Tita Naty and I were friends for more than 25 years. Yes, more than a quarter of a century.
She was indeed a remarkable woman who had so…
My Chair Rocks
I lost another friend. No, not to Covid 19. The last time we spoke she asked if I was ready for the vaccine. I told her I…
Agent X44 movie poster
AS TOLD TO MARGE ENRIQUEZ
At the peak of his acting career, my father, the late Tony Ferrer (Antonio Laxa in real…
Kissing by the lighthouse on Long Beach
I never felt more adult than on the morning when I became the mother of the bride.
If he had his…
The author read these words at the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity’s final rites for former journalist Mario M. Baluyot on Oct. 24, 2020.
On…
Tama na. Quota na. (Enough)
We heard people saying that of 2020 as they moaned one death after another. We’ll be hard put to cite a year…
Madrid’s streets are dotted with Menina statues inspired by the painter Diego Velasquez, including this one which pays tribute to…
When news broke out December 17 that theater icon and OPM concert stalwart Freddie Santos had breathed his last, nobody could quite believe…
I have just lost my job in this pandemic, yet I can’t say that I’m not grateful now for each day that comes. When God throws you a…
I moved to the US on the last day of June 2019. I deliberately scheduled my departure on that day to keep a promise I made to myself: to…
