Covid Games
/The Tokyo Olympics of 2021 begins this Friday, July 23 under dire Covid-shrouded circumstances. With no live spectators, the athletes unable to interact with one another beyond their countries' bubble, and the Delta variant hanging like an albatross on the entire event, it will be an Olympics like no other. There will be 19 Filipino athletes who will compete in the Games. Will they be able to surpass the historically mediocre showing of Filipino athletes of Olympics past? PF Correspondent and Olympics historian Myles A. Garcia gives us an overview of "Your Filipino Olympic Medalists Through the Years."
Here are more Olympic stories from Myles to Read Again:
Ten Best-Kept Secrets Of Olympic Ceremonies
Our long-running list of remarkable and/or famous Fil-Ams continues with part 23 featuring a transgender beauty queen, a start-up entrepreneur, a spoken word artist, authors and a nurse/chef, among others.
Today (or yesterday in Manila), one of the most revered Filipino women was laid to rest. PF Correspondent Elizabeth Ann Quirino offers a heartfelt tribute to her ninang, Nini Quezon Avancena, who was her mother's best friend.
Let's take a break from the ongoing controversy over the plan of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry to standardize the process of cooking adobo and enjoy again a taste of Vegan Longganisa from vegan proponent, Richgail Enriquez: The Happy Home Cook: Vegan Longganisa
Have a safe and healthy summer week!
