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Oxytocin and a smooth talker are the drivers behind romance scams

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A Spanish film for Filipino workers to watch

‘Maharlika Wealth Fund’ is uniting Filipinos in resisting it

By Juan V. Sarmiento Jr.

Our Lady is our mother for always

By Christine Ang-Buban

Nemenzo, candidate for UP president, receives outpouring of support

By Mariejo S. Ramos

In the moment: ‘mon petit jardin’

By Patricia Corre

A ‘trattoria’ in Silang, Cavite? That’s ‘amore’

By Christine Carlos

December 09, 2022December 9, 2022Economy, PoliticsBy Juan V. Sarmiento Jr.

‘Maharlika Wealth Fund’ is uniting Filipinos in resisting it

The cost of administering the Maharlika Investments Fund (MIF), the Philippines’ sovereign wealth fund to be established should the bill seeking its creation be passed into law, is alarming many Filipinos. Its ability to generate the “consistent and stable investment returns” that its proponents tout is also raising loud questions. One wonders how the Fund will achieve consistent returns amid...

December 08, 2022December 8, 2022FaithBy Christine Ang-Buban

Our Lady is our mother for always

Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, is a special nonworking holiday nationwide by virtue of Republic Act. No. 10966. The law calls Our Lady “the principal patroness of the Philippines,” but more than that, she is the “mother” of millions of Filipinos who look to her as the fount of love and grace. The missionary Mother...

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In Economy, Politics

‘Maharlika Wealth Fund’ is uniting Filipinos in resisting it

The cost of administering the Maharlika Investments Fund (MIF), the Philippines’ sovereign wealth fund to be established should the bill...

In Faith

Our Lady is our mother for always

Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, is a special nonworking holiday nationwide by virtue of Republic...

In Education

Nemenzo, candidate for UP president, receives outpouring of support

Of the six candidates seeking the presidency of the University of the Philippines, UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo has received...

In Life

In the moment: ‘mon petit jardin’

AVERNES, France—Here in my garden, I sow, I grow, and I remember my mother. She didn’t have a garden. No...

In Featured Stories, Food

A ‘trattoria’ in Silang, Cavite? That’s ‘amore’

Tucked in semi-commercial Bulihan in bucolic Silang, Cavite, is a “trattoria”-style restaurant called “Cotoletta Ni Saletta.” It gets its name...

In Life, Two For The Road

Dealing with grief over the holidays

Dear Cathy & Mark, Our beloved 72-year-old father died last June of Covid-19. He was generally healthy otherwise. My four...

In Events, Travel

Asean Centre for Biodiversity gears for world’s 1st green travel festival

The Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), co-organizer of the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM), is in the thick of preparations...

In Economy, Life

Endless want, endless Christmas

The Christmas holiday season in the Philippines starts in earnest after All Souls’ Day. Gift lists are updated, the holiday-party,...

In Economy, Visual Arts

Advocacy merch and the ‘latag’ economy

With the unfolding and evolving drama on Twitter comes the predictable worry that dialogue—whether mindless or profound and operating in...

In Sports

A muddled recollection (or did Sonny Padilla really influence a title fight?)

It was an interview Carlos “Sonny” Padilla Jr. should not have engaged in. For the few unaware, the name Sonny...

In Dance, Featured Stories

Dancing full circle at 80

Dance is history; little is said, but much is understood. I made history through research, documentation, and publication of the...

In Sports, World

World Cup 2022: Thrilling for reasons other than the games

As the biggest show on earth reaches fever pitch in Qatar, fans are being treated to thrilling sideshows that have...

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December 06, 2022December 6, 2022Featured Stories, Food

A ‘trattoria’ in Silang, Cavite? That’s ‘amore’

By Christine Carlos

Tucked in semi-commercial Bulihan in bucolic Silang, Cavite, is a “trattoria”-style restaurant called “Cotoletta Ni Saletta.” It gets its name...

December 01, 2022December 4, 2022Dance, Featured Stories

Dancing full circle at 80

By Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa

Dance is history; little is said, but much is understood. I made history through research, documentation, and publication of the...

November 27, 2022December 6, 2022Featured Stories, History

Doing justice to Ninoy Aquino’s memory

By Kiko Aquino Dee

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following message was delivered on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, by Kiko Aquino Dee, son of Viel and...

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022Featured Stories, Lifestyle

Fiesta of all fiestas

By Don Pagusara

There’s no fiesta like Christmas, and it’s aptly called the holiday season—a season that starts as early as the first...

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022Featured Stories, Sports

When you let your fists do the talking

By Charles E. Buban

What is it with blowout games and big brawls? Retribution for a humiliating beatdown? Payback for the other team’s 3-point...

November 12, 2022November 14, 2022Cosplay, Featured Stories

Growing up on anime, cosplay and video games

By Francesca Bandayrel

METRO TORONTO, Canada—When my sister Mikayla and I were about 11 and 12 years old in 2008, the internet still...

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022Featured Stories, Sports

Looking for the next Eugene Torre

By Charles E. Buban

In a society where attitudes and behaviors are easily swayed by what’s viral or trending on social media, the 1,500-year-old...

November 02, 2022November 3, 2022Featured Stories

With volunteers as driving force, Angat Buhay shows how to help those in need

By Christine Ang-Buban

Leni Robredo went live on Facebook last Oct. 29 to thank all the volunteers who quickly came to the aid...

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