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The Los Angeles-based MoTHER joined thousands of Filipinos to celebrate the “Larry Itliong Day” festival on October 26 in California. The event was spearheaded by the Pilipino Workers Center under the leadership of Aquilina Soriano and Malou Villacisneros.

Life is so surprising at times! This is what Fil-Aussie community leader Roberto “Bob” C. Garcia experienced during the recent five-hour Cultural Diversity Network (CDN) meeting in Toowoomba, Queensland in Australia. “Yun ay hindi ko inaasahan. Ako ang tumawag sa pagtitipon pero hindi ko alam na mangyayari yun,” Garcia said. (I didn’t expect it.

Except for a few established writers, people do not earn much from writing. But writing to help others has rewards that money cannot buy— such as making you feel good. Such help may be in the form of helping raise money for tuition fees, scrounging around for food, or bringing the sad plight of distressed OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) to the attention of authorities who can help. According to research, helping others gives a mental boost by providing a neurochemical sense of reward.

Has anyone tried sending anything lately through the postal service? Two weeks ago, I asked a niece to mail a birthday card to a friend who lives in Washington, D.C., United States. Yes, some people still enjoy receiving a colorful card with a handwritten note. First, my niece had to find a post office branch near us. Several branches were closed after the pandemic. After finding out that the Robinsons Manila branch had reopened, she tried mailing my card but was refused. The reason?

Jose “Butch” Y. Dalisay, Jr., multi-awarded writer, author, and professor at the University of the Philippines-Diliman ( Quezon City), mentioned online on Friday his and his wife Beng’s preparations for their trip to Germany for the Frankfurt Book Fair. It reminded me of my trip to Germany, where I visited the same venue for an international trade fair years back.

In his first solo exhibit, artist Daniel Dumaguit pays tribute to his mother, Herminia, with a series of paintings featuring Ligaya, a character she inspired him to create. “Ligaya: Happiness Within” will run until October 15 at ARTablado in Robinsons Galleria. ARTablado, a Robinsons Land initiative, has been supporting artists and providing them with a venue to showcase their work since 2020.

How much progress in computerizing processes and procedures has the government – both national and local – achieved so far? We keep hearing about the super speed at which computerization and digitization are being done all around. Things are moving by leaps and bounds – if government pronouncements are to be believed. But judging by how slow things are moving at @Antipolo City’s Register of Deeds (RD) office, apparently not much has happened in this local government.

There is no better time to remember our teachers than on the day designated to honor them, Oct. 5. They are heroes in their own way, like those other people doing something good for the country, such as the OFWs (overseas Filipino workers). We remembered last Saturday the things teachers did for the country, specifically molding the minds of the youth. Whatever our children have become we owe to a great extent to them.

Summit Hotel Greenhills, in collaboration with Artablado, recently launched The Red Gallery with abstract artist Dame Matibag’s Hues of Abundance as its inaugural exhibit. The Red Gallery is a dynamic new concept at Summit Hotels, inspired by the bold “Happy Red” color branding that symbolizes passion and cravings. The gallery initiative takes its cue from San Juan City, integrating the city’s vibrant art scene into the hotel experience.

The choice of the Philippines as guest of honor in next year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse (FBM), the world’s largest book fair, is good news indeed! It will be the first time that the Philippines is accorded the honor at the 500-year-old Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. The honor accorded to the Philippines is a cause for celebration. It warms the cockles of the heart, conjuring up the idea that Filipinos are book lovers. The feat did not happen by accident.