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Pops Fernandez’s love life is in full swing these days:
“I am single, and it is the privilege of single women to go out with as many decent single men who are willing to take them out”, she reasons out.
She goes on to stress, though: “If I have been going out with younger men, it is […]
Political instability. Shaky national security. Economic Crisis. High unemployment rate. Population growth. Graft and Corruption. Questionable justice system. Blah. Blah. Blah.
The Philippines have all what it takes to break (not make) a nation. From the inside looking out, it seems there’s nothing good to say about this ailing country. But as always, there’s got to […]
Rice Farmers from the mountain town of Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan found a virtual “diamond mine” in planting high value commercial crops:
(Bulacan Governor) Josie De la Cruz lauded the farmers who veered away from the beaten path of traditional farming practices of their forebears and opened their minds to new farming technologies.
“Since 1998, I have […]
As if the New Year (Jan 1) wasn’t enough to assure us of positive things ahead and to hope anew; the Philippines joined the world in celebrating the Chinese New Year, in welcoming the Year of the Fire Dog. If you have been in the area of Binondo, Manila (the heart of this country’s China […]
The climate in the Philippines is a bit tricky to understand. Personally, I only describe it in two extremes: hot and hotter; wet and wetter.
In any case, we Filipinos generally take a bath at least once daily, especially before reporting to work, or going to school or plainly before going out of the house (wherever […]
There’s still hype in the country over Manny Pacquiao’s victory. He is coming home Friday from Las Vegas, Nevada. Meanwhile, Manila and General Santos City (Pacquiao’s hometown) is going crazy on the preparation of a Hero’s Welcome for the boxing champ.
The boxer would also meet officials and staff of Malacañang on the Kalayaan grounds before proceeding […]
The Japanese men I’ve met so far are either scientists or young scholars visiting the Philippines in lieu of a scientific collaboration.
I hate to admit it but I have female relatives that work as entertainers in Japan. Whatever “entertainer” really means is hard to tell unless I’ve seen each one of them in action myself.
The […]
Greg Macabenta of my favorite column Global Pinoy at Manila Times wrote about Pinoy Power today in lieu of Manny Pacquiao’s victory over Mexican Eric “El Terible” Morales.
In his column, Greg Macabenta emphasized a few important points:
Slogan-makers often throw around the statement “Kaya ng Pinoy!” as if saying it is enough. Where we fail is […]
Demand for OFWs in Europe to shrink:
when the EU approves the membership of Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Croatia, the western Balkans and even Ukraine and Moldova, Europe may no longer need to hire overseas Filipino workers, because its labor demand could be provided by the new EU members.
There are about 340,000 Filipino workers in Europe, with […]
My name is Gloria. Nope, no second (or third) name(s) and I thank my parents a lot for not being that creative in naming their children. Otherwise, I could have been baptized Ana Gloria, Maria Gloria, Gloria Theresa, or even Gloria Magdalena; the options were just innumerable.
In my generation, parents have a knack in naming […]
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