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Stuck, contentedly

When severe weather conditions caused the cancellation of over 1,500 flights to and from New York’s airports, we were one of those affected. We got stuck at Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport.

Geeking about chocolate

Mothers always know what their children like to eat or drink.

Celebrating Christmas and culture through Tampipi Meals - Manila Standard

St. Francis Cabrini Medical Center marked the Christmas season with a hospital-wide celebration featuring 700 Tampipi Meals from Binalot, honoring

Waste not, want not

Can you imagine how much waste every person throws away and which becomes the problem of waste disposal companies?

Eat your vegetables first

That’s the advice of my nutritionist as I wondered why I lost weight despite my having eaten more rice and protein the past week.

Travel through food

I felt like I was riding a witch's broom flying over our 7,000 islands as I walked through the Streetfood area of Terra Madre Asia Pacific held recently in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

Asia International Coffee Conference 2025

How long do I want to live?

Why is healthspan a better term than lifespan? 

Slow Food Manila in Bacolod

We often are recognized for being the Slow Food Manila community even if we do not have farmers in our midst, as we are all based in the metropolis.

If you have lemons, make lemonade

So goes the famous saying: If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In our case, if life gives you Robusta, make Robusta coffee.

Green destinations

I have long wanted to write about greener choices when it comes to tourist destinations because it’s not only a good thing to do for Mother Earth, but a smart thing to do. And I am excited to tell...

DENR, like DPWH, has its own crooks

One silver lining from this jaw-dropping anomaly on flood control projects at the Department of Public Works and Highways  is that the public has now been made aware of how the looting of state...

Use it or lose it

The brain is a muscle. And we also have different muscles - big and small - that hold up our bodies, some more developed like calves due to everyday walking and some underused like gluteal or