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'Filipinos had the greatest tolerance for chaos of any people'
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February 21, 2022

'Filipinos had the greatest tolerance for chaos of any people'

By Alma Cruz Miclat
1986, in Beijing, the send-off for the author and her husband returning to Manila, after the Edsa People Power Revolution 2022 is the Year…
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‘Kulang na kulang táyo sa dangal ng isang mamamayang Pilipino’
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February 21, 2022

‘Kulang na kulang táyo sa dangal ng isang mamamayang Pilipino’

By Alma Cruz Miclat
I was waxing romantic on Valentine’s Day, reminiscing on the vows my husband Mario and I professed to each other on our 40th wedding…
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Must-watch now: Desperate heroines in good movies
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February 21, 2022

Must-watch now: Desperate heroines in good movies

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Credit: Netflix/YouTube The Lost Daughter Cast: Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal (based on the novel by…
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Do you marry for love or lifestyle?
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February 14, 2022

Do you marry for love or lifestyle?

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
A designer-friend told me a long time ago, after he was done styling the awesomely chic—with awesome budget—home of a beautiful actress…
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Enough of ‘Maritessing’
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February 11, 2022

Enough of ‘Maritessing’

By Fr. Eugene S. Elivera, MA, SThD
I vehemently object to “Maritess.” This is supposed to be a beautiful name for a woman. Now, though, it has become a way to derogate…
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What the economy needs is oxygen
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February 4, 2022

What the economy needs is oxygen

By Calixto V. Chikiamco
(This article, run in BusinessWorld, is lifted from the book, MOMEN2M More Reforms for Economic Growth, published in 2021 and is a…
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Malditas: Our sports heroines don’t need lipstick anymore
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February 4, 2022

Malditas: Our sports heroines don’t need lipstick anymore

By Alya B. Honasan
Hidilyn Diaz was all grit (and sexy armpits). Okay, full disclosure: When I was a young girl, my sports heroine was Dorothy Hamill, American…
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No zombies here, just Choi Woo Shik to hook you
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February 4, 2022

No zombies here, just Choi Woo Shik to hook you

By Clarita Talag
Credit: Netflix Asia/YouTube Our Beloved Summer 16 Eps Netflix Starring Choi Woo Shik, Kim Da Mi Our Beloved Summer (Top 10, Netflix, as All…
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‘Takes charge in a crisis’: Ex-Cabinet members, military chiefs, retired ambassadors support Leni
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February 1, 2022

‘Takes charge in a crisis’: Ex-Cabinet members, military chiefs, retired ambassadors support Leni

By TheDiarist.Ph
Former Cabinet members, senior government officials, former chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces, retired ambassadors and career civil…
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My own stories of ‘West Side Story’—including Rita Moreno and Pitoy Moreno
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January 31, 2022

My own stories of ‘West Side Story’—including Rita Moreno and Pitoy Moreno

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Credit: 20th Century Studios/YouTube West Side Story was a groundbreaking musical when it opened on Broadway in 1956. The book, inspired by…
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