Second mothers

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 04/28/2017

April is an interesting month in the Philippines. It is wedged between March which is Women’s Month, and May where the second Sunday is Mother’s Day. Lately, I have been doing a lot of thinking about the…

GRIEF-STRICKEN MOTHER

Junjie Mendoza 04/23/2017

Ma. Norma Melloria, mother of slain Boholano Abu Sayyaf member Joselito Melloria, broke down as she saw for the first time the body of her son laid down on the morgue of the funeral home in the…

Danica Sotto-Pingris: ‘I was a liar’

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/29/2017

IF YOU ask Danica Sotto-Pingris about her past life as the daughter of two of the biggest names in show business, she would cringe and say, “I was such a liar! Nakakahiya (It’s a shame)!” “I was…

Mother continues business for workers

PR 03/05/2017

She could have retired from manufacturing native products but her workers strengthened her resolve to continue her business. Norma Carreon’s business has already reached more than 40 years, supplying hats, fans, placemats, bags, laundry baskets made from…

Meet you at the station

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/03/2017

Singapore — I packed my bags and left the Philippines. Okay — not forever or for good. At least twice a year, I venture on a trip with myself to clear my mind of the pressures of…

Family of missing Chinese tourist calls for help

Aileen Garcia-Yap 02/19/2017

The family of a female Chinese tourist who went missing in Cebu since Saturday morning is asking for help from everyone who could give them information and help them locate her. Weiying Gu, 72, who was in…

For mothers

Sofia Aliño Logarta 01/04/2017

The beauty of this book should brighten up your holidays!” Jojo Logarta-Avila greeted me on the first page of Simeon Dumdum’s “Letter from Fatima.” When I arrived home and opened the package in front of my niece…

Blood cries for Guadalupe

Jason A. Baguia 12/16/2016

The body count in the Philippine government’s war on drugs rose to 5,927 on Monday, the twelfth of December, while Catholics across the archipelago celebrated the fiesta of the Blessed Virgin Mary, “Our Lady of Guadalupe.” This…

LAUGH LINES

12/10/2016

A CHEWY RIDDLE Q: What goes in hard and pink but comes out soft and mushy? A: Bubblegum — and you should be ashamed of yourself. A LAWYER’S IDEAL WEIGHT Q: What is the ideal weight of…

Special treatment for pretty sis

Belle Grandea 12/04/2016

Dear Ms. Belle, Ever since we were kids people said that my sister is the most beautiful not only in our family but also among cousins. Because of that, she was somehow “the favored one.” My mother…

‘HE IS INNOCENT’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/02/2016

Family of slain Milagros Lapatha believes her son, Jonieto, did not kill his mother Dili na niya mahimo. (He could not do it).” In a sudden turn of events, the family of the slain 73-year-old Milagros Lapatha…

Forgotten Memories – Part V

Jaime Picornell 10/28/2016

WHEN I was a child, it was a big thing when November 1 and 2 approached. Preparations were made on the days previous. My mother, my grandmother and my aunt Magda went to the flower market in…

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