Category Archives: For a good cause

Nostalgia: Some Achievement

Third place, 5th AIDS Media Awards for Best News Feature on Print.With former Health Secretary Manolet Dayrit and Dr. Carlos Calica, former president of the AIDS Society of the Philippines. This is one of the few recognitions I received when I was working. The award doesn’t mean I write so well, but it was the…

Grannies want to spend Christmas as free individuals

Old and weary. It doesn’t matter if they don’t have a place to stay or relatives to welcome them with open arms. What is important for old persons, who have served more than half of their lives as inmates at the Correctional Institution for Women, is to walk as free individuals. Some old folks who…

Beyond the merriment

I got all these valuable items from the first Christmas party for bloggers I attended at the Legend Villas in Mandaluyong City last Saturday. Everyone enjoyed the games (I particularly enjoyed our version of Pinoy henyo where me and Tetcha were one of those who won a prize). Each mommies exchange gifts and went home…

Mum cares

I’ve heard worse child abuse stories from the news, child welfare advocates, and the victims themselves…heart-breaking stories of survival..sometimes unimaginable…you would only wish it won’t happen to someone close to your heart… So when I heard about a running campaign on Facebook that encouraged everyone to change their profile picture with their favorite cartoon character…