A little girl is asking you to share your toys with the children victims of Sendong, the floods of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

When I walked into Mandarin Hotel Lobby for a meeting at the coffee shop on Friday, February 10, I was surprised to see the lobby laden with all kinds of stuffed animals.  They were all tucked in neatly under the ‘Tree of Love’ actually prepared by Mandarin Hotel for Valentine’s Day.  And there was also...

Miles away from the main highways and national road, and still more miles into the interior of Pampanga, there is a small barangay called San Simoun. One must traverse the rice fields and paddies of three other barangays to get there. In many ways, it is at the end of the road.  But it is worth the effort, for in the middle of the barangay the elementary school San Nicolas proudly lines the one side of the street.  ...

Amidst the calamity ridden days and nights of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, the thousands killed by log slides and overpowering water currents, the Knights of Rizal toned down their 100th Anniversary celebrations, cancelling the original venue at the Manila Hotel Centennial Hall. A delegation of 5 knights also...

Whenever I take out the twins, it’s always fun, double fun! The twins are Christa and Rachel, born seconds apart, some nineteen years ago.

It was one of those days you just have to go out and do something, see something. So we first went for...

Haec est Sibylla Cumana Rizal wrote a ‘game’
by Carlos ArnaldoSat 10th December 2011
Questions on life:  answers predicted by a spinning top!
It was more of a family gathering rather than a formal book launching.
Ms Gemma... More

November 30 is Citizens’ Day
Story and photos by Carlos Arnaldo, KGOR supreme archivistThu 1st December 2011Amidst the red flags of the KKK and the thunderous canon shots of the Andres Bonifacio celebrations, Honorable Mayor Alfredo S. Lim declared November 30 Citizens’ Day. He emphasized that... More

From Rachmaninoff to Gershwin and Leron Leron Sinta - The musical magic of Raul Sunico
Story and photos by Choy ArnaldoThu 24th November 2011It's very frustrating that text and photo cannot render to you the brilliance Raul Sunico’s musical genius, as seen and heard in person.  He performed on the... More

Butuan, new source of  young leaders: Deepening values in ‘Rizal is Alive!’ Forum
Story and photos by Choy ArnaldoSat 22nd October 2011Butuan is one of the most historic cities of the Philippines, though today the vestiges of that idyllic past are few. The holdings of pthe municipal museum are... More

Between ethnic factionalism and nationhood A Walkalator,  Runalator at different speeds
By Carlos A. Arnaldo Mon 22nd August 2011Most of us who are or have been teachers, often need to step back and admire the sometimes unrecognizable young devils we gave birth to,... More