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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NEWS FROM February 2018

Erwinism: Engines of Creation

By Erwin D. Maramat
The day of hearts is upon us soon, and undoubtedly, everything will be saturated with articles on love. If anything, anyone who is selling flowers, chocolates, jewelleries, and lavish gifts to exploit professing love will be on board to cash in on the Valentine’s day bandwagon. So, what makes people tick when [...]

Kuya Bong’s Kusina

Special Lomi Recipe
This Special lomi recipe is cooked with pork strips, kikiam, fishballs, chicharon and chicken liver, herbs and spices. This is just the best lomi recipe ever.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo lomi noodles (washed thoroughly to remove too much saltiness and after taste)
3 [...]

Sharon Cuneta thanks Duterte for video message of support

The actress sets politics aside to post a message from the President
“Wow. Thank you very much, Mr President, Sir, my ‘Tatay Digong’!!! All politics aside and with all due respect to my husband who so understands my ‘wala akong pakialam sa politika’ stand, I got this precious gift of a message (taken a few evenings [...]

Atom Araullo reflects on starting over, courage, and the power of social media

Atom is taking on new challenges – both personal and professional – this 2018
MANILA, Philippines – Atom Araullo is no stranger to adventure, or to taking risks. The journalist and TV host has found himself raising his voice above strong winds in the middle of a storm, submerged in the deepest oceans and in a [...]

Critical Thinking

By Consuelo (Chit) E. Munar
I belong to the “old school.” The idea of carrying out judgmental expressions on almost anything was frowned on. But through my college years, I was introduced to the essence of critical thinking, supposedly a skill identifying the relevance and importance of ideas. At first, I found it a very daunting [...]

Government of Canada strengthens fairness of the citizenship revocation process

February 5, 2018 – Ottawa, ON – The Government does not take the revocation of citizenship lightly, and is committed to integrating enhanced fairness into the process.
Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that provisions of Bill C-6 involving changes to the citizenship revocation process came into effect.
Any individual whose case [...]

Shingles (Herpes-Zoster) Immunization

What is shingles?
Shingles is a painful skin rash. It is caused by the varicella zoster virus. Shingles usually appears in a band, a strip, or a small area on one side of the face or body. It is also called herpes zoster.
Shingles is most common in older adults and people who have weak immune systems [...]

Air Force sends 1st Filipina pilot for training in the U.S.

2nd Lieutenant Catherine Mae Emeterio Gonzales, one of the Philippine Military Academy’s top 10 graduates in 2017, has been inspired by the air force’s victory during the 2013 Zamboanga siege.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – 2nd Lieutenant Catherine Mae Emeterio Gonzales, who was among the Top 10 graduates of the Philippine Military Academy in 2017, is the [...]

Shell gives light and hope to indigent families

100 families from Norzagaray, Bulacan receive solar-powered lights from Shell and Liter of Light
MANILA, Philippines – Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC) has teamed up with Liter of Light to deliver solar-powered house lights to indigent communities in Norzagaray, Bulacan.
The effort benefitted about 100 families residing within the Angat Dam as they received solar-powered lights made [...]