I have lived a fairly colorful and adventurous life. Am a dauntless soul who trod on life always looking at a new experience with open eyes, with no regrets. My existence is God’s gift to me and should be fully explored, never mind the difficulty of the roles I have to take in pursuing my life’s milestones: The first time I lived away from home at the age of 18 because I wanted to prove to my mom I could do it. She wanted me to take a science-related course and all I really longed to do was write and be a journalist. I wanted to show her I could survive being ... Continue Reading...

It is hard to imagine the magnitude of the tragedy wrought by the landslide in Southern Leyte which buried almost all the inhabitants of a village in St. Bernard town. Being buried alive in mud is certainly not a great way to die, especially when those struck were teachers and students having a normal day in school or ordinary villagers going on their daily business of surviving. ... Continue Reading...

My dear kumpadre, Dr. Romy Echauz, passed away last week. It was something that caught me by surprise and brought tears to my eyes, having known about it after the funeral already as I have changed phone numbers. To those close to him, he will always be the esteemed banker and billionaire businessman, having founded one of the Philippines' largest non-life insurance companies. But to me, he will always be a cherished mentor, benefactor and loving godfather to my twins whom he fondly called hijadas. I met Dr. Echauz close to ten years ago when he introduced himself ... Continue Reading...