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bottled coffee
Don’t feel like brewing your coffee? Get it bottled from these cafés

By now, you’ve probably settled into your quarantine routine: getting up, taking a bath and…

Where to buy ceramic plates, bowls, mugs and decor by local potters online

My quarantine banana bread was secondhand ceramics—emphasis on was. I wrote semi-extensively about this passing…

DOH wants a swab test for anyone with COVID-19 symptoms in MECQ

The Department of Health recently announced that they will no longer be using rapid tests…

Who let the ostriches out and is it even legal to have them as pets?

A much-needed break from the circus of news, a comic relief amid isolation—this is how…

healthcare worker in protective gear
Our healthcare workers deserve better pay and working conditions

The response to the medical community’s appeal for ECQ only shows us we have a long way to go in terms of appreciating all their efforts

Need new books to read? These bookstores can help

Need a new way to improve your mood after a stressful day of working from…

guadalupe church
We miss visiting these heritage sites in Metro Manila

And we hope to still see them after the pandemic

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Polvoron and milk tea as donuts? These pastries will be part of your hole-y grail

We’ve been on a roll about pastries and desserts recently, so we thought we’d also…

Tourists can visit Baguio as early as next month—if they’re willing to go through rigorous protocols

Travel as we know it, is not returning anytime soon. By estimates, global international travel…

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Attn passengers: There will be no domestic flights in MECQ—only limited int’l flights

Modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) seemed like a lifetime ago, so when President Rodrigo Duterte…