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“Presyo ng gasolina ay nakakainis, lagi na lang itinatago ang supply ng langis. No wonder everybody is going insane, lahat sila’y bine-blame si Mr. Hussein. Sa sa saddami ng problema natin, Sa sa saddami ng utang parin. Sa sa saddami ng kaguluhan. Sumasakit ang ulo ng mamamayan…” (The price of gasoline is annoying, the supply […]
Over the past years, love stories depicted in literature and movies have almost become boring clichés. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, they live happily ever after (or some variation of this). But what if boy meets boy and they fall in love, don’t they deserve to be happy, too? Yes, they do! Hey, […]
With less than a month before the May 9, 2022 national elections, people online have become more active (some more rabid even) in defending their candidates of choice. Artists, celebrities, social media influencers, organizations, schools, have spoken, performed, joined campaigns, and rallied behind their preferred politicians and campaign colors. Among these outspoken personalities is one […]
There is no doubt that television is a big part of most people’s lives, and it’s more than a reflection of our society, it is helping to shape who we are, how we interact, and how we see ourselves. In the 90s, when the clock strikes 4:30 in the afternoon children of all ages used […]
Everyone considers Valentine’s Day as the most romantic day of the year. But it is quite interesting to note that how it all began isn’t that too dreamy. Saint Valentinus (a.k.a. St. Valentine), a Catholic saint, was executed by Roman Emperor Claudius II sometime during the third century A.D for solemnizing weddings for those forbidden […]
There are people who go the distance for love, some love each other at a distance. Gelene Peñalosa, currently a Contributing Writer for POP!, currently works as a Language Assistant in a high school in Madrid, Spain. Given her circumstances and this global lockdown, she and her boyfriend are miles apart, ever since she left […]
I have always believed that love is not simply a noun, but a verb—an action word—as you have to keep doing the things you do to prove it. Loving is not a mere feeling, but an obligation and a choice, because feelings fade in time, but you have to choose your person every minute, every […]
Out of all mainstream holidays, Valentine’s Day possibly has the most heteronormative underpinnings of all. Greeting cards and gifts deluge us with messages that this is an occasion to celebrate monogamous, heterosexual relationships, when men could buy gifts and treat ladies to candlelight dinners peppered by kisses and affirmations of love and loyalty. But when […]
Single…sigh. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported in February 2020 that there are 34.8 million singles or unmarried individuals in the country, which accounts for 44% of the total population, 10 years old and above. As of 2015, the report stated that there has been a significant increase in the number of single Filipinos between 2015 and […]