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Hello, 2020! Highlights of the Decade – Part 1

December 10, 2019

Oh, wow, is it 2020 already?! A lot has changed for me in the last 10 years. I started the decade as a second-year high school student whose biggest problem was learning how to tune a flute. If I told 13...

What Social Media Does to Your Self-Esteem

Geri Osorio

November 29, 2019

Culture, Inspiration, Lifestyle

We’re all guilty of scrolling mindlessly through our Facebook or Instagram feeds every once in a while. There’s no doubt that social media makes it easier for us to stay updated with what’s going on in the ...

3 Costume Ideas to Help You Survive the Office Christmas Party

Jet Tagasa

November 26, 2019

Culture, Lifestyle, Music & Events

The office Christmas party. Never has an event elicited so much conflicting emotion than this popular and somehow unavoidable work, holiday tradition. Depending on your disposition, wooping it up with...

Christmas 2019: Holiday Attractions Beyond the Metro

Chryss Segovia

November 21, 2019

Culture, Lifestyle, Travel

Christmas season in the Philippines has always been a time to reunite with friends and family. Although some groups prefer staying in and watching shows on Netflix during the holiday season, there are also ...

A Visit to Jjimjilbang (Korean Sauna x Spa) in Makati

Ashley Petallano

October 17, 2019

Culture, Lifestyle

K-dramas share plenty of common tropes and scenes: Evil and rich stepmoms paying the heroine money to please, for the love of all things holy, leave her son alone Girl dresses up as a boy to enter a...

HABI Weaves Culture, Tradition, and the Filipino Identity Back into the Industry

Joy Soriano

October 8, 2019

Culture, Shopping

Weaving was a thriving industry even before Spain occupied the Philippines. Every tribe has its distinct style; the t’nalak from the T’boli, the pis siyabit from the Tausug, and the pandan from th...

The SOGIE Bill: What’s True, What’s False

Renee Marsha Babao

September 19, 2019

Culture, Lifestyle

Uproar ensued in the Senate when Risa Hontiveros, roused by Gretchen Diez’s case, pushed the SOGIE bill anew in the plenary. Refiling Senate Bill No. 159, otherwise known as the SOGIE (sexual orientation...

5 Filipino Books to Add to Your Reading List (And They’re All at MIBF 2019)

Berna Sastrillo

September 12, 2019

Books, TV & Movies, Culture

When I was asked what books every Filipino should read, a lot of titles came to mind. Of course, you can’t go wrong with classic works: “Noli Me Tangere,” “Florante at Laura,” “MgaIbongMandaragit,” “The ...

Buwan ng (Mga) Wika: Ginagamit Mo Ba ang Mother Tongue Mo?

Berna Sastrillo

August 29, 2019

Culture, Uncategorized

Litrato ni Mimi Thian mula sa Unsplash Agosto. Buwan ng Wika. Uso na naman ang mga Tagalog slogan contest sa mga paaralan. Hindi rin papahuli ang social media; nagkalat na sa newsfeed ang mga infog...

Tipsy Tales’ Lambana: Filipino Folklore Meets Immersive Theater

Justine Lubag

August 27, 2019

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle

Last July, my best friend Sab and I attended the soft opening of Tipsy Tales’ latest attraction, “Lambana.” If you ask me what it was, I wouldn’t really call it a Philippine folklore-themed horror house eve...