When Monica Recto volunteered to help pick up plastic trash on the shorelines of Freedom Island last year, she really enjoyed the feeling of giving back in such a personal way. Recto’s […]
Are You A Baby Goat? Or Why Children Are Not Kids
This story for the young and not-so-young was inspired by the writer’s grandmother, Jessie Coe Lichauco, who is waging a campaign to give children back their own identity (See sidebar). It is […]
Fil-Am Stella Abrera dances with fallen trees and bodies in mind
MANILA, Philippines–When Filipino-American ballerina Stella Abrera performed in the Philippines last September for the first time in her 18-year career, she danced feeling a special excitement. Although she returned to the Philippines […]
Battle of Manila: That unforgettable day in 1945
MANILA, Philippines–While the Western world focused its attention last week on the end of World War II and the liberation of Jewish prisoners in Europe, it is now time for Asia, specifically […]
Fil-Am Stella Abrera dances with fallen trees and bodies in mind
MANILA, Philippines–When Filipino-American ballerina Stella Abrera performed in the Philippines last September for the first time in her 18-year career, she danced feeling a special excitement. Although she returned to the Philippines […]
‘A Pope who can make a child’s dream come true’
MANILA, Philippines–When Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle visited Pope Francis’ office at the Vatican last September, he bought with him a suitcase carrying a very special gift—the hope of 1,000 Filipino children who […]
Technology connects one hope, one dream for peace
MANILA, Philippines–While the sounds of soldiers’ gunfire fighting Islamic militants raged through parts of southern Mindanao on Nov. 14, there was an even louder sound echoing throughout Cotabato and Zamboanga cities: more […]
OFW children realize their dreams
Ten Filipino college students took their place on stage early this month as winners in Bank of the Philippine Island’s 2011 Search for Outstanding Expat Pinoy Children. The winners of this search […]
New Yorkers mourn and move on
New York—I went to a 9/11 memorial service at Boston’s Logan Airport, from where the two airplanes were hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City. […]
Run for right to drink safe water
Almost 16 million Filipinos still do not have access to safe and clean drinking water, according to last year’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) progress report. If water is the root of life, […]
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