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It’s already 2024, and people still can’t take accountability for their own (sometimes stupid) mistakes. Exhibit A: This “content creator” used a cutter to open the photocards they bought and blamed the seller for it. Like, huh? Anyway, here’s the story time. So user @/jsmjoyy is a photocard seller on TikTok, with her X account […]
Take a look back at these Filipino films that made us cry, laugh, wonder, and think in 2023. About Us Not About Us As one of the entries of the 2023 Metro Manila Summer Film Festival, ‘About Us But Not About Us’ is a psychological drama film, directed by Jun R. Lana, and starring Romnick […]
Filipinos would just really produce humor out of everything. How to make #PinoyPride a fever dream? Say no more! A frenzied series of AI-generated images created by a user becomes viral on several social media sites as it shows a hilarious and self-deprecating progression of graphics depicting various common Filipino cultures in his prompts. Titled […]
Hello hello again to our fellow chismis [gossip] diggers. Even Christmas wasn’t saved from not having any Filipino internet tea. This time, it’s between our beloved mhiema Sassa Gurl and Filipino rapper Loonie. The reason: a line in Loonie’s most recent song “Tugmang Preso” mentioned Sassa Gurl’s name and was interpreted in a lot of […]
Once again, it’s the season of giving! Along with this season of giving (and receiving), comes the ever so beloved tradition of doing ‘Secret Santas,’ ‘Monito, Monita,’ or basically exchanging gifts at school, work, or with friends and family. For years now, we’ve all tried spicing up this tradition by giving it themes, motifs, or […]
The Filipino-Ilocano animated film, “Iti Mapukpukaw (The Missing),” the Cinemalaya Best Film in Full-length Feature and PH’s entry for the Academy Awards’ best international feature film, did not make the cut for the reputable awards. On December 22, the Philippine official entry was excluded from the list, after the announcement of the Academy of Motion […]
Imagine this scene: A mom tells her child, “O, anak, mag-mano ka sa Ninong at Ninang” (Go and get blessed by your godfather and godmother, child). And for the godparents, mom chirps in with something like: “Don’t forget, his birthday is in two weeks, and he wants the latest phone sana.” Or, “you haven’t given […]
Ride-hailing has become a prominent service used by Filipinos in recent years, as it allows people to book rides easier than when flagging one on the streets. It has also provide job opportunities and additional source of income for those who want to make better use of their private vehicles. As our transportation and traffic […]
People deliberately staying long periods of time in coffee shops or cafes is a very common sight in the Philippines. The reason behind the prolonged stay may vary from person to person–some use coffee shops as a location to wait for other people, some find these areas a conducive place to study or do work, […]
