This is an information message
We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.
“Never stop asking the hard questions and be disruptors for good”. Veteran journalist Jessica Soho reminded the graduating students to be one with the community and society during her speech as a guest speaker at the University of…
“MakiBeki. Huwag Mashokot” is the gay lingo for the activist slogan “Makibaka. Huwag Matakot” that reverberated during this this year’s Pride March and Festival last June 28, 2025 held at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman…
Virgin Labfest (VLF) celebrates Pride Month by staging one-act plays linked with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+) community. “Sa mga nagsasabing puro kabaklaan ang mga dula ng VLF…tama ka,” says playwright and…
The Oblation statue of the University of the Philippines (UP) depicts a man facing upward with arms outstretched, symbolizing a selfless offering of oneself to his union. UP was founded on June 18, 1908, or 117 years ago,…
“MAY ASIM PA” is an appreciative Tagalog phrase often heard in storytelling involving middle aged women that acquired its double meaning: sourness and sweet. Literally translated in English it means “sourness retained” or “sour still.” Paradoxically the…
The equivalent of fake news can be found in most periods of history, though it was not yet widely understood then or used as a term. An interesting 1951 Supreme Court sedition case on a published “fake death”…
Students from the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) received major awards in the recent 21st CineMapua Student Film Festival held from May 19 to May 23, 2025 at Mapua University. This year’s theme “Expand Your Vision”…
The young Ae-sun in the Netflix Kdrama “When Life Gives You Tangerines” lost the class election for presidency not because of fewer votes but because the class rich kid brought in treats for everyone. The drama follows…
For the 2025 national and local elections, the Philippines has over 68.4 million registered voters wherein 34,877,106 women make up 51percent of the electorate, while 33.5 million are males, indicating strong female participation. Regions with higher number of…
Bohol is “sinking” during May is a popular joke among Boholanos because the population of the island during this month is multiplied twice, thrice, or even four times. May is a special month in the island because…
When I was younger I always had dreams of flying through magical shoes. In Greek mythology, shoes, particularly sandals and winged sandals, symbolize various themes including speed, travel, divine aid, and even power or authority. Shoes, far…
Ate Guy is a rebel. Thus declared veteran writer Ricky Lee during the state necrological service for the late Nora Aunor held at the Metropolitan Theater on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. “Rebelde si Guy. Sa loob ng pitong dekada ay…
This is an information message
We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.