The expression “let the cat out of the bag” has its origins from Medieval England. During the Middle Ages, livestock and farm products were sold to the public in open markets by the farmers themselves. Aside from vegetables, fruits, eggs and dairy products, live animals among them piglets were staple produce for the English table that were available… Read More »
“People are so annoying!” Enraged and frustrated, my friend blurted that statement out one afternoon while he was teaching a group of students about managing anger. I can’t blame him. Sometimes, it’s easier to teach than to practice what one preaches. With new technology and engaging social networks — thus more connections to many people in a few,… Read More »
The ongoing impeachment trial of Antonio Corona is a political sarsuela that characterizes the fabric of Philippine politics. According to pundits, the proceeding was orchestrated by Malacanang with senators and congressmen as leading actors with the chief justice as the villain and the Filipino people as the audience. As expected, the denouement was not to ferret out the… Read More »
In less than 12 hours, she had one million viewers in YouTube after she belted a stirring and beautiful rendition of the late Whitney Houston’s iconic “I will always Love you“. Queen of R&B and Soul Mary Blige described Jessica Sanchez’s take on Houston’s movie the Bodyguard theme song as “ Impeccable “ or perfect as she mentored… Read More »
Filipino cooking just cannot be complete with a “sprinkling” or two of salt. Kare-kare is not as delicious without its partner, bagoong. There seems to be something missing if fried fish is not served with patis, or soy sauce. Aside from contributing saltiness, salt actually enhances other flavours such as sweet, sour, and umami. Furthermore, it disguises the… Read More »
Drugs and medication comes from simple things inside and around our house. All we have to do is know its uses and know when to use it. AVV312 We forgot that drug companies use the basic formulation from the basic things we have in our kitchen, in our gardens, the leaves and fruits from the nearby forest and… Read More »
A colleague related what new star Bela Padilla intimated to her during the presscon of the latest Kapuso drama series Hiram na Puso. Don’t look now but because of the wide milieu of promo Bela reaps now as the controversial cover girl of the March issue of the FHM magazine, she’s said to be a big threat to… Read More »
MANILA The prosecution rested its case on the seventh week of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona after presenting only three of its eight articles of impeachment. But that was not the big news here. The headline news was the confrontation between Sen. Miriam Santiago and a private prosecutor over courtroom behavior. Santiago is a loud,… Read More »
Q. First of all, may God bless you for helping people in all their problems. I am divorced and planning to get married soon. My first marriage was in the Philippines. My question is, am I allowed to marry again in the Philippines? I am a Canadian citizen, by the way. I don’t know if that matters. Thank… Read More »
By Kathleen-Claire Resurreccion “It is 1942 when the Japanese soldiers come to the town of Buguey. I live in the district of Maddalero in Buguey at the time. I was five years old,” Grandma says as she lays sprawled on her side around the head of her bed, thin sheets pooled around her feet. I sit cross-legged in… Read More »