Zofiya Acosta

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MIBF 2019: A guide to the local queer books you can find

Long live queer lit! For this year’s Manila International Book Fair, we scoured the shelves…

Here’s what they don’t tell you about suicide attempts

Content warning: Mentions of suicide It’s been 5 years and a month since my cousin…

Don’t panic, but African swine fever is now here

Bad news: After a few scares this past year, African swine fever is now confirmed…

Imported rice are more common now than ever—to the detriment of our rice farmers

Palay farm gate rates are sinking. “The country’s rice farmers are currently suffering from palay…

An anxious wreck’s guide to Jeju Island

First things first (I’m the realest): I am an anxious, heavily medicated wreck, and I’ve…

Mess Hall menu upgrade: The Moment Group’s cult fave dishes to be added on Sept. 9

In 2016, The Moment Group, the mother brand of 8Cuts, Ooma, Manam, and other popular…

Plant-based KFC fried chicken is a thing now

I love fried chicken. I love it so much my dad used to call me…

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“Stealthing” will be classified as sexual assault, finally, if House Bill No. 3957 is passed

In 2017, mainstream media became aware of a phenomenon that was growing popular on the…

Hotel and restaurant employees will now receive 100 percent of the service charge

If you’re a fan of Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, then you’ll remember the infamous “Amy’s Baking Company”…

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Viet Thanh Nguyen on decentering American narratives and offending everybody

In history classes, we’re taught one important thing before anything else: History is written and…