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Christian San Jose

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Jeepneycore and basketball court dance floors inspired this Budots rave’s Pinoy maximalist stage

Manila Community Radio’s Boiler Room Budots showcase was not just about the grassroots sound, it was also a celebration of Filipino maximalism that production designer Paul Jatayna faithfully staged for the rave

mezcal cocktail and roasted shishito peppers
A mezcal cocktail that honors Filipinos’ hand in the history of Mexico’s spirits

Joey Osmeña of Bombvinos makes a dirty margarita using mezcal, an ode to the agave liquor’s untold Filipino story. Plus, a no-recipe recipe for roasted shishito peppers

Revisiting Quezon and Laguna via pancit habhab, lambanog, and sinigang sa buko

When in Southern Tagalog, eat as the locals do—with gusto, a shot or two, and coconut on everything

5 out-of-Manila bakeries worth the trip

Whether you’re going on a road trip up north or down south, these patisseries and viennoiseries are worthy destinations

You can still have a good time at Key Coffee even if you don’t drink coffee

Go to the modernized kissaten for the hand-drip coffee, stay for the brain chemistry-altering appetizers

‘Alternative history’ novel imagines forgiveness between Aquinos and Marcoses

“Forgiving Imelda Marcos” by author Nathan Go is out June

At Kodawari’s IRL gyudon shop, the bowls are king(-sized) and the veg plates divine

There’s more to the IG-famous gyudon shop than its Japanese party trays: New chicken, salmon, and steak bowls, small plates with big flavors, merch, prints by local artists, and an immersive toilet experience

Oscars-nominated ‘Aftersun’ and Cannes Grand Prix winner ‘Close’ are coming to PH cinemas

The Film Development Council of the Philippines announced that it has acquired the Charlotte Wells-directed film along with three other critically-acclaimed titles from Belgium, Austria, and Cambodia

This art initiative aims to trace Tinipak River rocks before Kaliwa Dam drowns them

Nomad Projects, a community-based artistic research and educational initiative, is racing against the destructive and disruptive construction to preserve a memory of an indigenous landscape

Ito Kish Cafe doesn’t want to be an ephemeral TikTok discovery

Thanks to the video-sharing app, the new cafe became a destination for the internet crowd always on the prowl to discover new places—the last thing the furniture designer wanted it to be