Tag: charity

  • Quitting is not an option

    How modest my challenges in life seem compared to those of Julie Uychiat who at the age of 49 is the first Filipino ever to have completed the World Marathon Challenge, seven marathons in seven days in seven continents. Imagine that. We had the honor of attending her celebratory dinner in Bacolod, Negros and meeting…

  • Where the world came to sell… and to shop…

    World Trade Center in Manila, November 20… Excitement in the air… 42 embassies are busy setting up their booths with products from all around the world. Some had lots, some had less but the variety was great. Thousands of happy shoppers were already lining up outside the venue before the doors opened up at 9…