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Sick child crying for help

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - August 16, 2016 - 12:00am

I met Ndrei Riña in 2014 during the launch of my children’s book, Superhero Nio. He was still strong then. I learned that Ndrei has a serious liver condition that requires a liver transplant.

The mission of Josh Mahinay

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - April 13, 2014 - 12:00am

“All of us have something to contribute in nation-building. Nobody is too poor to give, nobody is too young to start something, nobody is too busy to serve and nobody is too ordinary to do great things&rd...

A lesson in humility

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - April 13, 2013 - 12:00am

How was your Holy Week, dear readers? Hope you all had a meaningful, relaxing one with your families.

Being gay

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - March 11, 2013 - 12:00am

In the daily morning show, Good Morning Club, which I co-host daily on TV5, we recently discussed an interesting topic: What should a parent do if the child shows early signs of being gay?

Reynard on love, lust, marriage, etc.

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - February 12, 2013 - 12:00am

For Valentine’s Day, I will depart from my usual parenting topics to give our readers an exclusive interview with Sylvain Reynard, international best-selling author of romance novels, Gabriel’s Inferno...

Is your child a crybaby?

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - January 26, 2013 - 12:00am

Do you have a crybaby? As a parent, you have dutifully done what you could within your powers to make the crying stop, but it just won’t.

An appeal for John Claude

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - December 9, 2012 - 12:00am

Last Oct. 4, after my husband Julius and I heard Sunday Mass at the Philippine Centre of Saint Pio de Pietrelcina along Libis, Quezon City, we were approached by the Recel family — Clodualdo and Remedios and...

Disney heroes and princesses

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - November 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Who is your favorite Disney hero or Disney princess?

The effects of bullying

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - October 7, 2012 - 12:00am

“Any severe or repeated use of written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination of these by one or more students directed at another student that has the effect of...

Dissecting Grey's anatomy (Second of Two Parts)

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - September 24, 2012 - 12:00am

In the first part of my mini-review of the E.L. James phenomenal trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed I asked: What is it about the book series that drives readers, mostly...

Dissecting Grey's anatomy

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - September 23, 2012 - 12:00am

The erotic trilogy penned by 49-year-old British novelist E.L. James has caught the literary world by storm.

Save our children from trauma

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - August 23, 2012 - 12:00am

The recent torrential rains brought about by the habagat resulted in the expected heavy floods, affecting so many homes and lives.

Happy birthday to our beloved Comedy King

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - July 26, 2012 - 12:00am

There will always be a movie fan inside us.

'Mama I love you... Mama I care'

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - May 10, 2012 - 12:00am

Last year, I dedicated my Mother’s Day column to my Mommy Ching. For this year’s Mother’s Day, I asked well-loved celebrities — some of them are also mothers — for their personal message...

Celebrating milestones

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - April 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Time flies indeed!

Why I love being a mom

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - March 4, 2012 - 12:00am

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

Age of rebellion

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - January 16, 2012 - 12:00am

My kids are still young. My eldest, Antonia, is turning seven in February and my youngest, Nio. is turning two on Jan 31. Time flies indeed. Before I know it, they’ll be in their teens.

An afternoon with a smart mom

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - December 12, 2011 - 12:00am

I’m inspired to write my column today.

Shop to help at my bazaar

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - November 19, 2011 - 12:00am

It’s the last weekend of my 10-day celebrity and charity bazaar.

Charity is a mother-daughter mission

by Tintin Bersola-Babao - November 12, 2011 - 12:00am

All is set for the 2011 Grand International Importers and Exporters Christmas Bazaar, a celebrity and charity bazaar that I organize yearly with my Mommy Ching.

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