Cover story
17 January 2006 vol. 18 No. 16
The story behind the story By Meah See
My mother, at 56, has just given birth to her fourth baby. It’s not human like me or sioti. But it’s still her baby nonetheless. Just like Bahay Tsinoy, a museum of Chinese in Philippine life born on Jan. 19, 1999, is. Meet our sua-be or youngest baby: the coffeetable book Tsinoy—The Story of the Chinese in Philippine Life launched last Dec. 11. read more...
About the cover:
The Philippines is such a well-endowed and rich country, abundant in human and natural resources but still searching for good leaders to pull it through rough waters.
Editorial
Keeping faith
2006 brings in the Year of the Dog. If you’re not Snoopy or Polgas, being called a dog is not the coolest thing in the world. An unattractive woman is called a dog. A stock that is not doing well and dragging down the value of the rest of its portfolio is called a dog. read more...
Opinion
Tsinoy Beats & Bytes By Teresita Ang See
Ramos refuses to fade away
My last column was on “No-el” or no elections in 2007 and the power grab scenario. The column emphasized how former President Fidel V. Ramos’ attempts at power grab backfired: Instead of heeding his call to cut short her term, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo instead endorsed the No-el proposal, raising a lot of ruckus on both the Ramos and opposition camps.read more...
Gems of History By Go Bon Juan
More on Juan Cobo
Last month, we featured Father Juan Cobo and his Libro Chino, the first Chinese book to be translated into a European language. We marveled at the early Chinese who were able to teach Cobo enough Chinese to do translations. read more...
Community news
Kidnap Watch Update Kidnaped child reunited with mom
Words cannot describe the joy of mother and child as they tearfully embraced one another at the White Cross Children’s Home in San Juan. The child’s caregivers at the orphanage also cried as they witnessed the touching reunification. read more...
Feature
Year of the fire Dog By Andrea Tan
2006 is a promising year! While the Wood Rooster of 2005 was somewhat unexciting because it lacks water, the fire element in 2006 would set the path for a “blazing” year ahead, according to geomancer Victor Wongsengtian of the Sheng Lian Temple. read more...