December 2025 Dear Mama, We just bought a real Christmas tree from the flower shop at the corner. It smells fresh and dewy like a cool morning after a gentle tropical rain. Those Christmas plastic decorations sold in department stores over there in The Philippines are available at the florist’s here in
December 11, 2025
July 2018 Dearest Papa, PARIS VOUS AIME. Says the big luminous sign at the Charles de Gaulle airport. It means PARIS LOVES YOU but if I translate it word-for-word, it says PARIS YOU LOVE. We took a photo on this spot of the bittersweet moment of our arrival. I was uncertain if
November 20, 2025
(Our Op-Ed section welcomes “Letters to the Island,” a new column by Karla Quimsing. An Ilongga currently living in France with her family, Quimsing will use the format of letters to deliver social commentary and reflections on current events. Guided by the principle that “the personal is also the political,” her column
October 23, 2025