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Friday, November 21, 2008

 

The old and the modern

At this decades-old La Moderna bakery, they really do make them like they used to  

On a road trip to Guagua, Pampanga to check out an old bakery? Those had better be some pretty spectacular breads and pastries.

Fourth generation businessman Angelo Songco told us stories of their little enterprise. The bakery was actually founded in the early 1900s by his great grandparents Ignacio and Maria Narciso in the neighboring town of Santa Rita. But in 1947, Pablo, one of the Narcisos’ children, decided to transfer the business to the neighboring town of Guagua, which by then was starting to become more modernized and attract more commercial establishments.

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DESSERT COMES FIRST
By Lori B. Baltazar

The Peninsula Manila has unveiled its new dessert menu for The Lobby and just in time for the delirious sugar fest that is Christmas.

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THE SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor  

Who says local literature is not world class? Works by Filipino authors have been continuously recognized abroad much more than we realize.

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HI! SOCIETY
By Becky Garcia

THREE ladies, all successful in their own right, celebrated their birthdays, each different from each other.

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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon

Somebody wrote that, “The greatest tragedy is indifference.”

When you love, there is commitment and energy put into the relationship. The same is true when you hate someone.

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