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Between fiestas and family celebrations, the task of cooking for the everyday goes on. What Recipes Don’t Tell (Ateneo University Press, 2025, 202 pp.) by Felice Prudente Sta. Maria unravels Philippine food history that reflect the changes and transitions in “culinary abilities, attitudes, and values” in Philippine society.
COMMENTARY:Beyond the shoes lies a question of what we owe all children: not merely occasional kindness from the privileged, but opportunities that do not depend on privilege in the first place.
Most of the witnesses struggled to recall basic details, drawing repeated criticism from senator-judges, while the defense also withdrew all 16 bank officials it had initially lined up to testify on Duterte’s financial records.
ASEAN Foundation Chair Sara Al-Bakri Debedesan: A safer digital ASEAN cannot be built through technology alone or by any single institution. It depends on the trust we build, the knowledge we share and, most importantly, the people we empower.
Carla Marie Adlawan: AI can generate numerous images but people bring the personal details that add depth.
Nearly 30 years after the Sta Filomena Marine Sanctuary in Bohol was established, much has been accomplished, but more work remains, and concerned government agencies and fisherfolk pledge to continue to protect it.
COMMENTARY:ASEAN’s consensus on Myanmar is dead. Only accountability can rescue it, and the Philippines can lead.
COMMENTARY:The disaster ignites political fires in ASEAN, disrupting its ‘we are family’ tune. Singapore invokes the law, Malaysia uses the ‘pak’ to ‘pak’ approach.
Psychiatrist on Anti-Bullying Act: “Is it all just on paper? Are the schoolchildren and teachers aware? Does a child know who to talk to when bullied? When a child speaks up, do teachers, guidance counselors and other school authorities listen and help?”
There is a festering lethal drug trade in Cebu that the province’s police seem unable to fully deal with and account for, despite its claim of success in its anti-criminality crusade. As long as this is the case, Cebu will remain the center of drug-related killings in the Philippines.
