BY JULLIE Y. DAZA For China’s donation of 600,000 doses of their Sinovac vaccine, President Duterte thanked the Chinese government and people. At P680 a dose, the P408,000,000 cargo filled eight freezer vans, the first three of which moved ever so gingerly from Villamor Air Base to Marikina, a two-hour trip despite the Sunday night […]

BY JULLIE Y. DAZA Misecounter! A mistake encounter? Shootout! At the rate our law enforcement officers are shooting at one another, who’s left to eliminate dangerous criminals? Senator Risa Hontiveros, quoting the NCRPO chief: “This isn’t the first misencounter.” OMG, how many more have there been and to come! The senator added: “But why an […]

BY JULLIE Y. DAZA Pork is in short supply, too expensive. Eat veggies instead? Some of them are worth their weight in gold. Eat fish? Only the rich can afford the poor man’s fish, galunggong. Now, the poor are also complaining that sardine prices could go up soon, with manufacturers asking for a 60-centavo price […]

BY JULLIE Y. DAZA GCQ to MGCQ soon. Almost back to normal. Abnormal has become routine. As that durable cliché goes, change is the only permanence. “I felt trapped.” With those words, 1986 People Power photographer Man­dy Navasero made up her mind to live a double life – continue professionally in Metro Manila while seeking […]

BY JULLIE Y. DAZA In the season of pandemic, food is a shining star, whether as alimentary consumption or an elemental business. Amateur cooks and start-up chefs found their true second nature as restaurateurs, caterers, and overnight. Richard Gomez is on YouTube cooking, “At Home with Goma.” For those of us who cannot (or will […]