Redoble Family

Last night, I have watched for the first time the New Game Show of GMA, The Manny Many Prices.  I was curious how the show would be, having an anchor man who has never been into Show Time, aside from the punches and sweats he showed whenever fights are in the offing. He is the [...]

I have always good memories of my elementary education.  I had a big school, wide play ground, high caliber teachers (which includes my mother, Grade 1, section 3, class 1967!  And, oh, my Grade 3 teacher, Mrs. Felicidad Mariano, my favorite, since I was top of her class then, 1969, died last week at the [...]

A friend’s friend requested me to preside the funeral mass of a mother of their classmate at the Sanctuario de San Antonio, Forbes Park, Makati early today, December 1, 2010.  I said, yes, to the request, even though I knew I  have to celebrate the morning mass, at 6:15 O’clock, in my parish of Our [...]

I was bumped by a car today … my rear was bumped by a car today … the rear of my car was bumped today!
It was a lazy drive from the monastery of the Annunciation in Alabang, Muntinlupa around 8:00 O’clock today, November 30, 2010.  I was cruising a street of BF Homes Subdivision.  The [...]

Fr. Joseph Aveni, an italian rogationist missionary in the Philippines for three decades, died last July 24.  It was a sad experience for the rogationist community but also a hope-filled celebration of the holiness and sanctity of this person we call, “father”.  For so indeed he was to us, his spiritual children, guided by him [...]

Days ago, I received a text message from Benjie Boy, the eldest of our family telling me about the many piglets he has in the farm at the moment, somewhere in Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay.  One phrase amused me: “… dre, daghan ko ug baktin karon, duna na ko gilaan para ihawon sa pyesta puhon sa [...]