The Most-Read Stories in 2023
/History On Ice
By Myles A. Garcia
This week, another first in Philippine sports history will be achieved when Isabella Gamez and skating partner Aleksander Korovin become the first- ever (“Filipino,” wink-wink) Pairs figure skaters to qualify for the ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
The first-ever Pairs figure skaters to represent the Philippines at a world championships, Isabella Gamez and Aleksander Korovin in their Philippine Skating Union jackets.
Patis On My Mind
By Mona Lisa Yuchengco
Fashion designer-artist-social activist Patis Tesoro always looks on the bright side of life.
Patis Tesoro (Photo Courtesy of Patis Tesoro)
Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 41
By Mona Lisa Yuchengco
Role models and achievers, some of whom you may not even know are Filipino.
Miss Universe R’Bonney Gabriel (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Reuters)
Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 42
By Mona Lisa Yuchengco
Camryn Bynum (Source: Yahoo)
The Stories Behind The Million-Dollar Donation
By Carmela Fonbuena and Cristina DC Pastor
Speaker Romualdez has neither confirmed nor denied the reported $1 million donation, which amounts to around 10% of his declared total net worth as of 2016.
Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Martin Romualdez. Facebook photo
Does The Philippine Constitution Really Need Changing?
By Jacob O. Apostol
What’s behind Filipino lawmakers’ push to revise the Philippines’ 1987 Constitution?
The opening of the 19th session of Congress last July, 2022 (Photo by Gabriel Lalu/Inquirer.net)
A Certifiably Sustainable Way Of Life
By Chiara Cox
Meet a family that inspired a development company to lead the way to sustainable and environment-friendly living in the Philippines.
Dad and Mom fishing in our pond. On the right of Dad is the bog area with kangkong, gabi, irises, and other water-loving plants. Captured rainwater keeps the pond fresh and the ‘dirty’ water fertilizes the bog area (Photo by Chiara Cox).
Susan Roces (Source: IMDb)
Nelia Sancho: The Last Conversations
By Lynett Advincula-Villariba
Remembering Nelia Sancho, beauty queen-turned social activist.
1978: Nelia gave birth to her first born AK upon her release in 1978 from a two-and-a-half year detention in Bicutan with husband Tony Liao
Read, Cook, Eat, Love
By Elizabeth Ann Quirino
Find out why there are as many adobo recipes as there are Filipino families.
The Ultimate Filipino Adobo: Stories through the Ages by Claude Tayag with Michaela Fenix and Ige Ramos - is a masterpiece compilation of adobo stories from the Philippines and around the world. (photo provided by Claude Tayag)
Positively Filipino’s Timeline: Filipino American History
By Mona Lisa Yuchengco
Here’s a quick look at the chronology of Filipino American history and historic breakthroughs.
The Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School (Source: NBCNews/Joe Angeles)
