Little surprise that the confluence of Ghost Month and Mercury retrograde dredges up the unlikeliest memories. It was typhoon season in 2012 when we found ourselves at the newly opened Tago waiting for the downpour to subside after an ill-timed meetup with a handful of friends ran well into the night. Two things stood out...
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Perseverance and passion for challenges met and to confront
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the commencement address delivered by the author at the recognition rites of the Asian Center and the TriCollege Philippine Studies Program of the University of the Philippines Diliman last July 28. She was vice president for academic affairs in 2017-2023 at UP, where she was a professor of sociology. She...
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Jaclyn Jose could drink till daybreak and still arrive on set ready with her lines
In a huddle after the meeting called last January by the office of Sen. Robinhood Padilla to discuss the Eddie Garcia Bill, the award-winning actress Jaclyn Jose told me that we should all pull together to push the enactment of the important piece of legislation. “Hoy, pagtulung-tulungan natin na maipasa ito. Pero sana naman huwag...