Lessons from My Mother
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A son pays tribute to the woman who shaped him.
Read MoreWhat Happened to the Baguio I Once Knew?
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Yes, you can go home again, but perhaps not to the hometown of your memories.
Read MoreNun of Our Business
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A girl “adopted” by the author’s family becomes a Catholic nun and becomes part of a much larger family.
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The Stunning Isabel Preysler
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Isabel Preysler, former wife of Julio Iglesias and a staple of Spanish society and gossip magazines, was already a stunner at grade school in the Philippines.
Read MoreStanding Room Only
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Remembering without regret a time and place where life was exciting, and the unknowns of tomorrow were thrilling, not disheartening.
Read MoreLooking for My Father on Cuyo Island
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An island birthplace, still unspoiled, is visited by a daughter for the first time.
Read MoreFour Funerals and a Surgery: Random Thoughts in Manila
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Coming home to Manila can be terribly frustrating and yet it is always fun and comforting in the end.
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