ASTROLOGY PHILIPPINES

For the 6th anniversary of Astrology Friends Philippines, some members attended a simple get-together on Dec. 4, 2016 at Poach Resaturant, 4th St., West Triangle, Quezon City. Resti Santiago, founder of the group, sits 2nd from left. Photo by Kat Palasi. Photo was originally posted here .

Astrology Friends Philippines held an Astrology Library Night session/get together on Nov. 3 at Dome Restaurant, Shangri-La Mall, EDSA, Quezon City. Library head Kristine Sy-Francisco and Astrology Friends Philippines founder Resti Santiago were there with a few members. If you are interested in astrology or would like to join the group's Facebook page, please email astrofriendsph@gmail.com.

Astrology Friends Philippines will have an Astro Library Night session/get together on Nov. 3, 7pm to 10pm at Dome Restaurant, Shangri-La Mall, EDSA, Quezon City. Astrologer Resti Santiago will be present. Get to know the other members of the group and find out about the Astrology Library where you can borrow books on astrology for a small annual fee. No specific astrology topic will be discussed, but Resti may conduct a short lecture or review session, depending on the number of attendees. The session is free. You may purchase food and beverages at the restaurant. For details, kristinemariesycpa @ gmail.com. If you are interested in astrology or would like to join the group's Facebook page, please email astrofriendsph@gmail.com.

By Resti H. Santiago As we welcome a new chapter in our history, we are thankful for the sacrifices made by many individuals who have devoted their lives to the service of the country and to the emancipation of our race. Ambeth Ocampo. There were many of them who died without ever seeing Inang Bayan free. Some of them are famous but most of them are not. Their heroism would have been forgotten if not for the efforts of historians who keep the memory of our heroes alive and relevant in our era. One such historian who has done much in our time and whose name may reverberate for the rest of the 21st century is Ambeth Ocampo, considered as a historian who has achieved a rock star status. Studying the past It is interesting to note that though worlds apart  —  the astrologer and the historian share the same passion in studying the past. Both dig up facts that they can share with the present generation of readers with the intention to make the future better. The reas...

By Jamal Ashley Abbas THE MOON and US ELECTIONS The election fever is high in the US with the two parties nominating their standard bearers. It has been repeated many times over in the astrological circle that since 1900, all presidential candidates nominated during a Void-of-Course moon lost their election bids. I am not sure if people have the exact time of the nominations in the early part of the 20th century but from the latter part of that century, I guess there were no problems in documentation. But even in the 21st century, there were some misconceptions in the timing of the nominations. In 2008, some people thought that Barack Obama was nominated during a void-of-course moon. But astrologer Debbi Kempton Smith maintained: On Wednesday, 27 August 2008 at 4.48 pm Mountain Daylight Time in Denver, Colorado (6.48 pm EDT), the words rang out: ‘Hillary moves — is there a second?' There was, and at that moment Senator Barack Obama officially became the Democratic nom...

By Jamal Ashley Abbas  Henry Palacios Last March 20, International Astrology Day, the Vernal Equinox, Palm Sunday and the first day of Spring in temperate climes, Filipino astrologer Henry Edward C. Palacios passed away. He was 53 and his sudden departure took everyone -- his family, relatives, friends and astrological clients -- by surprise. Born on July 27, 1962, Henry studied at the Ateneo for his elementary and secondary education. In the 1970s, he and his siblings were brought to London to study and be nearer to their diplomat mom who was posted in Europe. Their mom became Philippine ambassador to several countries. Their dad also pursued higher studies in Law at Cambridge (Admiralty and Maritime Law). In prep school (senior high), Henry was the Head Boy (equivalent to the Student Council president). In college, he and his siblings went to Richmond, the International American University in London. His interests soon turned into photography and he became the sc...