The Nanny By Emmanuelle A prophet, when asked to talk about work, said: “Work is love made visible. If you cannot work without love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and take alms from those who work with joy.”   Let me tell…

The night she growled By Emmanuelle   It was a long night; she went without sleep so she could talk with her close military and civilian advisers and preside over an emergency cabinet meeting at two in the morning. That day, February 24, 2006, she appeared on television to proclaim…

SSShhhSecrets By Emmanuelle   Of course, we all have secrets! Tell me the name of one who doesn’t, and I’ll chew and swallow raw my pen and paper.  Correction please, I do not seem to use a pen to write articles nowadays; all right, I’ll chomp on the keyboard plus…

Gone poetic for awhile By Emmanuelle   One crosses the street and one steps into – another world – a place of peace, beauty and simplicity to give respite to weary or troubled souls, where one’s bare feet find a home on the grass and cobbled stones for pathways, where…

Images to remember By Emmanuelle    It was not a crowd out there; it was a mob. The twelve security personnel (of the total force of 104), left to man the Lower Ringside Passage could not have stopped the sudden deluge of bodies surging forward with tremendous speed and force….

What does it take to be a queen?  By Emmanuelle   Gemma Araneta Cruz, Gloria Diaz, Melanie Marquez, Aurora Pijuan, Margie Moran, and Precious Lara Quigaman – these Filipina ladies brought home the crown, either as Miss International or as Miss Universe, the two most prestigious beauty contests in the…