Shine On Me captures the tender ache of growing up, where college dreams crash into real-world stumbles and a quiet, patient love sneaks in to mend the heart.

11 January 2026 · 2 MIN READ

2026 is here, and a new trend has the ladies, gentlemen, and the gays completely “shookt.”

10 January 2026 · 3 MIN READ

Rizal was not a saint. He was not a playboy. He was complicated in ways that resisted both colonial fantasy and post-colonial comfort.

9 January 2026 · 3 MIN READ

There was a time when becoming queer lovers — onscreen or otherwise — was almost unthinkable.

9 January 2026 · 3 MIN READ

My face is a combination of all the faces of my ancestors. My mother's friend sliced some tomatoes for me when i was a kid, and I've loved tomatoes since then.…

9 January 2026 · 1 MIN READ

The idea was straightforward: calm the scalp, reduce irritation, strengthen hair, and make it more tolerant of stronger treatments later on. Used as intended,…

9 January 2026 · 3 MIN READ

Filipino singer Gwyneth “Gwyn” Dorado delivered a landmark moment for Philippine music after clinching second place in the South Korean singing…

8 January 2026 · 2 MIN READ

After the P89.9-billion reserve fund controversy, the Department of Health (DoH) is considering reducing the subsidies for PhilHealth members hospitalized for…

4 January 2026 · 2 MIN READ

By honoring Rizal, Mr. Marcos reaffirmed a narrative of nationalism grounded on relevance.

4 January 2026 · 4 MIN READ

“What’s with the back and forth?” I ask myself.

2 January 2026 · 3 MIN READ

While watching 'I’mPerfect', this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival Best Picture, I kept thinking about Garry Marshall’s 1999 cult film 'The Other Sister'.

2 January 2026 · 3 MIN READ

If viewed strictly from an anti–Martial Law sentiment, sure, its silences may feel meaningful, or even terrifying. But strip an audience’s ideology away, and…

2 January 2026 · 3 MIN READ

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. spent New Year’s Eve at Malacañang, a detail underscored by Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro in what appeared…

2 January 2026 · 2 MIN READ

As 2025 winds down, the Cordillera Administrative Region looks back on a year that felt heavy, complicated, and unmistakably defining.

1 January 2026 · 3 MIN READ

Its most compelling idea is the unspoken reality that even married people, or those already in relationships, can develop feelings for someone else.

28 December 2025 · 3 MIN READ