Why We Love Yakking

Aside from eating, Filipinos love to tell stories to one another. It may appear simply as chatting, but it's a more layered affair. Contributors BJ Gonzalvo PhD and Khimee Leong of Kuwentuhan Tayo Project explore the neural and cultural dimensions of one of our favorite pastimes.

Meanwhile, travel-hungry Filipinos are liking the taste of Mango Tours, which is becoming the go-to travel agency for kababayans. Find out from Positively Filipino Editor Gemma Nemenzo why they are coming back for more.

Here are our [In The Know] links this week:

Typhoon Mangkhut reveals biggest plastic polluters of Manila’s arterial river
https://www.eco-business.com/news/typhoon-mangkhut-reveals-biggest-plastic-polluters-of-manilas-arterial-river/

The Philippines Is Ready To Rise Again
https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2018/09/27/the-philippines-is-ready-to-rise-again/#b4acb4e55bd9

Inside Mother Tongue, an Asian cocktail bar and restaurant
https://nowtoronto.com/food-and-drink/food/mother-tongue-toronto/

For Happy Home Cook, we take a sample from The New Filipino Kitchen, a new book edited by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri on the exploration of modern Filipino recipes: Chef Rodelio Aglibot's Avocado Mousse with Raspberry Sauce and Lychee Granita.

For our video of the week, the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses to Malacañang (CARMMA PH) ran a video of Filipino millennials on their views of Martial Law to aid an online petition to educate the youth about what really happened in the 70s and 80s.