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Ricardo T. Pamintuan
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The fellowship of the songs
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - April 22, 2026 - 12:00am
There are nights when a concert feels like entertainment, and then there are those rare occasions when it feels like something more — a gathering, almost a convention of shared emotion.
The Wisdom of April’s Fools
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - April 1, 2026 - 12:00am
April arrives in the Philippines with all the subtlety of a summer sunburn —relentless, blinding, and impossible to ignore. It is a month of extremes, where we pivot from blistering heat to surprise downpours,...
Young talents, old soul
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - March 7, 2026 - 12:00am
I was YouTube surfing one afternoon when a scene from the 2003 film, “The School of Rock,” popped up on the screen. In the clip, guitarist Dewey Finn (played by Jack Black, co-founder of the rock band...
Love Letters’: A Masterclass in Romance
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - February 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Last year, I wrote that on Valentine’s Day, my wife and I usually just stay home with our grown-up kids. I don’t know what came over me when I impulsively scored tickets to the concert “Love Letters”...
Paws and Remembrance: Saying goodbye to pets today
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - July 26, 2025 - 12:00am
It was a shock, in the way that losing someone with an oversized personality and an even bigger heart always is.
Confessions of an ARMY Dad
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - April 11, 2025 - 12:00am
Around this time five years ago, the world went into a tailspin.
Easy as Pi
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - March 28, 2025 - 12:00am
Pi Day serves as a reminder that some things are meant to be appreciated, even if they can never be fully understood.
Et tu, Ignoramus?
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - March 7, 2025 - 12:00am
Even beyond the corridors of power, betrayal runs through our everyday lives. From workplace drama to social circles imploding over the latest scandal, we witness our own miniature Ides of March on a...
Papabile Tagle
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - March 4, 2025 - 12:00am
According to the Modern Catholic Dictionary, “papabile” is “an Italian expression denoting a prelate who, during a vacancy in the Holy See, or anticipation of a vacancy, is popularly regarded as...
Valentine’s Day is woke
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - February 14, 2025 - 12:00am
Here we go again. It’s Valentine’s Day, the annual global showcase of public displays of affection, overpriced flowers, SRO restaurants, overbooked motels, and the crushing realization that you’re...
All I want for Christmas is food
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - December 8, 2024 - 12:00am
The holidays in the Philippines are a sensory overload — bright lights, loud karaoke, nightmarish traffic, and the unmistakable aroma of holiday feasts.
Ayurveda: A Gen-Xer’s guide to ancient health wisdom
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - November 5, 2024 - 12:00am
For a society used to doctor’s prescriptions, embracing Ayurveda might feel like trying a new health trend. And if it means raising a mug of warm water in place of a pill, that’s a toast I’ll gladly...
Korea National Day: A celebration of heritage, harmony, and hallyu in Manila
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - November 2, 2024 - 12:00am
Korea National Day in Manila this year came with a stylish twist, celebrated nearly a month “fashionably late” after the official date of October 3. But given that President Yoon Suk Yeol was in the Philippines...
Memes: Head-scratchers for Boomers and Gen Xers?
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - October 5, 2024 - 12:00am
In tackling the subject of memes, I might have bitten off more than I can chew, but isn’t that the Gen X way? We were the latchkey kids, the ones who figured things out without a guidebook or adult supervision,...
Who’s your Papa?
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - November 16, 2023 - 12:00am
Even before we left our home in Molino on Saturday morning, I was praying — not too hard, if I may add — for three things: no traffic, no rain, and no volcanic activity. It’s not difficult to guess...
Meet the food activist at Tatung's Garden Cafe
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - May 17, 2012 - 12:00am
What’s the next best thing that can happen on a day when you see your child finish college with flying colors?
Angkor-age
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - April 15, 2012 - 12:00am
The first thing that strikes you after landing in Cambodia is the feeling that you have arrived at some local street, not an international airport.
'Tuli' or not 'tuli' (or the boyhood rites of summer)
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - March 20, 2012 - 12:00am
Students are scrambling to submit school requirements.
(Still) food tripping in the USA
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - March 20, 2011 - 12:00am
Pinoys vacationing in the USA rarely find difficulty enjoying or adapting to continental cuisine.
Food tripping in the USA
by Ricardo T. Pamintuan - October 14, 2010 - 12:00am
You’ve all seen it, heard or read about it — Philippine President Benigno C. Aquino III munching on a hotdog in Manhattan during his first official visit to speak before the UN General Assembly.&nbs...
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