While the Filipino chef hasn’t been based in the Philippines since 2003, she can’t help but miss the variety of nostalgic dishes that shaped her love for food
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Meet the first Filipino to graduate in an Australian university
Dr Dionisia Rola is the first Filipino Australian scholar under the New Colombo Plan.
85 year-old retired businessman keeps active by gardening during the pandemic
For retired businessman Sebastian L. Angliongto, 85, being forced to stay at home gave him a chance to fall in love with growing food all over again.
Great man, great ideas
The University of the Philippines recently honored one of the most accomplished men I’ve had the honor to work with. Dr. Emil Quinto Javier, National Scientist, former minister of science, University of the Philippines (UP) president, UP Los Baños chancellor and many more, was conferred the Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, by the UP in his home campus at Los Baños last Saturday.
TATAK UPAAE feature: Panfilo “Pompeii” Quedado
TATAK UPAAE feature: Panfilo “Pompeii” Quedado, a living legacy of the Filipino spirit in Edmonton.
A doctor’s tale: Stepping up in the pandemic
He has no power nor position that would compel him to stand up and help Cebu City in the pandemic, but he has just the right expertise to do so.
Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio: Patriot and mother who used theater to teach values
‘Grand dame of Southeast Asian theater’ nurtured puppetry theater for children that has lasted for generations
Topnotcher twice over: 1st as nurse, now as doc
By: Dexter Cabalza “This guy’s gonna top the board exam. Remember the name, Jomel Lapides.” It was a friendly banter caught on video among Lapides and his batchmates from the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila after taking the board exams for physicians this November. On Thursday, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) confirmed that Lapides […]
Thai alumnus speaks on the importance of a strong int’l alumni network
The webinar featured Dr. Weerapon Thongma, 2019 UPLB Outstanding Alumnus and a faculty-administrator at Maejo University, Thailand, who talked about sustaining the alliance between UPLB and its international alumni.
Chari Heredia-Reyes brings tastes of home to the US
By Carla Bianca Ravanes-Higham Just like most Filipinos, Chari Heredia-Reyes grew up surrounded by everything sweet “in a full household where fruitcakes and pastries were lined up by the hundreds during the Christmas season.” Coming from a family of eleven children, Chari took it upon herself to assist her mom’s seasonal undertaking of baking goodies […]