Our Top Ten Stories of 2015

New This Week:

'The Month of December, 1872' : Dr. Jose Rizal's Rough Draft
       Dr. Penelope V. Flores digs up a little known satirical piece by our National Hero, whose 119th death anniversary is today.

Our Most-Read Stories 2015
       Read Again the stories that riveted our readers this year.

1) 10 Things You Need to Know About Kapampangans By Robby Tantingco
2) Op-Ed: Mr. President, Feel for the Fallen By Criselda Yabes
3) Please Stop Calling The Philippines PI By Michael Gonzalez
4) Watch Out World: Ryan D. Aguas, Urban Farmer Game-Changer By Elizabeth Ann Quirino
5) Leonor Rivera, A Hero's Sweetheart By Elizabeth Ann Quirino
6) This Is American History By Aimee Suzara
7) Watch Out World: Namee Jarolan, Author of the First Filipino Baby Food Cookbook By Elizabeth Ann Quirino
8) Thriving In The Dust Bowl By Agatha Verdadero
9) Bongbong Tries to Explain VP Run to Mom By Rene Ciria-Cruz
10) Growing Up in UP's Area 1, A Model Neighborhood By Nathaniel “Dinky” von Einsiedel 

The Happy Home Cook: Double Chocolate Cookies
     A perfect comfort dessert that can take the sting out of your New Year hangover.

Our Video of the Week: New Year in the Philippines

High Passion

Passions are running high in the Philippines over the massacre of 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) of the Philippine National Police. Commander-in-Chief Benigno Aquino is not helping the situation by his tepid, confusing responses to the tragedy. Veteran journalist Criselda Yabes, who has written extensively (including books) about the military and Mindanao, writes an achingly spot-on op-ed, "Mr. President, Feel for the Fallen," that also explains a lot about the real situation in that most volatile of regions in our homeland. 

A different kind of passion is displayed in "Maseg, An Artistic Tempest," as described by Lisa Suguitan-Melnick. Maseg, a dance production of Alleluia Panis (producer), Jay Loyola (choreographer) with music composed by Florante Aguilar, swept the San Francisco audience off its feet with sensuous, tempestuous energy that drew on Loyola's Palawan roots as inspired by Shakespeare's "The Tempest." The mix of talents and passion is memorable indeed.

On a more temperate though not less pleasurable tale, four senior males who've known each other for almost 50 years as fraternity brothers, embark on a non-touristy "trip of their dreams"and discovered sights that made their hearts flutter and a close friendship that begets more trips together. Danny Gozo tells us about "The Road to Mexico and Havana," which should encourage retirees to take a similar journey.

Our Video of the Week features one of the most popular food trucks in San Francisco, Señor Sisig.