The aftermath of Filipino weddings, big or small, is invariably bleak for the parents of the newly weds. In the Philippines where the parents of the groom usually foot the bill, the euphoria...
Many of the couple’s friends and relatives from the United States and the Middle East took time out of their work and didn’t mind spending money on airfares to come home and witness...
Upon arrival in Pampanga, Rico was on the lookout for a portly vamp with the Shirley Temple ringlets (how could he ever forget). But he was directed by the enthusiastic mob to a very...
Ildefonsa avoided all kinds of socialization. Even refusing catering orders for her now famous patties, if the deal required her personal appearance before a group of adults. Her interactions with people outside her immediate family...
It didn’t help that the welcoming crowd spoke to each other almost exclusively in apampangan, a Filipino dialect which was Greek to Rico who comes from south of Manila. He’s just been through an exhausting...
We will forget about Conchita for now to continue our story in the city of Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where Rico ventured for a better paying job. Rico worked as an accounting...
Nothing out of the ordinary happened in Conchita’s life after her husband’s death. She focused all her energy on looking after her children, providing for their everyday needs almost bsessively. In the months that followed...
More than half an hour after the policeman left the restaurant, the whole family was still sitting on the dinner table not saying anything to each other, avoiding each other’s eyes. Even little Margarita just...
That year, Conchita was a very peaceful and happy one for Conchita, a year devoid of tragic dramas involving the dreaded siokoy. That year, in fact, was a very exciting one because after eighteen years,...
When Manuel Jr., asked his mother why she objected to his plan to become a seaman so that like many young men in their town he too could earn dollars, he didn’t get a clear...
Olongapo City –Another batch of OFW returnees each received P10,000 livelihood assistance from the National Reintegration Center for OFW (NRCO).
The Olongapo City Public Employment Service Office (PESO), the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration (OWWA) Region III office and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) turned over the cash grants to the five OFW returnees, namely: Ronald...
Cairns: A Fishing Paradise Waiting To Be Discovered
By John Anderson
Queensland-Australia
May 16, 2012
The city named after William Wellington Cairns, the then current Governor of Queensland, the provincial city is situated in Far North Queensland. The tropical climate attracts several tourists to Cairns- also known as the gateway of the Great Barrier Reef....