Ditta Sandico’s grandparents Manuel Sandico and Pilar Hizon built the house in 1927. In this house, Ditta’s father, Fernando Hizon Sandico, came into the world. Fernando was the fifth in a happy brood of eight children, with Mayorico, Pergentino, Benito, Luz, Caridad, Orosia and Donatila.
As a professor and administrator at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, I am constantly amazed by the...
Has anyone noticed our pretty November skies? After a long spell of haze and smoke from forest fires in Indonesia (and our own smog), suddenly there are more than just tiny patches of blue. On the skyway the other afternoon, I had a grand view of little puffs of white and gentle streaks of purple against an immense spread of bright blue. God’s creation and masterpiece! Gorgeous!
Don't give up the machine!” my 91-year-old uncle was telling my 89-year-old father last year, tugging at my dad’s wheelchair as he tried to wheel his closer.
To celebrate the New Year, actress Danica Sotto-Pingris and her family went hiking in Baguio. While at it, they got lost.
‘I know the only reason you’ve been staying is so your kids wouldn’t have to say they come from a...
Time spent at my daughter’s home in Florida has stirred memories when I was a working housewife in the United States and she was just a baby. As I watch her play her many roles and wear different hats, I am in awe of her stamina and dedication. I tell her: “You are like a juggler, keeping all the balls up in the air and not dropping a single one. How do you do it?”
You're in love and ready to buy an engagement ring.
I am still on a “homecoming high.” I am likely to go on and on about how much fun it was and how good it felt, and I will probably bore you to tears.
WHAT is it like to live for a hundred years? The question has been on my mind as we anticipate...
