Minamahal kong Em
Mario L. Mendez, Jr., born on July 20, 1982 and fondly called Em by fellow writers, friends and family, was an award-winning Filipino playwright.
‘To exist, then to persist’: Indie publishing and BLTX
One year ago this month, I marched to Popular Bookstore in Tomas Morato to support friends who embarked on publishing their poems independently.
The makings of a self-made queen: Notes on ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
“The Queen’s Gambit” is not our typical story about an orphan who triumphs in life with melodramatic flourish. It is a multitude of stories about a woman.
Irish couple develops homes for employees to ease rent woes
One couple from Ireland decided to build homes to help out their employees who have been having problems with high rent. Anna and Marcin Wojs are just two of the employees who will be benefiting from the non-profit homes that their employers, Patricia and Tony Walsh, built for them, according to an exclusive report by […]
Woman with Down syndrome turns passion for baking into business to create jobs for PWDs
One woman from Boston, Massachusetts, has turned her passion for baking into a business to create more jobs for persons with disabilities. Collette Divitto, 30, runs Collettey’s, a successful business that delivers thousands of cookies and dog treats every week to customers across the United States. But life has not always been smooth sailing for […]
Cafe owner touched after community bands together to save small business: ‘It truly is a miracle’
Locals of Maltby, Washington, in the United States have banded together in hopes of saving a beloved cafe that has been standing for three decades.
Dog missing for 3 weeks finds owner working in supermarket
When a black-and-white dog walked into a Walmart, staff didn’t know she belonged to their colleague and had been missing for 3 weeks.
Malaysian man builds makeshift classroom atop hill for daughter’s online learning
A 48-year-old father built the makeshift classroom by assembling a tent on top of a 20-meter-high hill for his daughter who is in college.
Flower-shaped sorbetes spotted in Sampaloc, sold by stylish kuya
A vendor dressed up in formal attire and selling flower-shaped ice cream was spotted by netizen Jassy Sarthou in Sampaloc, Manila.