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 »
At this time and till the next couple of months, many young people (and some ‘mature’ folks who willed to finish the dream, too) will be cheering after successfully hurdling the challenges of finishing a course, high school, and elementary school. The number of cheerers may double or triple as the graduation occasion is inherently a family affair… Read More »
About two months ago, Filipinos all over the world celebrated their Christmas Eve with Noche Buena and their New Year’s Eve with Media Noche. These special times are celebrated with friends, family, and of course, lots of food! Filipino-Canadians’ tabletops were most likely a fusion of traditional Filipino and Western fares. During my family’s annual Noche Buena feast,… Read More »
President Aquino’s “Daang Matuwid” has taken another crooked turn with the implication of his friend and classmate, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. chief Cristino Naguiat Jr., in a bribery scandal that came to fore when Wynn Resorts filed a lawsuit accusing its former vice chairman Kazuo Okada of paying off Philippine gaming regulators and cheating the casino giant.… Read More »