Von Saw: Singing hearthrob

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Rob Gonzales 09/13/2015

Meet Von Micah Crisdean Saw, the face and voice behind the hit song, “Sa Akong Heart,” that has become very popular among young music lovers. The catchy tune climbed up the charts and was awarded the Best…

Medyo Maldito: Pun intended

Neil Iosif Ylagan 09/06/2015

Memes have dominated social media for the longest time. 9GAG posts spread like wildfire on Facebook and Twitter. Being the social media capital of the world, Filipinos too love to read and create memes—quotes and pictures that…

Jethro Patalinghug: A moving narrative

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Rob Gonzales 08/30/2015

The Philippines is the major supplier of labor migrants in Asia, a huge fraction of which are female overseas workers according to a study of the Women and Gender Institute for the United Nations Children’s Fund. Women,…

Maria Paula Vega: A queen rises

Neil Iosif Ylagan 08/16/2015

Anyone can wear a crown, but it takes a queen to bear its weight. This is the mantra that drives 2015 Queen Philippines International Maria Paula Vega to continue ascending. The 24-year-old stunner has achieved a lot.…

Katie Cotugno: Writing the teen psyche

Maria Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 08/09/2015

It’s one thing to be unstoppable in uttering statements on the complications of relationships, an unexpected pregnancy or a love triangle, quite another to be treading on delicate ground—that of mirroring teens’ everyday truths in one’s fiction.…

Carlos Celdran: Our story, his story

Neil Iosif Ylagan 08/02/2015

Imagine a book without pictures; the past, painstakingly detailed and accurate. Performance artist Carlos Celdran cannot picture this. What started off as a “selfish desire” to find his medium of expression is now a passion— a calling…

Robyn Schnieder: Wonderfully complex

Bai Hayde Quiñanola 07/26/2015

They say it takes only seven seconds to form the first impression— which means seven seconds to put your best foot forward and leave a good impression. While we come up with ways how to make seconds…

Jessica Zafra: Twisted Sister

Neil Iosif Ylagan, Rob Gonzales 07/19/2015

CYNISM. “An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity”—that being the case, cynics are generally unpleasant people. Then again, those who possess wit and attitude turn out to be the most intriguing characters. Case in point—writer Jessica Zafra.…

Leigh Bardugo: Grounded in fantasy

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Maria Niza Mariñas 07/12/2015

Think of Russia in Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina.” Ridiculously expensive heavy gowns of bell-like skirts, slightly puffed shoulders, and corseted bodice. Now interject it with some flesh-eating monsters, gun fights, magic… and voila! Welcome to the Grisha…

Hopia Tinambacan: Pop flavored

Gerard Pareja, Maria Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 07/05/2015

He laughs when we tell him he is like Katy Perry since both his musical and artistic parents are into church service. He idolizes Joey Ayala but only picks up a guitar when he’s composing songs—something he’s…

HEY JOE SHOW: As Bisdak as Buwad

Bai Hayde Quiñanola 06/07/2015

These five American lads from Utah blend in with the foreign tourists strolling in Cebu until they open their mouths and speak in fluent Bisaya. No, you can be sure it’s not a Dubmash. Jake, Tylan, Connor,…

Gil Maningo: Art and passion

Bai Hayde Quiñanola 05/31/2015

The comical display of enlarged faces with exaggerated features that somehow have identifiable likeness to those of public figures and personalities around the room is a clue as to the type of artist that resides there. They…

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