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How I got into the algorithm of the Poor Souls in Purgatory
Before I Forget
October 30, 2025

How I got into the algorithm of the Poor Souls in Purgatory

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
This is not, repeat, not, a digital road map, so today’s marketers who salivate only after the Gen-Zs and millennials (“You’re a…
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'For as long as we are Filipinos, we can do something'
Before I Forget
August 22, 2025

'For as long as we are Filipinos, we can do something'

By TheDiarist.Ph
“Just on a personal note, I want to say thank you to Lolo Ninoy, Lola Cory, Lolo Howard, Lola Betty, Mom and Dad, for making me…
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I remember my Wimbledon, my own ‘Disneyland’
Before I Forget
July 14, 2025

I remember my Wimbledon, my own ‘Disneyland’

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
In 2014, the author before the start of the match on the first day of Wimbledon (Photo from Thelma San Juan) People on wheelchairs have a…
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<em>‘Ang sa Pilipinas ay sa Pilipinas’</em>: Rep. Leila de Lima reconstructs the PNoy legacy
Before I ForgetVideo
July 3, 2025

‘Ang sa Pilipinas ay sa Pilipinas’: Rep. Leila de Lima reconstructs the PNoy legacy

By TheDiarist.Ph
(June 24, 2025 marked the fourth death anniversary of Benigno Simeon “PNoy” Aquino III, the 15th President of the Philippines. It was a…
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Dancing with my father
Before I Forget
June 13, 2025

Dancing with my father

By Alya B. Honasan
THERE’s a very touching song by the late, brilliant singer Luther Vandross, Dance With My Father, written by Vandross and Richard Marx…
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I forgave my mother by asking her to forgive me
Before I Forget
May 11, 2025

I forgave my mother by asking her to forgive me

By Alya B. Honasan
IT’s the day before Mother’s Day 2025, May 11, as I write this, and I’ve just come from the cemetery to lay flowers at the graves of…
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My 40-year-old Marina Antonio wedding dress—the same but not quite
Before I Forget
September 30, 2024

My 40-year-old Marina Antonio wedding dress—the same but not quite

By Anna Isabel C. Sobrepeña
Forty years ago, I walked into the church wearing a wedding gown that was a throwback to another time.  My idea of bridal finery had been…
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Kiko Aquino Dee: ‘Pag-ibig ang pumalit…’
Before I Forget
August 31, 2024

Kiko Aquino Dee: ‘Pag-ibig ang pumalit…’

By TheDiarist.Ph
Kiko Aquino Dee at Mass in Concepcion, Tarlac, commemorating the 41st death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino on Aug. 21, 2024 (Below is the…
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Turning 80: What more do I need?
Before I Forget
August 20, 2024

Turning 80: What more do I need?

By Maria Olivia H. Tripon
“Lola O, what was it like to be born during World War II?” my 10-year-old grandson Hugo asked. We were on the way to my birthday…
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I was bald, still a little shaky—our sisterhood is like no other
Before I Forget
August 14, 2024

I was bald, still a little shaky—our sisterhood is like no other

By Alya B. Honasan
ONE of the most memorable moments in my breast cancer journey was joining my first ICanServe gathering, where founding president Kara…
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