"The Timeless Nora Aunor" is appropriately the title of our lead feature this week, which focuses on the single most influential superstar in Philippine entertainment for the past 50 years. San Francisco-based film expert Mauro Feria Tumbocon Jr., who has followed Nora Aunor's life and career meticulously, expertly encapsulates her triumphs and challenges -- certainly no mean feat since the superstar's trajectory is as fraught with drama as her roles have been.

Likewise, emerging triumphant from a long-drawn, turbulent legal case, the century-old (almost) Philippine Women's University (PWU) is all set to "build the scaffolding" for its next hundred years, as its current president, Dr. Francisco "Kiko" Benitez, puts it. Lyca Benitez-Brown, the university's media director, writes about the crown jewel of her distinguished clan's commitment to education, women and the nation.

We sent out a call for Hometown stories and the response has been gratifying (keep 'em coming, dear readers). Here's the first in our series: "In Search of the Cupang I Used to Know," where Ed Maranan, one of the most awarded Filipino writers of all time, tells us why his hometown, Cupang, Batangas, means a lot to him.

For our Happy Home Cook this week: vegan chicharon is really not an oxymoron as our vegan chef, Richgail Enriquez, shares.

For our In The Know links this week:

Human Trafficking Survivor Speaks Out
https://www.facebook.com/fusionmedianetwork/videos/2036729566353011/?autoplay_reason=user_settings&video_container_type=0&video_creator_product_type=2&app_id=2392950137&live_video_guests=0

26 Filipino Words Now Officially Part Of The English Language
https://www.buzzfeed.com/aviannetan/like-hillary-clinton-is-a-presidentiable?utm_term=.veL7OB3OG#.mopmvxYvO

Mr. Wash SyCip @96
http://business.mb.com.ph/2017/07/04/mr-wash-sycip-96/

The problematic portrayal of Filipinos on American TV
http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/television/2016/06/23/filipinos-on-american-tv.html#.WV6QP0W1FT0.facebook

Why even the millennials must know the imprint of Luis Ma. Araneta
http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/265841/even-millennials-must-know-imprint-luis-ma-araneta/#ixzz4meRLR6G7

For our Video of the Week, the singer formerly known as Charice Pempengco makes her singing debut as Jake Zyrus on ASAP.