Special Feature 257
Close Encounters of the Wild Kind
By Janet Villa Editor’s Note: The fourth of six parts, Janet Villa takes us to the stunning beauty of the Tubbataha Reefs in southern Philippines. The Tubbataha is a UNESCO world heritage site and the Philippines’ first marine park. In this issue, our Mothering Heights writer pens how perfect the underwater world is, that […]
Enjoy Lovely Cebu, Go South
By Arlene Solis Chua International Photojournalist Cebu City — In my two month vacation in my home place, I was able to convince my manager to visit Cebu on his Asia trip. His first time in the Philippines, I was his official driver and tour guide. During our strolling in Tops, which is in […]
Close Encounters of the Wild Kind
2nd of Six Parts By Janet B. Villa Editor’s Notes: Our Mothering Heights writer Janet B. Villa takes us to an underwater adventure in the gardens of the Tubbataha Reefs, a coral paradise in southern Philippines. Tubbataha is a UNESCO world heritage site and the Philippines’ first marine park. This is a six-part series […]
Close Encounters of the Wild Kind
2nd of Six Parts By Janet B. Villa Editor’s Notes: Our Mothering Heights writer Janet B. Villa takes us to an underwater adventure in the gardens of the Tubbataha Reefs, a coral paradise in southern Philippines. Tubbataha is a UNESCO world heritage site and the Philippines’ first marine park. This is a six-part series […]
Ismael Jampayas: Integrity will Speak for Itself
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City — The newest additional feather to the cap of Filipino-American leader Ismael Jampayas is his appointment as Ambassador for Peace by the global organization Universal Peace Foundation in March this year. Alongside with Ambassador Mario de Leon Jr., the Philippine Consul General to New York, he accepted […]
Aay Doe Beng Menak ala Nu Yok
By Vanette Colmenares New York City — You are not Filipino if you do not know how to cook adobo. There are two ways of cooking adobo. It’s either pina-uga (dry) or sarsiado (with lots of sauce). Either way, this dish is made with vinegar, soy, garlic, onions (optional), salt/pepper, and a little sugar […]
Spring!
By Sylvia Hubilla Roundrock, Texas Or is it? Texas weather can keep you guessing. There is, however, one very clear predictor that spring has sprung – bluebonnets, the Texas state flower. “The bluebonnet is to Texas what the shamrock is to Ireland, the cherry blossom to Japan, the lily to France, the rose to England and […]
Revisiting Enchanting Camotes
By Arlene Solis Chua International Photojournalist I revisited Camotes, nine years after I last went there. It was during Boboi Costa’s Grand Family Reunion on 2006 that I last set foot in this beautiful island. Camotes was the first island I covered during my first year as a photojournalist in The Freeman newspaper, with […]
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