Imee Marcos ‘gets on with it’ in her hometown
By Marge C. Enriquez
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos is fixated on artist Juan Luna’s mustache. “Asian men have no facial hair. So why did he have this bush? ”
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos is fixated on artist Juan Luna’s mustache. “Asian men have no facial hair. So why did he have this bush? ”
You can skip all the meals you want so you can control your weight gain, but once you hit the dessert section, your diet is doomed. That, at least, is true in my case. I am a sweet tooth. I love desserts.
Fresh from medical school in the early ’60s, Joven Cuanang took his backpack and toured the world. While sightseeing in the Mediterranean, he noticed the brick and stucco houses that reminded him of his origins in Ilocos Norte.
In the National Archives of the Philippines is kept a document which relates how Ilocos was divided in 1818. It was thought that by creating the provinces of Ilocos Sur and llocos Norte, two sets of administrators would be better able to watch over the native populations.
“Country Cooking” is a Thursday Food column we’re running today in time for the long weekend, to guide traveling foodies.
On the recent Bravehearts Tour of Hope, celebrity cyclists saved 12 lives each in a special 67-km bike ride. It’s not easy getting up before dawn, enduring hours exposed to the elements, and not earning a single centavo for all your efforts. But once you consider the pay-off—saving 12 women’s lives from cervical cancer—it’s definitely [...]
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