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HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Two events I attended the other week had me thinking of just how often the unsung, and the ones behind the scenes, deserve to get more of the spotlight firmly placed on them. When coverage and social media posts of these events are scanned, we’ll se

HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL If there’s one highlight of the inaugural dinner that hit the sweet spot with me, it would be how exuberant, nourishing music resounded through the halls of Malacañang Palace that auspicious night. Now I’m not ignorant of the fact that this new admi

It was a three-year journey Back in late 2019, when the foundation my sister and her friends had set up decided to mount their initial fund-raising activity, the first targeted beneficiary was the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and their breast cancer patients. Brought on board as the sole mal

Celebrating a man who changed an institution—and the country—forever

HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; and for more than a decade, that’s meant something very personal to me in terms of helping my elder sister, Libet C. Virata, and her breast cancer survivor “sisters,” as they turn the aff

Philip Cu Unjieng Happy Mother’s Day! And for you out there who have your moms still alive and healthy, count that as one of your grandest blessings. My mother passed away in 1996, and that’s 25 years ago this year. But as many of you will discover (or have discovered), even a quarter of a century will not erase the pain and empty void that comes from no longer having your mom in your life. A week doesn’t pass that some situation or instance will have me thinking of her, wondering how she...