Culture
#Hugot: a uniquely Filipino phenomenon
“There are all kinds of love in this world, but never the same love twice.” “She loved me at my worst. You had me at my best.” “I will fall asleep beside you and hope […]
Month: October 2018
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Why do Filipinos never learn? Netizens express outrage over La Union party aftermath video
Boracay was just officially opened after a few months of rehabilitation, and already photos of plastics and trash thrown recklessly around the beachside have become viral and shared all over the Internet. Another popular tourist […]
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People take every single word from the President seriously and it’s resulting to extremely harmful actions
In case it’s not quite obvious, the words of any President in the world have immense power not just among his constituents but also to the general public. A president’s words, whether uttered by him […]
News
Japan’s Princess Ayako’s marriage garners mixed reactions
In the stories we grow up with, it is the simple girl from the country who marries the prince into royalty, and finds happily ever after in true love. It is the opposite, however, that […]
Football
Axe falls on Julen Lopetegui as Real Madrid manager after 5-1 loss to Barcelona
It’s amazing what a thrashing at the hands of your biggest rival can do to your team. After a Lionel Messi-less Barcelona destroyed Real Madrid 5-1 in El Clasico over the weekend, the latter dumped […]
Culture
From Aswang to Feng Shui: the culture behind Filipino horror
There is a different way to which Filipinos take on horror and scary stories. There is a pervasiveness in our culture; an inherent sense of supernatural in our collective consciousness that it is almost impossible […]
Sports
The Thai Cave Boys: what has happened since their rescue
Three months ago in July, the story of the 12 members of a young Thai football team trapped in a cave in northern Thailand captivated the world, particularly the remarkable story of their heroic rescue, […]
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Women beware: PUA Academy strikes around Metro Manila again
PUA Academy is an organization of men (or whatever kind of group it is) who “study” strategies on how to pick up women. Sounds incredulous? Yes, but it unfortunately exists in the Philippines under the […]
Culture
May the Filipino resilience not be our downfall
As typhoon Rosita, internationally known as Typhoon Yutu, approaches the Philippine shores, the entire nation braces for its impact. This is, after all, not the first time the Philippines has experienced typhoons of alarming magnitude […]
Fashion
Tiny Trendsetters: Stylish tots ruled at the Seoul Kids Fashion Show
Who needs a playground when you’re on the runway? That seemed to be the theme of the day at the Seoul Kids Fashion Show last week, October 21 at Urban Space in Seoul. Fresh after […]