As I walked the street alone after attending the Holy Mass, 
I was amazed by this couple 
arm in arm with each other 
obviously very close and hopefully in love. 

She was a financially successful woman
with a very handsome man. 
And she was madly in love with him
and doing everything to keep him 
to the point of ignoring her family and friends. 
With her high-paying job, 
she spent so much for the guy - 
shopping sprees and fine dining were common 
and traveling together around and out of the country. 

But the guy was a hillbilly (probinsyano) 
of very humble family background. 
Both of his parents were farmers 
who depend on a small track of land for survival. 
He came to work in the city
​ as a salesperson in the shoe department 
of a large mall 
earning just the minimum salary.
But the girl didn't seem to care at all. 
And she did it all for love.

You sure heard stories about a man 
who left his wife and children 
for another one, most of the time younger woman, 
and started another family. 
But as years went by, 
he decided to return to his first family 
but that time, 
he was already paralyzed and all his money gone.

Taiwan is the first nation in all of Asia 
to recognize same-sex marriage on May 24, 2019. 
As expected,
the decision was well-received by the LGBT community
but denounced by conservative and Christian groups.

Now that one nation recognizes same-sex marriage, 
​is the Philippines ready to follow? 
​Feel free to express whatever you feel about it.

Happy Mothers' Day to all mothers in the world. 
Today is your big day and we have to celebrate. 
Nurturing us for nine months in the womb, 
and enduring all the pain. 
Our mothers know what's best for us, 
working hard to give us a bright future. 

Below is a heartfelt message by our President Duterte 
​to all the mothers in the world.

Saint Valentine 
is commemorated on February 14,
making that day Valentine's day, 
the best time for lovers 
to spend beautiful time with.

There are people
who find it hard to fall in love 
or don't fall in love at all 
for their hearts are stone-cold or dead. 
And there are those who easily fall in love
​ because their hearts are soft as marshmallow.

What's common between food and music?
Their taste or appeal depend on the person.

A lot of people say that love hurts,
that love breaks their hearts.
​But it's the lover that does it.

Ever since we were young,
we have loved and we have been loved. 
But times when we loved but unloved 
​and it hurt much. 

WHAT IS LOVE?
   LOVE is a very special something 
that  is very hard 
to  properly describe or define. ​

This year's Valentine's Day
falls on Ash Wednesday,
a very important day for Catholics 
and many Christians around the world.

Never expected
to get a heart
after biting a part of the apple. 

You two used to be very much
in love with each other
that you were seeing yourself
ending in church,
married and living happily ever after.

Love is never blind
but sees the whole truth
​all the time. 
It knows what's right and wrong 
​and always favors the right.