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by Karina Santillan (Manila) and Tony Robinson (London) Illegal drugs are an issue that’s wider than the drug smugglers and cartels who bring them into the country and the corrupt police officers who protect them for a slice of the…

by Genevieve Balance Kupang   “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” -Antoine Francois Prevost The Malabon Artists’ 2023 Timeless Art Exhibit, Series Two This second series of The Malabon Artists’ Timeless Art Exhibit features the remarkably gifted…

The Malabon Artists’ Timeless Art Exhibit Art is a miracle, superior to the laws.” – Arthur Llewellyn Jones/Machen Arthur By Genevieve Balance Kupang On June 12, 2023, the Philippines will celebrate its 125th “Araw ng Kasarinlan o Kalayaan” (Day of Independence/Freedom) from…

 A Celebration of the National Heritage Month National Heritage Month is when we look back to what our ancestors have bequeathed to us, the children of the nation. It is important that we, the youth of today, be able to…

As we emerge from the darkness of recent challenges, we are faced with the task of rebuilding our lives and our communities. In the face of adversity, we have seen the power of the human spirit to adapt and overcome.…

by Genevieve Balance Kupang   “Teaching others is best done with subtlety, explaining in such a way  that the mind opens because the heart has understood.”  -Dadi Janki Here is the continuation of “AG-Yaman” (Thank You): Celebrating a milestone of…

by Genevieve Balance-Kupang   Celebrating a milestone of 60 years in the life of Ma’am Leah Tolentino through “AG-Yaman,” an Ilocano term which means “Thank You,” the gathering among intimate friends last April 1-2, 2023, and other succeeding sessions at…

by Maria Veronica G. Caparas The year 2021 marked the Philippines’ quincentennial or 500-year relationship with Spain – a relationship that made the Philippines the capital country of Catholicism in Asia. Through Proclamation No. 1128, then-Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte…

by Genevieve Balance Kupang The above painting of the radiant and joyful Chiara Lubich signifies the congregations’ ecstatic celebratory consciousness that day when we commemorated the Silver Anniversary of the Awarding by the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas…

a book launch review by Agnes Prieto All weddings are full of smiles, looking for the fulfillment of dreams. Expectations beckon. Too swiftly, life crashes; there is nothing to look at, only a yawning emptiness that nothing reckons with. Weddings…