People

Suddenly, Albee

Published on: 31st May, 2010

Nobody knows exactly when it started , but the buzz  turned up last year, reverberating in a provincial political landscape littered with tired old names, pretenders and wannabes . There’s this successful and intelligent young man who is joining Negros politics and he is armed with more than just charm and resources. Initially thought [...]

Big Little Schools

Published on: 17th May, 2010

These  new-generation pre-schools are preparing our children to face an ever-changing world with new tools and new approaches
By MILLIE L KILAYKO
Once upon a time, it was a mother’s major accomplishment to have her little child  memorize the ABC song before entering Grade 1.  Mothers of the baby boomer generation took pride in having their kids [...]

My Road to EDSA

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

By MILLIE L. KILAYKO
The barrel of an Armalite on my forehead.  The butt of a lighted cigarette on my forearm.
Soldiers trailing me step after step.  All these  I experienced during the day people chose betweenMarcos or Cory in 1986.
I had no lofty reasons for joining the thousands from Opposition and Namfrel volunteers who trooped to [...]

No monuments – and no regrets either – for this EDSA hero

Published on: 22nd February, 2010

Over two decades hence, former governor Daniel “Bitay” Lacson, Jr. still has it.
The Negrense EDSA icon – quiet but determined, provincial but no less passionate – Lacson still talks in rapid fire, gesturing, gesticulating, and on the whole, sweeping his audience to his side.  This time, though, his audience is all but two – myself [...]

POST-EDSA BLUES: “I was on the ‘other side’ of EDSA”

Published on: 22nd February, 2010

By: LA-ARNI T. AGUILAR
When the Marcos family finally left Malacanang that fateful night in February 25, 1986 and the whole nation was rejoicing, my phone at home rang.  It was my secretary, Blanca.  She was sobbing, confirming what was being said on the radio.  Here she was, crying and feeling genuinely loyal to the end.  [...]

Charlie’s art gallery opens in Makati

Published on: 16th January, 2010

Manila’s glitterati turned out in full force last week for what has been dubbed “The First Hanging” of selected works from the collection of Charlie Cojuangco.
“This is the who’s who of Manila’s art and social scene ,” a gallery owner gushed at the crowd that came to the show at Warehouse 10 [...]

Keepers of a Family Legacy

Published on: 3rd December, 2009

The grandchildren of Raul and Imelda Tanpinco are on the cusp of change. Now pursuing their passions and professions in finance, business and sports, they are about to take on bigger responsibilities. Some of them are abroad. Some of them have stayed behind in Bacolod.
Two of them –
–  are now working in the business their [...]

Football and Fatherhood

Published on: 1st December, 2009

For former congressman Charlie O Cojuangco, the “F” word means two things: football and fatherhood. These are the two pressing concerns of the widower,  arguably one of the country’s famous bachelors today.
Now acting as both father and mother to  his two children with Rio, Charlie sets aside time for regular bonding with his  Claudia, 14 [...]

Dr. Marichi Ramos: Having nothing…and everything

Published on: 1st December, 2009

What if, all of a sudden, you lose everything that you have and everything that you grew up with?
Dr. Marichi Ramos found herself in that situation more than a decade ago and this is what she did: she held on to her faith. When you have nothing else, she says, you hang to your faith.
Sure [...]

Up the corporate ladder

Published on: 1st December, 2009

From Bacolod, Joe Marie Sy went on to conquer corporate Manila
When the weight control pill Xenical was introduced in the Philippines, it burst sales expectations and bested  even the  US version  in the way it took  the market.  It was a record-setting feat: demand went to such a level that  a plane load of [...]

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