There is a story I told earlier about the late Rolando Tinio. In the late ’60s or early ’70s, he gave a talk in an exclusive girls’ college on the power of the vernacular. For us who are old enough to remember, this era was the period of Filipinization, activism and renewed nationalism.
A couple of weeks ago, when I wrote about happy marriages, one story was left out. Not by design. Today, please indulge me. This one is close to my heart.
One of the rewards of getting old is becoming free of inhibitions and fears, of truly becoming oneself, as it were—which can sometimes be a frightening prospect for the rest of the world.
The Martial Law (ML) years brought innumerable losses and grief untold, as well as sadness and anger that linger decades after. Many suffered the loss of loved ones, property or identity.
Just as their invitations said, Dr. Jose Enrique “Joe-Em” de las Peñas and Jill Johns de las Peñas hosted “an enchanted evening to celebrate the 18th birthday of their beautiful daughter Mary Ellen.”
When Ambassador Jose Cuisia arrived in Washington, he observed that most of the Filipino-American communities he encountered had a mature demographic. There was little participation from the youth in Philippine affairs.
There’s a huge “Catholic conscience” segment that condemns the immorality of abortifacient usage and the mindset of committing abortion when fair or foul means fail.
As Jupiter transits the secretive zone of Kate’s lunar horoscope, we can expect all sorts of scandalous taunts directed at her. But this will be short-lived, as the entry of Jupiter into her lunar star on June 29, 2013, will bring with it a brand-new cycle heralding celebrations, birth and other successful activities. This will be a time when we will see her shine. The year 2014 should be even better, and Kate’s popularity is certain to grow more after this time despite any negative publicity.
On September 15, from the windows of the Dabu Building on Elias Angeles Street in Naga City, Ali Rich Garcia and I, with Mama Josefa Dabu, Carmelita Dabu and others, saw tens of thousands of men, rich and poor, walking barefoot as they followed the carrozas of the “Divino Rostro” (Holy Face of Jesus) and Our Lady of Peñafrancia.
French “Spiderman” Alain Robert added another structure to his record of climbing achievements on Saturday, scaling most of a 388-meter (1,280-foot) tower in central China.
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