
Cultural pride or controversy? Bretman Rock's bahag sparks debate
BAGUIO CITY — Social media personality Bretman Rock has sparked debate after photos circulated online showing him wearing a wanés (wa-nes), also known as a…
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BAGUIO CITY — Social media personality Bretman Rock has sparked debate after photos circulated online showing him wearing a wanés (wa-nes), also known as a…
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Before I could write this story about HIV and why it matters to every Filipino, I had to do something deeply personal and, for many, uncomfortable: I got…
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The "Jesus and Me Ministry" called for the removal of Closeup’s LGBT billboard. Recent backlash exposes tensions between moral policing and personal freedoms…
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To study law in Mindanao is to learn early that the law is never abstract. It arrives carrying history, land, faith, grievance and hope, often all at once.
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Award-winning theater icon Lea Salonga spoke with striking honesty about motherhood, separation, and unconditional love as she opened up about supporting her…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, a non-profit suicide prevention…
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2026 is here, and a new trend has the ladies, gentlemen, and the gays completely “shookt.”
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There was a time when becoming queer lovers — onscreen or otherwise — was almost unthinkable.
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Actress AJ Raval offered a rare, unpolished look at her everyday reality as a mother, one that resonated with many parents navigating life without extra help.
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Relationships usually go through a dating stage, when two people get to know each other better or spend time together.
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Time travel is a popular trope in Asian content with plots ranging from second chances, hidden identity, revenge and saving the world.
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Archaeologists studying ancient Pompeii in Italy have discovered what the diet of slaves consisted of in the historic Roman city that was destroyed by a…
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For decades, LGBTQ characters in Philippine films were often confined to caricature—comic relief, tragic figures, or sidekicks whose queerness existed only to…
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When Jun Lana accepted the Gender Sensitivity Award at the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival for Call Me Mother , he did not frame the moment as a personal…
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‘It truly feels like a dream. I never imagined that I would be included in the list of topnotchers.’
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Elmo’s story calls us to be better neighbors. To notice who is fading quietly at the edges.
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Don’t mess with Filipinos when it comes to food. Chow is taken seriously this side of the globe.
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