A Return to Pinoy Lifestyles

As so many of you know, the Philippines, especially the island of Luzon, has suffered greatly this past year from numerous typhoons. It has been estimated, by international organizations, that it will take nearly 5 billion U.S. Dollars to repair all the damage to the country’s infrastructure. Each and every affected family has their own [...]

A Continued Urgent Request for Help for the Philippines

As many of you know there has been a series of horrible storms which hit the Philippines during the past six weeks. One storm alone flooded 80% of Metro Manila in a matter of hours. These storms have caused hundreds of deaths,scores injured,displaced over 1,000,000 people, and caused billions of pesos in damage.A large part [...]

Thank You and Good-Bye Tita Cory

Our beloved “Tita Cory” – Corazon C. Aquino, Former President of the Philippines, who was swept into office on a wave of “people power” in 1986 and then faced down half a dozen coup attempts in six years as president, died Saturday August 1, 2009,  in Manila at 3:18AM of cardiac arrest. She was 76. [...]

Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Although a relatively new medical facility, Asian Hospital and Medical Center is quickly moving forward to become a leading provider of medical services. Located in the affluent city of Alabang, Muntinlupia City, it has already garnered a reputation for leading edge medical facilities and procedures. Asian Hospital and Medical Center is the first major private [...]

Makati Medical Center “Hospital with a Heart”

Makati Medical Center has an unique position in that it is located in the financial and business capital of the Philippines – Makati, Metro Manila. Makati is a business and financial hub that is populated with business people from around the world. Giants of industry to foreign diplomats conduct business in this city. At the [...]

St. Luke’s Medical Center

Today, we take a look at the premier medical center in the Philippines. This medical center sets the goal that all other Philippine hospitals and medical centers strive to achieve. St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) is on par or exceeds facilities and services of hospitals around the world. SLMC  is a source of constant pride [...]

The Panagbenga Festival

February is fast approaching. February is one of the most exciting months of the year in the Philippines. It signals a month long flower festival called the Panagbenga Festival held in the beautiful city of Baguio. The Panagbenga Festival is held yearly during the month of February. The celebrations are held for over a month [...]

All Saints Day

Tomorrow is All Saints Day. While in many countries, All Saints Day is a solemn holiday set aside to remember the dead, in the Philippines the holiday is a day of festivities. November 1 marks the beginning of the Filipino “Araw ng mga Patay,” the celebration of the Day of the Dead. The celebration continues [...]