Four Funerals and a Surgery: Random Thoughts in Manila

Four Funerals and a Surgery: Random Thoughts in Manila

Coming home to Manila can be terribly frustrating and yet it is always fun and comforting in the end.

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Ordeal By Fire

Ordeal By Fire

How one family survived the holocaust that was the Battle for Manila.

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Tyrone Power and Me

Tyrone Power and Me

The author’s brush with fame as a young girl.

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We’re on a Pope Mobile

We’re on a Pope Mobile

The story behind the Pope Mobile that was designed and made in the Philippines for Pope Francis’ visit. 

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They're All We Shall Ever Want for Christmas

They're All We Shall Ever Want for Christmas

A grieving son shares memories of Christmas in Baguio with his parents.

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Dancing with Ligaya

Dancing with Ligaya

How a Filipina dance artist found her Asian self in the native dance called Pangalay.

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A Traveling Fool

A Traveling Fool

Lotis Key as the bemused sidekick of a world-trotting boy chess genius.

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My French Village

My French Village

Filipina writer finds small joys in faraway French village.

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Friendship Worth One’s Life

Friendship Worth One’s Life

A member of a teaching team learns unique lessons in friendship from Somalis.

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What To Do When Cancer Comes

What To Do When Cancer Comes

Lung cancer survivor explains why a cancer diagnosis is no longer a death sentence.

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