MANILA, Philippines - Necessity is the mother of reinvention. This is the age of the disposable pop star, when current media darlings reach their sell-by date just as soon as newer, fresher faces arrive to tickle the fickle public's fancy.
MANILA, Philippines – The Ilongga is a beautiful woman. She walks with grace, acts with poise and interacts with a gentle warmth. She is malambing and cariñosa— and to translate that to simply “sweet” doesn’t quite justify the tender demeanor of the Ilongga.
MANILA, Philippines – One of the realizations I had when advised that this Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi award had to do with preserving Filipino identity was that being Filipino wasn’t natural with me. I had to learn how to be Pinoy.
MANILA, Philippines – The figures are not staggering but reports of soldiers committing suicide, going on a shooting rampage at the slightest provocation and even taking hostages over seemingly flimsy reasons have become regular fare in the news.
MANILA, Philippines – At the height of the People Power rallies at Edsa in 1986, Vilma Arce would sneak out of her Makati office to join the thousands of street protesters who logged in long hours at the standoff against the Marcos dictatorship.