Human Interest Archives

SM founder leaves behind a treasure trove of inspiring stories

Forward-looking as it is, SM Supermalls, which marks its 65th anniversary this year, is also one company which never forgets to look back, reflect on and draw lessons from the past. A past where company founder, the late Henry Sy Sr., loomed large. Henry Sy Sr. during SM Mall of…

Young “cancer warriors” melt hearts at I Want to Share Foundation’s charity ball

Wearing designer finery from the likes of Rajo Laurel, Mark Bumgarner and Avel Bacudio, among others, children afflicted with the big C betrayed none of the hardships they have suffered. Instead of pain and despair, they strutted the runway armed with pure joy and innocence. And guests responded, donating a…

Manila-born baby girl is world’s “8 billionth baby”

The global population just hit the eight-billion mark with the birth of the "symbolic 8 billionth baby" in the early hours of November 15 at a hospital in Tondo. A baby girl born in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday, November 15, has been named the world’s "symbolic 8 billionth person." Baby…

Jun & Abby de Leon’s love conquers all

By IVY LISA F. MENDOZA | Photos Courtesy of JUN DE LEON She has given him the best 25 years of his life. And when a health crisis threatened to take her away forever, he gave her all the best of him. Jun & Abby de Leon Master lensman Jun…

A mother’s healing touch

As her only child waged battle against the Big C, she remained a pillar of strength, as she tried to reassure everyone in her family, especially her daughter, that everything would be all right. And what she said and didn’t say—including certain thoughts she kept to herself—all came to pass.…

Who’s ready for KUWTK’s final season?

Get ready for some emotional, surprising and iconic moments in the much-anticipated final season of the crowd's favorite Kardashian-Jenner show. It’s your last chance to keep up with Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kris, Kylie, Kendall for the ultimate fam finale of Keeping Up With the Kardashians Season 20 premiere on March 19…

Valentine’s Day feels in the time of corona

How has the pandemic shaped and strengthened these couples’ respective relationships? If there are silver linings to be found during these dark times, where and how did they find them? By Alex Y. Vergara Although SARS-CoV-2, the dreaded novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, started to spread and wreak havoc as…

New Year’s reflections: Let hope, not vaccines and ventilators, be our first and last line of defense

Without hope and the kindness and selflessness that go with it, we might as well ditch the face mask, throw away the face shield and act as if it’s business as usual this coming 2021. Now, that would be the real tragedy. By Alex Y. Vergara The idea of death,…

Retired nurse continues to serve fellow Pinoys in the US

By Darell Artates Even before COVID-19 struck, Filipino and Filipino-American nurses have been partners of the Philippine Embassy in delivering services to kababayans in Washington, D.C. and the southeastern states of the United States. Virginia “Ghie” Alagano, a retired infection control nurse, is one of them. Based in Orlando, Florida,…

Snapshots of fatherhood

Like one of the characters in the hit musical Hamilton, the author, a divorced father of two, was once “young, scrappy and hungry.” He wasn’t about to throw away his “shot” by being somewhere else other than where the action was. But he soon relented, ending up eating his own…