Halloween in the Philippines and for Pinoys

Halloween (All Saints’ Day and/or All Souls’ Day depending on your location) in the Philippines is not just a time for the departed. It is a time for the whole family to get together, have fun and relax. It is the time to pray, remember our deceased loved ones and … gamble in the cemetery. [...]

Typhoon Frank Hit Visayas Hard

Typhoon Frank is already outside the Philippine territory but its mark will always be embedded in the memories of those who were affected especially those in Jaro, Iloilo. Typhoon Frank really hit the heart of Visayas so hard I can’t even imagine myself being in those people’s shoes while watching them (victims) on TV.

March is Fire Prevention Month in the Philippines

March is Fire Prevention Month in the Philippines. It is one event that has affected the lives of many Filipinos since incidence of fire is high especially in dense urban areas like Manila. Fire Prevention Month reminds us all that though the discovery of fire was one of man’s earliest technological discoveries, it has since [...]

Today is International Woman’s Day 2008

Today is International Woman’s Day and I think this is a very good time to greet women in our lives with kind or sweet messages either in words, over the phone, through text messages (SMS) or greeting cards. The International Woman’s Day (or Women’s Day) is a day for us to commemorate, remember, show our [...]