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…
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…
Kiko Aquino Dee at Mass in Concepcion, Tarlac, commemorating the 41st death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino on Aug. 21, 2024
(Below is the…
“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…
ONE of the most memorable moments in my breast cancer journey was joining my first ICanServe gathering, where founding president Kara…
Ballsy Aquino Cruz, the eldest of the children of democracy icon Cory Aquino and elder sister of PNoy, greets supporters after Mass. (Photo…
I’VE lived most of my life without a father at this point—42 of my almost 60 years—and the pain can still be overwhelming. If…
I don’t have a hometown, and I have always felt deprived.
I was a boarder in high school and went home on weekends and holidays. Most of…
On March 15, 2020, when the Philippine government imposed one of the longest lockdowns due to the Covid pandemic in the world, my life as…
Whenever February comes around, I take a moment to remember the heady days of Edsa Revolution and the small role I played in Radyo Bandido…
