PRESIDENT Beningo Aquino III has directed the Cabinet’s economic cluster to accelerate the approval of public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Spearheading the Philippine Investment Forum at The Peninsula Manila in Makati City, Aquino said the government should not miss the opportunity brought about by the renewed interest on the Philippines from local and foreign businessmen. “There […]
Mother’s Day is this week. I’m a single woman with no children and my mother died eight years ago. So when all the mothers in our congregation get a rose for Mother’s Day, how am I supposed to feel? On Good Friday this year our minister mentioned Jesus’ words in Matthew 28:48: “Who is my […]
If childhood had a soundtrack, mine would be the hammering keys and intermittent “ping” of a busy typewriter. From as far back as I can remember, my mother would regularly disappear into her study to write on her IBM Selectric, emerging hours later with piles of papers and empty coffee cups, with a dreamy, satisfied […]
In honor of Mother’s Day, I thought I’d take a look at one of the most important and oft-used tools in any mom’s arsenal: the warning phrase. Don’t act like you don’t have one, because I know you do. I have two. I call them my shot-across-the-bow phrases. They are what I say when my […]
What happens when a cynical hard-core New Yorker reluctantly moves to the South to care for the mother who always drove her crazy? To her (my) surprise, she falls madly in love with both. Unfortunately, one was not destined to last. It was Mama Jo’s inability to live alone and horrifying hoarding, and a drop […]
Mother’s Day can be rough on those of us who can’t take our mothers to brunch or pick up the phone to wish them a good day. Remembering who they were before they went beyond our reach; imagining what they would say to us now if they were within hugging distance, is bittersweet. My Mom […]
Today is Mother’s Day. I woke up wondering if I was going to get my usual breakfast in bed made by my sweet children with the supervision of their father. As the time went by and I waited, it occurred to me that if I wanted breakfast before Noon I had better get up and […]
Mother’s day proves to be an excellent opportunity for every child to thank his/her mother, for his/her undying love and support. The day, dedicated to all the mothers across the world, is celebrated with great zeal and fanfare. A journey, which every woman undertakes from being just a woman to a mother, calls for numerous […]
Mother’s Day is an occasion that respects your mother and gives her tribute for everything she has done for the sake of her family. As Tenneva Jorden says, “A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” Such is […]
“It is possible to go away for a weekend and have a life changing experience,” author Joan Anderson has said. “Retreat is a form of pause — it is a time apart in solitude, a precious space in which we can see our world in a different light.” Anderson knows. Overriding both her own fears […]