SHE STUDIED acting but dismisses the thought of pursuing that craft. She likes Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and, well, let’s say Keira Knightley, too. Meet Amy Ewing, timid as a child, purple-haired as an adult.…

Litfest ug ang kape nga wa moabot

Gerard Pareja 11/27/2016

Niadtong Sabado sa Ayala gisaulog ang Litfest 2016 edition. Ni-volunteer ko pagkamaniniyot para sa among kompaniya para makatambong ko niadtong maong panagtigom sa mga manunulat. Ug tuod man nahimamat ko si Simeon “Jun” Dumdum Jr., ang kanhi…

RAFI turns 50: Reins handed over to young Aboitizes

PR 11/19/2016

The Aboitiz elders entrusted the reins of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) to the fifth generation of young Aboitizes during the foundation’s 50th anniversary celebration last November 16. Led by RAFI president Roberto Aboitiz and accompanied…

Teacher Ryan: A reading warrior

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/05/2016

LAST OF FIVE PARTS On board his balsa (raft) with a plastic box full of books and school supplies, public school teacher Ryan Homan reaches far-flung communities in the mountainous areas of Donsol, Sorsogon, to spread the…

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