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Monday, September 23, 2019

Stella Estremera

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Estremera: Between rest and resistance

IT WAS worth a loud round of laughter as my friends and I motored to Tagum City last Sunday.The context of the story was the refreshing breeze wafting from the sea that makes us sleepy. Jojo Rom, the urban gardener, ...

From today

IT WAS a long-held dream that took years to take shape and finally be launched. The first Mindanao Art Fair, Exhibit, and Conference (MindanaoArt 2019) came to be after several tries to bring Mindanao artists together and bring to life ...

From today

Estremera: My SunStar story

IT WAS difficult to draft these thoughts as I have to take personal credit for the things my former colleagues and present-day editorial staff are saying in their own essays.The moment I was given authority to manage the newsroom, nurturing ...

From 6 days ago

Estremera: Nurturing in a secret life

IN MY encounters with young professionals seeking advice, there is often the dilemma of wanting to do things they feel is more purposeful but are tied to a job because they have to earn or because they are obliged to ...

From 13 days ago

ADMU '76 in Davao

IT'S an annual thing for these Ateneo de Manila University Batch '76 alumni, as they gather in a pre-selected destination and explore.This year, it's Davao City with SunStar Davao president Gina Marie G. Atienza as their host.The list reads like ...

From 14 days ago

Estremera: Productive time

I’VE read so many posts about major traffic jams, I can’t help but recall how I dealt with the humongous jams whenever I’m in the national capital.Sitting while traffic stands still can make you restless, more so if you have ...

From 15 days ago

Estremera: Seeing, listening

I WAS attending the 13th Eastern Mindanao Command Anniversary recently just as a companion to a special guest. I’m a “civilian” now, no longer an “official guest”, and the feeling is liberating.Except for friends and acquaintances who cross your path, ...

From 23 days ago

Estremera: This, too, shall pass

WE’VE been there before as kids. As participants in a contest, we’d be herded to an area that is exclusively for contestants while our parents and guardians mill around, craning their necks.I’m seated now, outside the watercolor painting contest venue ...

From 27 days ago

Estremera: Olfactory imprints

IT CRACKED me up when in a conversation with a friend, she described something as “amoy Katoliko” (smells Catholic) and I knew exactly what she meant.The description was precise, as memories flooded us of our separate but similar childhood. The ...

From 29 days ago

Estremera: Always be kind

THERE’S a Facebook meme that says always be kind because you never know what the other is going through or has gone through.I admit, I’m not a saint and I’m not always kind, especially when something about the other person ...

From 43 days ago

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