Pilgrimage to a Literary Legacy

Pilgrimage to a Literary Legacy

Writers get their creative juices replenished at the NVM Gonzalez Writers’ Centennial Workshop.

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Stella’s Star Turn

Stella’s Star Turn

Stella Abrera makes principal dancer after 20 years of perfection and loyalty to American Ballet Theatre.

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The Happy Home Cook: Bicol Express

The Happy Home Cook: Bicol Express

"Oakwood mutineers" Elmer D. Cruz and Emerson R. Rosales share their recipes of Bicol Express from their cookbook Pulutan: From the Soldiers’ Kitchen.

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Tyrone Power and Me

Tyrone Power and Me

The author’s brush with fame as a young girl.

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A Teacher and President inspires ‘Guro to Pangulo’ Awardees

A Teacher and President inspires ‘Guro to Pangulo’ Awardees

An award inspired by a teacher who became a Philippine president honors the best and most generous teachers in schools named after the late President Elpidio Quirino.

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Woven By Heart

Woven By Heart

Fashion designer Pepe Quitco’s love for the handwoven inaul fabric has deep roots in his home island of Mindanao.

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The Happy Home Cook: Binacol na Manok (Chicken Stewed in Coconut Water)

The Happy Home Cook: Binacol na Manok (Chicken Stewed in Coconut Water)

This dish originated in Iloilo. It is traditionally cooked in an upright bamboo container (with the node at the bottom and a banana leaf cover) or in a coconut shell over a charcoal fire. The coconut water gives a distinct sweetness to the broth.

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How Filipinos Got Their Surnames

How Filipinos Got Their Surnames

Had Spanish Governor General Narciso Claveria never bothered with systematizing tribute collection, Filipinos would have very interesting surnames today.

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Flour Power

Flour Power

The Palasigue brothers can’t help making dough because baking is in their genes.

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The Happy Home Cook: Brazo de Mercedes (Creme-Filled Log Cake)

The Happy Home Cook: Brazo de Mercedes  (Creme-Filled Log Cake)

Recipe by Chef Jing Palasigue of Cakes ‘n Crumbs

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