Editor's note: This work was republished with permission by the Manila Bulletin. This is the original article. In the Philippines, having white skin gives a person unspeakable advantages. You will...
Category: People and Places
The Stowaway Boy Who Miraculously Survived a 7-Hour Flight from Sydney to Manila
Ian McGloin was just a normal 11-year-old boy. But on that fateful day in June of 1965, one unforgettable event immortalized his name. That day started without anything unusual. Ian lived with his...
“Quezon’s Game”: How a Filipino President Saved Over a Thousand Holocaust Jews
In the late 1930s, President Manuel Quezon implemented an "open door" policy which transformed Manila into a safe haven for over a thousand Jewish refugees persecuted by the Nazis. At that time,...
From Mountain Boy to Governor: The Incredible Story of Pitapit
Foreign missionaries had discovered the northern highlands in the early 1900s and had found it ripe and ready for their ministry work. When the first Episcopalian priest, Rev. Walter Clayton Clapp,...
Behind The Lyrics: The Mother Who Inspired “Sa Ugoy Ng Duyan”
Editor's note: This work was republished with permission by the Manila Bulletin. This is the original article. If worst comes to worst, we often hold on to something to keep our sanity...
You know you're in Manila when that iconic clock tower emerges from the hustle and bustle to tell you the exact local time. The tower, as most of us already know, is the crowning glory of the City...
