My lola Marina Reyes Antonio, wife of National Artist for Architecture Pablo Antonio, was a woman who lived her 96 years with passion and purpose. When my lola Marina was a child, their family was abandoned by her father, and she went to live with her paternal grandparents for many years. This is the most important lesson I got from my lola Marina, and not something she taught me outright. My lola taught not by explaining, but by example. “When we do our work well,” said Hannah, “Lola Marina lives on in us.” Love Marina is available at Vicky Veloso-Barrera’s Tiny Kitchen, the FEU bookshop at the university and online, and at Tesoro’s Pasay Road.

Source: Philippine Star December 30, 2025 23:20 UTC