NANAY SAYS: Petrichor and Basadours

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 03/09/2019

It was not the place I wanted to be in on a Wednesday morning, January 4, 2012. I was still on a vacation from my job in a non-government organization and I very much wanted to spend…

NANAY SAYS: Away from the city

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/02/2019

I decided to go back to trekking and mountain climbing this year to escape the city’s horrible traffic situation. I live in Liloan town so instead of heading to Cebu City — passing by the long, chaotic…

NANAY SAYS: A sweet goodbye

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/23/2019

When Dulce “Mama Bebie” Retulla Gamotan confessed that she left her job to be really present at home as her three sons were growing up, I told myself: “Here’s a woman I could never become; so selfless,…

NANAY SAYS: A time for everything

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 02/16/2019

Children learn even the bad stuff in school. Nicholas, 5, came home one day with an aggressive look on his face. “Mom, I want a toy car. If you do not buy me toy, I will punch…

NANAY SAYS: True Love 

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/09/2019

BASEY, Samar — I can feel the love even without checking the people behind me. We were inside the white van that crossed the iconic San Juanico bridge from Leyte to Samar on a sunny Friday afternoon.…

Chismis

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/02/2019

When you want the juiciest tidbits of information, ask the taxi driver, the hairdresser and the manicurista/pedicurista. That role is relegated to the bartenders in countries like the US but here in the Pearl of the Orient…

Behave well and Pit Señor!

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 01/19/2019

There are talented and devoted individuals behind every colorful contingent that regales Sinulog Festival audience with moving dance rituals highlighted by festive customes and multi-colored props. They are known behind the technical titles of choreographers and dance…

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