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In celebration of Valentine’s Day, TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, introduces a slew of exciting and local activities for the season of love. The TikTok community in the Philippines is invited to join in on the fun and engaging challenges with #TikTokPusuanMo kick starting all the fun: Catch the TikTok Harana Music […]
Will you be among those who planned and would celebrate no matter what, or would you be among the oblivious?
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 […]
Whether you’ll be spending this Valentine’s Day alone (yet again) or celebrating it with a special someone, it’s a day which everyone should be able to enjoy. Let’s feel that love in the air, even under this climate. In a relationship or not, consider this day as one of those moments wherein feeling lonely is […]
Now that Valentine’s Day is over, here are some realizations from the film “The Day After Valentine’s” that you may take with you.
The following#POPCreators entry was submitted by Karen Mei Caro. She has already moved on and is now happily married. Submissions under POP! Creator Community appears “as is,” without any editorial intervention. Here’s the letter written by Caro entitled “A letter to the man who broke my heart on Valentine’s Day”: Your best friend introduced you to me. […]