A sweet experience of teenage love in a lively neighborhood did not anticipate the unspeakable tragedy that would befall that community and the nation.

An American husband resolved his long-denied personal pain through the communal mourning enabled by his Filipina wife's close-knit clan.

A metaphorical "call to arms" for the forthcoming Philippine elections from someone who knows what it takes.

These and a tribute to our modern-day heroes -- Filipino health care workers in the Covid frontlines who gave up their lives so others will live -- mark the beginning of our Year of the Tiger offerings this week.

Here's more: a relevant Read Again now that the Tallano hoax is getting some air time in the Philippines as it relates to the alleged Marcos gold. Myles A. Garcia's "Philippine Hoaxes: of Cabbages and Kings, Grifters and Trolls" is a wild ride through some mind-boggling claims that no one in his right mind should take seriously. (But apparently some people do!).

Our Video of the Week features a tribute to Stella Abrera, the first Filipina prima ballerina of the renowned American Ballet Theater (PF has featured her twice.) She retired in June 2020 when the Covid pandemic was at its height, so her farewell dance performance in "Giselle" had to be cancelled.

Top the week off with Elizabeth Ann Quirino's recipe for Chinese Peanut Cookies. We posted this to celebrate the Year of the Rooster 2017 but it works just as well for the Year of the Tiger 2022.

In The Know (Philippine Election Edition)

Hindsight No. 3: A False Nostalgia
https://penmanila.ph/2022/01/31/hindsight-no-3-a-false-nostalgia/?fbclid=IwAR0BQE0Wx-Q7X-PaVoTE1XAczlIzW3R73n4BvB5bhcj-Sf-IS82hW5Jz5sw

Boy Abunda takes on Lacson, Marcos and Robredo
https://verafiles.org/articles/boy-abunda-takes-lacson-marcos-and-robredo

Marcos Sr. on Marcos Jr.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/149062/marcos-sr-on-marcos-jr?fbclid=IwAR3asRZyiiUzeXeH8_mELmmCdB5duDuI_SgisxlFdC2xrz1yGZWbsVgTSCw

Philippines' presidential bet Marcos shuns talk of past atrocities
https://news.yahoo.com/philippines-presidential-bet-marcos-shuns-070101576.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma

[OPINION] What if Ka Leody had been invited to the Soho interview?
https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/opinion-what-if-ka-leody-invited-soho-interview/?fbclid=IwAR0vSeNqRRqZM8f9Uaarvsktw2uiN7JPkQQhqVpKj-TJBtmfGDAFKM361nc

Sui Generis
http://us4.forward-to-friend.com/forward/show?u=81b6ec9d9be6b6261a822deb0&id=3b03af597c