My affair with tikoy

Tikoy! Cooked to golden-brown perfection. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)

Tikoy is the star of the Chinese New Year feast. In fact, it is called the Chinese New Year pudding. The sweet cake -- made from glutinous rice, wheat starch, lard, water, and sugar -- should never be absent from the table as it symbolizes family unity and closeness.

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How Davao folk view Nograles’s rise as House speaker

While some came up with a wish-list of what they expect him to do as the new Speaker of the House, others say they're not expecting anything at all, considering that he has been a staunch administration ally, and that, in the past, he hardly spoke on issues that could hurt the administration.

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