
Beauty contests and the beasts
Pageants hide these contestants’ real beauties under thick makeup. Their svelte figures communicate that ‘this is what beautiful should look like’ — when, in…
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Pageants hide these contestants’ real beauties under thick makeup. Their svelte figures communicate that ‘this is what beautiful should look like’ — when, in…
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Long before Barbie became a global symbol, Ruth Handler was simply a businesswoman watching her daughter play.
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Life Project for Youth (LP4Y) is among the four winners of the second edition of Le Prix DE&I 2026, CCI France Philippines’ initiative recognizing…
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Ultimately, this conversation is about far more than a girl group’s past. It is about who controls a woman’s narrative.
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Water desalination system, solar powered deep well, livestock and a bakery worth more than P49 million have been given to former combatants of the Moro Islamic…
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The fact-finding group’s work is a masterclass in patiently sorting through puzzle pieces to see the real picture. And the picture it reveals is not the one…
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Together with partners from the government and private sector, we focused on strengthening our programs on education, livelihood and climate action.
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For the longest time, the vegetable farmers of Benguet relied heavily on middlemen to get their produce to consumers in Mero Manila. The setup brought the…
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Local officials and indigenous youth leaders in Occidental Mindoro have dismissed online reports alleging that civilians were harmed during a series of New…
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As it approaches a historic milestone, the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) is entering a defining chapter—one that looks back on decades of global influence…
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From classrooms to coffee farms, LOOB turns small actions into decades-long impact on Philippine communities and global cooperation.
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Why Dr. Givenchy Ang, founder and aesthetic dermatologist of Solaia, thinks there is actually nothing wrong about having dark underarms
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Generosity, in its purest form, is not measured by wealth but by willingness.
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The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations held…
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The truth is, acceptance is not always loud. Often, it is a quiet decision — to see someone fully and choose to love them anyway.
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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan reiterated the need for the full implementation of the Sagip Saka Act, a 2019 landmark law he authored, which allows national…
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Eight participants from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Marillac Hills – National Training School for Girls have completed their…
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