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One Local Brand’s Bid to Help Dying Filipino Languages

May 7, 2019

Entrepreneurship & Sidelines, Fashion, Inspiration, Shopping

The Philippines, home to 104 million Filipinos, has 175 languages. But according to Philippine National Museum chief anthropologist Artemio Barbosa, in a decade or so many no longer hear 50 of the countr...

Why They Stay: Understanding the Cycle of Domestic Abuse

Ruth M. Mazo

May 2, 2019

Mental Health, Relationships, Women's Issues

“He means well.” “He’s just being protective.” “He didn’t mean to do it. He was just upset.” You have heard statements like this from your friends. You have observed how their relationship has deg...

Talking About It Can Save Your (or Someone’s) Life

Ashley Petallano

April 30, 2019

Health, Mental Health, Relationships

I don’t like talking about my problems. I’d rather help someone else process their worries than give myself time to sit down and figure out my personal concerns. I’m OK anyway. I’m emotionally independen...

6 Ways to Reduce Your Stress at Work (Other Than Stress-Eating)

Berna Sastrillo

April 25, 2019

Careers, Mind & Body, Working Life

Swamped with high-prio tasks? Got yelled at because of that one typo error in your presentation? Had to stay beyond your shift for hours to finish all of your backlog? We get it. Work days can be mentall...

Salads that Satisfy: It’s All About the Ingredients

Daphne Bual

April 24, 2019

Food & Drink, Health, hearty meals

Many people see salads as bland, boring, and unsatisfying. I get it: at first glance, salads are mostly greens (some of which are easily recognizable, some are not) with hardly anything else on them other t...

Stay Fresh and Refreshed: Your Summer Food Guide

Karol Borja

April 16, 2019

Food & Drink, Health, Tips

Warm breeze caresses your sun-kissed skin as you lay on a chaise, proudly showing off your new bikini and delicately sipping on coconut water straight from the coconut — this is Filipino summer at its fines...

Exploring ASMR: Top Triggers for Sleep and Relaxation

Chryss Segovia

April 10, 2019

Mind & Body, Tips, Trends

It was 2014 when I first discovered the wonders of ASMR. I was having trouble falling asleep until I stumbled upon a baking video that didn’t have any background music or vocal instructions. It only feature...

Summertime Sickness: The 6 Common Summer Illnesses to Prepare For

Chryss Segovia

March 28, 2019

Health Issues, Lifestyle, Skin-care

The season for fun under the sun is officially here. It's the perfect time to plan beach trips, do outdoor activities or travel to Baguio. But the onset of warm and vibrant weather also means that summer-re...

Feeling Stuck? How to Cope with Quarter-Life Crisis

Fiona Gurtiza

March 21, 2019

Careers, Mental Health, Tips

Sooner or later, we come face-to-face with the fact that our childhood visions of our lives aren’t realistic. The other weekend, I stumbled upon my high school journal. On the angst-riddled pages I whine...

Dancing on My Own: I Taught Myself to Dance to Patch My Broken Self-Confidence

Ashley Petallano

March 13, 2019

Inspiration

Let’s get one thing straight from the start: I’m not a professional dancer. I’m just a regular person who taught herself to dance to trample the mean words of yesterday — something I still do today. I po...