At the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), healing doesn’t stop at prescriptions and procedures. Every day, inside its chapel, something quieter, but just as vital is being prepared: food. Through the initiative led by Fr. Wilfredo Manalo Samson, hundreds of sandwiches are made from Monday to Friday and distributed to emergency room patients and their guardians. […]
Makati City’s skyscrapers, skyline, and the street signs of Ayala Avenue and Makati Avenue, got featured in Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine. Local Facebook fan page Detective Conan PH: Anime and Manga shared screenshots from the latest film adaptation of the hit anime and manga series, where the anti-hero Vermouth flies to the Philippines and […]
To be quite honest, the Philippines entered 2023 in such an eventful manner. We’re not even joking– the headlines were ablaze almost every day of the month. These news items weren’t even in our January 2023 bingo card–they just happened, like that. And because of the numerous mind-boggling failures and embarrassing moments experienced by the […]
Could it be that the Filipino drama is weak because the K-Drama is strong? As if the country isn’t already facing a multitude of problems already, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada suddenly zeroed in on his thoughts about having Korean dramas and other foreign-made entertainment banned in the country during the hearing for the 2023 budget of […]
A global study conducted in ten countries around the world reveals that 45% of young people suffer from eco-anxiety.
(This article was appropriately written and conceptualized on October 12th, or El Día de la Fiesta Nacional de España, so go figure.) Living in Spain has been a ride these past 3 weeks, especially for someone just beginning her ‘adulting’ life in a country that “feels” like home but not quite. There are just a […]
What do Keith Martin and David Pomeranz have in common aside from their passion for music? The Philippines. Yes, both crooners have made this country their second home! So, if you are a Filipino or a foreigner who still thinks that the Philippines is a mere series of dots on the map, think again. It’s […]
www.swansea.ac.uk/dylan-thomas-prize | #SUDTP21 | @dylanthomprize | Images & further info here The international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – is announced today, featuring a record number of nine debut writers. The list comprises nine novels, two poetry collections and one short story collection, […]
Right before the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic grew to an alarming rate, civil society organizations gathered last March 5, 2020 at Hive hotel, Quezon City to tackle how different sectors can work together for improved nutrition of Filipinos; a very timely discussion when there’s no antidote to the virus other than keeping personal hygiene […]