PRESIDENT Aquino, assisted by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, distributes ballers to the participants of the 7th Puregold ‘Tindahan Ni Aling Puring Sari-Sari Store’ Convention during the tour and inspection of the booths at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, yesterday. (Photo by: Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
AMERICAN contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project performs at Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. Its 10-day Philippine tour is a joint program of the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. (Photo by Tara Yap)
CAGAYAN’s Junar Arce (center) finds himself sandwiched by Gio Ciriacruz and Kelly Nabong of Blackwater during PBA D-League action last night at The Arena in San Juan.
MIAMI Heat guard Dwyane Wade, foreground, regains control of the ball as he is guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Paul George, rear, during Game 2 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Miami.
VENDORS arrange bananas in a makeshift stall on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, as they sell ‘lakatan’ at P30 per kilo yesterday morning. The Philippines’ fruit exports to China, particularly bananas, seem to have trouble getting cleared by Chinese Customs amid a tense standoff between the two countries over the disputed islands on the West Philippine Sea. Fruit shipments, especially bananas, were rotting in Chinese ports because pests were allegedly discovered in some produce, prompting stricter quarantine inspections. (Photo by Linus Escandor II)
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Dear Manay Gina, I and my best friend are students in an advanced degree program. I’m about to finish, and she’s somewhat behind me, so I’ve started applying for jobs. The problem is my friend wants a job with a particular university, although she’s not currently in a position to apply for it. She has said that if I get a job there, she will not be able to, because our credentials...
School Bullies
Dear Manay Gina, I learned that my 8-year old boy was a victim of bullying at school. He used to be an honor student but he suddenly lost interest in going to school. I admit he’s a little effeminate which might be the reason why he’s being teased. When I asked some children in my neighborhood, they told me that he was really being bullied at school. Now that the school is about to open, I want...
Teen Sexting
Dear Manay Gina, I just read a heart-breaking article about a young girl, who attempted suicide after messaging a nude photo of herself to a boy she liked. The photo was distributed throughout her school and she was ostracized mercilessly because of that. Incoming search terms:teen suicide Read More »
Complacent BF
Dear Manay Gina, I’m very much in love with my bf. However, there’s a little problem, which I have told him but he can’t seem to understand. He’s 30, he has a job and very understanding, but he seldom spends one-on-one time with me. When he gets home, he goes to his friend’s house and drinks beer every night. He is not a sloppy drunk though or even gets drunk. He’s...
Outgoing wife
Dear Manay Gina, I’m 26 years old, married, with a four-year old daughter. My problem is that my husband is so insecure that he is constantly questioning me about what I’m doing. I’m “not allowed” to have friends. If I talk to anyone, he thinks something is going on behind his back. I admit that I’m not totally innocent in this problem. Shortly after we were married, I got drunk, and...
Red Light
Dear Manay Gina, For the last few months, my girlfriend and I have been having problems in our relationship. It has been mostly due to our age and inexperience with relationships. She said that she thinks I’m a great person and I’m everything that she could ever want in a boyfriend. However, she isn’t completely happy. Read More »
Miserably Single
Dear Manay Gina, I am 24 years old and miserably single. Unfortunately, it shows when I meet someone new. In the past two years, I have been actively dating different people. Once I get close to someone, I think “this is it” and begin to pursue a commitment. When I start to do this, the man that I am seeing breaks it off and then I realize that I never had any control over the relationship....
Family Bond
Dear Manay Gina, My husband was asked to be in the wedding of her brother, but lately his brother has been very rude and unfriendly to him. The brother is angry because he thinks my husband and I should be doing more for their mother. My husband and I both work full time, and have our own house to take care of. I am also trying to finish my college studies. Their mother is neither elderly nor ill....
Wife Woes
Dear Manay Gina, My wife and I used to be very happy but things changed when my job moved us away from her family. As time went on, our relationship got worse and worse. She missed her family, we didn’t have any friends, and then I was laid off from my job. We always got to a point where someone couldn’t take it anymore. We would spend a few days apart and then agree to work things out....
