Jaime Gabrera remembers the first time he ever told someone about his condition. At a food court in a mall in Taguig City, Carla, one of his friends, asked him, “How are you?” Jaime replied, “Ate, I’m not feeling well.” Carla teased him, “Oh, lagi ka namang may sakit eh. Ano ba talaga’ng sakit mo?” She was not ready to hear Jaime’s reply, ”Ate, I’m HIV positive.” Carla’s face turned pale, all her ...[Read More]
The Gift of Healing
It’s Never Too Late: Finding Answers The Story of Robert and Rose Aldave
by Evelyn Damian “Boundaries,” referring to limitations on the influence of other people on our decisions, is not a word that is used often among Filipinos. Most of the time we just think of what we want to do and do it. Our thoughts don’t project what the end result will be. We keep going until we find our life in a mess; we lose, we hurt,we end up miserable, and then we ask ourselves, “Where did ...[Read More]
A New Beginning: An Interview with Former Quirino Governor Josie Co
by Alvin Tud “Many years ago, I was involved in politics. I was former vice-governor, and later governor of the province of Quirino. I’m the 13th child in our family. My mom was a widow when she married my father, and I was the only child they had together. “I was always “in authority.” Even when I was still young, I forced my parents to submit to me. My half brothers and half sisters were afraid ...[Read More]
Christmas in My Heart: A story of a mom who looked for happiness and found it.
I always resented Christmas. In my view, it was a tiring, routine occasion that you just had to get through—give gifts, spend a lot, attend parties, prepare food…It was especially stressful if you didn’t have much money. At Christmastime, I really just focused on getting my bonus and worrying about how much it amounted to. I looked at my life in a negative way as well. Growing up with violence and ...[Read More]
A Brother’s Look Back
by Joshua Kho When Anna passed away, I truly felt powerless to do anything. There was really nothing our family could do but surrender her into God’s arms. I prayed “Lord, there’s really nothing I can do any more, but I know you love my sister, so please take care of her and tell her we love her so much.” It Was The First Time Our Family Had Encountered A Serious Illness At the time Anna got sick, ...[Read More]
Amazing Grace: The story how one mother dealt with her daughter’s cancer
Mildreth Kho, a Filipina, presently lives with her husband in the United States. She had three children, one boy, Joshua and two girls, Anna and Monina. She has one grandson. Mildreth told me the story of her family’s battle with cancer almost three years ago, and how faith in God gave her comfort and hope. My daughter Anna was really very young when she was diagnosed with AML, a type of leukemia. ...[Read More]
More Than Enough
She learned that no matter how big the amount she gave, she never lacked. There was always more than enough. Now, Edna Gramaje is the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of the International School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, a school she and her husband, Dr. Alexander Gramaje, own.
Ang sinasabi ng Biblia tungkol sa Sex…
Hindi ba ninyo alam na ang mga makasalanan ay walang bahagi sa kaharian ng Diyos? Huwag ninyong dayain ang inyong sarili! Ang mga nakikiapid, sumasamba sa diyus-diyosan, nangangalunya, nakikipagtalik sa kapwa lalaki o kapwa babae, nagnanakaw, sakim, naglalasing, nanlalait ng kapwa, o nandaraya, ay walang bahagi sa kaharian ng Diyos.
From “Woman of The World” to “Woman of the Word”
Bettina Robles, the Marketing Manager and co-owner of Breakthrough Asia Trading, says she grew up having to live on hand-me-downs and borrowed things – from books to school bags, to uniforms and shoes. “Little did I know that I would also have to make do with a ‘borrowed’ partner later on in life”,
Superwomen vs. Yolanda: A true story of courage
So what do Filipino women do when faced with death and destruction? They face it with grace and with courage. And when we are tempted to believe that there is no hope for the Philippines, we need to remember the courage of these women, who like other brave Filipinas face the future with hope.