Author: Silver Michelle Baena Ciriacruz

When in Manila and you’re drowning in water—what with all the rain we’re getting—it’s unbelievable to think we will ever run out of water, isn’t it?   Zophy Reyes, 8 years old, loves taking baths …

  When in Manila, readers matter! But how do we make our voices count? Why, let’s vote for our favorite Philippine-published titles to win in the 2013 Reader’s Choice Award ! The Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards …

When in Manila, you will very likely encounter outrage over dog slaughter for meat. A photo of a group of men carving up dogs posted by TVniJuan.com on August 23 on its Facebook Page has …

When in Manila, a day in the life of a lazy animal welfare volunteer can be roller coaster-like. Sometimes in a good way. Other times not. I volunteer for CARA Welfare Philippines, an animal rescue …

When in Manila, let’s help when we can. For animal lovers, please heed the call of Strike Animal Welfare Society (SAWS) shelter, which currently houses around 50 dogs and 20 cats. The shelter in Bacoor, Cavite …

  When in Manila, I read a lot, and I look for unique travel opportunities. In the book I had just read, The Tattooed Map by Barbara Hodgson, travel inspired the imagination of the heroine …

When in Manila, the life of underprivileged kids can be very burdensome. Learning can be a problem with all the issues of survival their families had to contend with. With this in mind, ATD Fourth …

  “This is our country. The only one. Let’s love her.” – Carmen Navarro Pedrosa   When in Manila, you might just bump into Imelda Marcos, former first lady, patron of the arts, the woman of a thousand …

  When in Manila, watch out for the coming of Bill Bryson. The Flips Flipping Pages, an online book club that meets face-to-face every month to rant and rave about books, has issued a challenge to …

Love animals? Would like to do something to help but don’t have an idea how to start? When in Manila, you can start making a difference by volunteering with CARA Welfare Philippines. CARA, a non …