These 20 Filipinas Made Waves in 2017
With all the women’s issues we’ve tackled and all the triumphant women’s stories we’ve heard this year, it’s safe to say that 2017 has been quite an empowering year for us, ladies.
So, before we start co...
#MeToo Campaign: How Women are Finally Standing Up
A viral story shows up on your social media page the way it was intended: swiftly and unapologetically. The #MeToo campaign took only a few days before it flooded Facebook and Twitter timelines, fulfilling ...
Recovery is for Everybody: Win at Life Through a Support Group
When I used to hear the words support groups, I thought of people dealing with substance abuse, drug addiction, and other super terrible problems (as I called them) meeting with others in the same situation...
What Does It Mean To Be Intersex?
On October 26, we are celebrating Intersex Awareness Day. But not everyone knows that. In fact, not everyone knows what intersex really means.
The lack of awareness is partly because of the stigma surrou...
6 Social Media Accounts By Empowered Filipinas
The way we talk about women’s issues has changed, thanks to social media. We now have the power at our fingertips to give voice to women and girls, especially those who’ve been on the receiving end of misog...
4 Things We Should Teach Little Girls Today
October is a month of celebration for people with different advocacies — mental health, breast cancer awareness, and intersex awareness, to name a few. This month is also a time to celebrate the girl. Yes, ...
5 Philippine Environmental Orgs You Can Volunteer For
Volunteerism is truly an act from the heart. Other than breaking the streak of your monotonous daily routine, volunteering is a memorable experience because it stays with you long after you’ve paid the orga...
Meet These 5 Modern-Day Filipina Poets
We all know that the month of August marks Buwan ng Wika. Surely, there will be a month-long celebration that aims to increase awareness of our national language, as well as our country’s culture. To join ...
Keep the Sadness at Bay: Encouraging Reminders When You Feel Down
Even the strongest Modern Filipina is not invincible to sadness. It happens even to the best of us.
When sadness comes, we deal with it in different ways: cry, talk to friends, distract ourselves, or lis...
The 50-Peso Saving Challenge: We Tried It Out For You
A few months ago, around mid-May, I came across a viral post on Facebook from a girl who claimed to have saved Php42,300 in just 5 months. How did she do it? Through Php50 bills.
As a young Millennial sw...