When Ninoy Aquino died in (when was that again?), I remember I was at my grandparents’ house. I was 12? 13? years old and didn’t know any other president except Marcos.
I sat at their table writing to my then penpal from the US when a newsflash about a guy who got shot at the airport. [...]
Archive for the ‘in the news’ Category
13 Sep
i am ninoy
24 Feb
Life Can’t Wait.
On moving up day in Prep so many years ago, I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. Without hesitation, I confidently said I wanted to be a mother. I recall hearing the audience laugh.
Fast forward to 1993–about to graduate from university, I wanted to have a (seemingly) glamorous job, and [...]
7 Nov
Sawa ka na ba?
Got this from my inbox yesterday. A lot of us are tired, and wanting a change for the better…but we’re not the activist types. So this might interest you—
21 May
Wedding cake maker—sued!
I read this “ridicurous” (as P would exclaim) story in the papers today: Couple who filed suit over cake lose case.
I don’t know their side of the story (all of us know that when stories like these get into the papers, there is always something that’s *wrong*). But that couple must be hella [...]
11 Apr
This Country’s Going to the Dogs!
Saw this in this morning’s Philstar. I swear, if Garci wins, our country’s going to the dogs.
22 Mar
Elections 2007
(this is a x posting from MomEx)
This is *not* going to be a political post. Quite far from it, actually, because I’m not much into politics (but after today, I might have to be).
Recently, my husband and I were talking over dinner about the elections. Our eldest who listens and joins in to our mealtime [...]
3 Jan
In the Papers!!!
We’re in the papers again!!
Check out Maricel L. Pangilinan’s column in Philstar…http://www.philstar.com/philstar/LIFESTYLE200601030604.htm)
Moms can have it all
MOMMY TALK By Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan
The Philippine STAR 01/03/2006
Who says moms have to be stuck in being either a non-revenue-generating, stay-at-home mom or a traditional working mom sacrificing countless hours away from her family? Why can�t moms have a child-friendly working [...]
23 Dec
We’re in the papers today!
(http://news.inq7.net/lifestyle/index.php?index=2&story_id=60691&col=10)
The Consumer : Leak-proof cloth diapers
First posted 09:01pm (Mla time)
Dec 21, 2005
By Marietta Velasco Giron
Inquirer
Editor’s Note: Published on Page D3 of the December 22, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
WE received this interesting e-mail from two enterprising friends, Jen CC Tan and Ella Ampongan, who are engaged in the sale and production of [...]
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