Publisher's Note

Publisher’s Note
Belated Happy Labor Day to all. Colors are changing around us, a sign that summer is over and fall is here to stay for a while. My 13 year old daughter and my 5 year old son are very much excited that school will soon start. We have to make sure that our children are safe [...]
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Consuelo (Chit) E. Munar

Erwinism: Friends, Elegies, and Time 2

By Erwin Maramat
(2 of 2)
When I got to his house, much to my horror, I remember his lifeless face peering out of the casket seemingly reaching out with his unmoving hand asking for help. It was a day of loss; a day for soul searching; and a day of me beholding a reflection of my [...]

Barcelona: A Love Untold By C.K.

Barcelona: A Love Untold, is the latest comeback movie of Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo under director Olivia Lamasan for the first time.
In the movie, Ely (Daniel) is a student in Barcelona pursuing further studies in Architecture while engaged in three (3) jobs as a tour guide, waiter and photographer to support himself and provide [...]

Boy is not as crazy but remains hungry

FUNFARE By Ricky Lo
As “timeless” as some artists describe themselves, King of Talk Boy Abunda perfectly deserves that adjective. No elaboration needed.
But after an illness that grounded him at the hospital for 16 days two years ago, Boy conceded that he has started to watch his “timetable” and thanks to his TechnoMarine (the latest model, [...]

Direk Joel: Not after awards but box office

FUNFARE By Ricky Lo
To each his own direction.
While some directors keep an eye on awards when making movies, direk Joel Lamangan thinks more of the box office. After all, it’s show business, 50 percent of the former and 50 percent of the latter. If “business” is poor, there won’t be any “show.”
“I want my movies to [...]

Kuya Bong’s Kusina

Grilled Liver Bistek

Liver might not be the most appetizing ingredient, but there are ways to make this pleasurable. Grilled Liver Bistek is a dish composed of grilled pork liver cooked bistek tagalog style. It is tasty and great with rice.
This is a liver steak with sauce recipe called Grilled Liver Bistek.
Ingredients

1 lb. Pig’s liver
1 medium [...]

Bamboo: The Oven Tour

By Erwin Maramat
My mind kicked into overdrive when my editor-in-chief invited me to watch Bamboo live, but nothing compares to the fact that she granted my request to interview the generational icon that night. As I entered the concert hall the air was filled with sight and sound particularly that familiar rift which his band [...]

Purposes of life

By Consuelo (Chit) E. Munar
“What is the meaning of life? This meaning is not for you to find but for you to define. The meaning of life is found in the purposes that we pursue as we grow older” – Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago
I was in disbelief when I learned about the passing of my idol, [...]

How it all began

By: Tigs Tidalgo
I was with a group of kababayans in a house party of Elro and Flora Kintanar just barely a month after I arrived. I did open the subject of organizing ourselves into an association. The conversation became serious and at the end decided to go ahead. A group of ten was assigned as [...]