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Today I Stood On The Right Side Of History

This writer shares his final thoughts as #Halalan2022 draws to a close. My father and I have had an adversarial relationship for as long as I can remember. We have some things in common, like our stubbornness and talent for cooking. But in general, we’re polar opposites. For instance, he’s as conservative as I am […]

How to find a good match through dating apps

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How To Find Genuine Love Through Dating Apps

Alex Cruz’s five tips to anyone searching for something real on Bumble or Tinder. Trust me. You need thick skin and even more confidence to make it out there. The amount of trashy-to-decent people you’ll meet will probably make you more desperate, and you’ll realize that you deserve better, if not the best.Â READ: Online […]

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Why Do We Celebrate Women’s Month?

It’s Women’s History Month! Throughout the month of March, everyone around the world is encouraged to celebrate the contributions and achievements of women through past generations. It also means that we get to take some extra time to commemorate all the lovely ladies in our lives. READ: Dear Woman, We Have Something To Say But, […]

What I learned as a business owner this pandemic

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What This Business Owner Learned From The COVID-19 Pandemic

Read on and learn. Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) were greatly affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As the owner of a medium-sized food business myself, I can vouch for that. Adapting to the “new normal” has been very challenging and traumatic. While many businesses closed their doors for good when the pandemic hit, some managed to […]

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K-Pop Joins the NFT Space, But Is It Worth It?

Will K-pop fans turn into crypto buyers? The Korean wave has swept the globe. And after dominating charts and stages worldwide, it seems the K-pop industry is ready to take over the NFT space. NFTs or non-fungible tokens are a form of cryptocurrency that allows digital files to be sold as physical art pieces. Some […]

The Philippines’ Unique Miss Universe Streak Stays Alive

Even though Bea Gomez didn’t take home the title, this interesting Philippine record stays intact. Even as the country reels from the loss of local bet Beatrice Luigi Gomez in last Sunday’s Miss Universe 2021 pageant, there’s some sense of reprieve in the fact that the Cebuana stunner kept a one-of-a-kind roll ongoing. Read: The […]

How to Shop Stylish and Sustainable Clothing

Do we ever think about the impact fast fashion has on the environment? The next time you're doing some retail therapy, consider these tips and shop sustainably.

How To Make New Friends During The Pandemic

When you’ve been cooped up for so long, going back to the outside world and navigating your social circles could be challenging. Contact with people in the past year has been limited to family and maybe a few close friends, which probably has affected our communication skills. So how do you make new friends during […]

Is Toilet Paper Bad for the Environment?

Have you ever thought about the probable thousands of rolls of toilet paper that you and your family have gone through over the years? Probably not. It may seem like an everyday thing that we can toss in the trash, but the reality is that it also has a pretty big impact on the Earth. […]

How Mercury Retrograde Can Help You Make Better Decisions

Use the Mercury retrograde to your advantage and take it as an opportunity to slow down and be more mindful of the decisions you'll make.

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Do face shields really expire, and what happens when they do?

Note that the Department of Health’s explanation only applies to a specific kind of face shield. During Friday’s Senate blue ribbon committee hearing, Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation’sÂ Krizle Grace MagoÂ admitted to lawmakers that the company has tampered with the production dates of face shields procured by the Department of Health (DOH): From 2020, the date is altered […]

Why You Need to Register to Vote

As the COMELEC deadline for voter registration approaches, more and more citizens are rushing to line up for their chance to vote in next year’s May elections. We hear stories of unbearably long queues at ungodly hours, difficulty in securing COMELEC appointments, and just plain frustration at the whole process. Given all this, registering to […]

“As a friend”: the touchy topic of micro-cheating and why we need to talk about it

Just because you don’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Good, honest relationships are hard to come by and even harder to keep over time. Usually, when they break down often due to an intervening third person, the writings are on the wall. You catch them in the act and you find out for […]

REVIEW: 5 things ‘Cleaners’ got right about the quintessential high school life

Squeezed snug between life’s constants of birth, death, and taxes, is the quintessential Filipino high school experience. For better or for worse, high school life is without a doubt a treasure trove of memorable moments, a rich well of sweet souvenirs whose depth we only realize in hindsight — and that’s okay. Our younger selves […]

Sorry, but those plastic anti-COVID barriers might be making things worse

Should we be looking at plastic barriers the way we look at face shields? Our brooding fear of contracting the coronavirus has led us to explore a wide selection of precautions that stood at every point of the spectrum of reason. Some, like the use of face shields, didn’t make much sense to wear, while […]