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Commuters wear face masks as they wait for their rides along Taft Avenue in Manila amid the threat of the novel coronavirus, a day after the Philippines confirmed its first case of the virus on Thursday, January 30. #CoronavirusPH šŸ“øRichard A. Reyes/PDI
OPINION: Dear govā€™t, stop leaving the middle class out

Radio host and incoming senator Raffy Tulfo says the middle class can fend for themselves. The question is, for how much longer?

OPINION: A look into Pinoy baiting and its gray areas

Sadly, there *are* content creators that milk our ā€œPinoy prideā€ for views

OPINION: Nas Daily, Whang-Od, and the *actual* issue of cultural exploitation

The saga of Nas Daily, Apo Whang-Od, and the drama that followed canā€™t fit in a minute. Itā€™s also a smokescreen for the real underlying issue: cultural exploitation

Hidilyn Diazā€™s Olympic victory belongs to her. And the Filipino people

ā€œThe shiny gold medal around her neck didnā€™t just deliver a long-sought-after victory. To some, it delivered a glimmer of hope. Hope that things will change for the better.ā€

commuters queueing in the rain to get into a bus in EDSA
SONA 2021: Duterte said govā€™t ā€˜took away the misery of public commuting.ā€™ What about these mishaps?

The presidentā€™s final SONA laid out his administrationā€™s achievements. We are not sure though that easing commuting woes is one of them

chicken drumstick in a bowl with broth, papaya slice, chili leaves
In defense of tinola, the ā€˜plainā€™ chicken dish we love to hate on

Tinola, in all its plainness, is a study in the mastery of letting a core ingredient shineā€”in this case, chicken and all its subtle nuances

Field notes from a former adult picky eater

Being a picky eater as an adult can be difficult. Here are a few tips that might help you expand your food horizons

ESSAY: Between the pandemic and the vaccine, we are all living half lives

Restaurants are open, malls are crowded, traffic is back to being insaneā€”but over 90 percent of the population are yet to be vaccinated

OPINION: While the govā€™t is hung up on face shields, the Delta COVID-19 variant has arrived

After the gripping volleyball-like saga on the use of face shields, maybe itā€™s time the government focuses on something thatā€™s *actually* important. Like the new COVID-19 Delta variant

We canā€™t let our guard down just because the COVID-19 vaccines are here

While the vaccines are arriving, some people are already partying like itā€™s the world post-vaxx. This is a supremely bad idea