The third Sunday of June is dedicated for all the fathers in the world. Not that we love them less during any other day of the year. It's just that this day is devoted so we can go out of our way to make them feel extra special. This is one of the few days when the hardworking fathers ever get a break. ...

In school, we are "programmed" to be little saints and do endless acts of charity to our fellow neighbors or to mere strangers whom we'll meet along the way. So it was inevitable that being helpful to others have somehow grown in me and I have found this urge to be just like among those selfless ...

If there’s one thing in life that I am so proud of and grateful for, it’s being a mother to my son. I’d say this is the best thing I’ve had though it was not that easy. In my six years of single parenting, I’d say it is indeed a very hard job. I never wanted to be a single mom. When I found out I was ...

What is a mother? A question acknowledged universally but seldom asked. We might have heard it during our younger years when our teachers taught us components of a family and the individual roles of the members. But as we grow older, we never really take the time anymore to ponder on what a mother is ...

I could always claim my mom as the best mother in my existence, from the time she came up to me and told me "You can do it" when i was 5 years old during my first encounter with the dentist. That was my first experience of believing that I have my own cheerleader.

I had my share ...

May 1991 ~ Mother’s Day

My siblings and I went to Buendia, Makati to surprise our Mom for Mother’s Day. It was our first surprise for her with a bouquet of flowers and a terrarium in our hands as we giggled our way to her house. I can still vividly remember how excited we were to give her ...