CULTURE

Felicia Kieselhorst
Filipinos successful in amending inaccuracy in San Francisco monument

History is always a battle of memory, and sometimes, as in the case of statues…

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The physical labor of beauty

“Escape the corset” is steadily becoming a movement among South Korean women on social media.…

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An introduction to Israeli cuisine by way of a savory baklava

At the heart of the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, an eccentric mix of people…

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All the President’s men…are recyclable?

The joke on social media goes that President Duterte certainly knows how to recycle his…

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Former mayor brags about eating sea turtle eggs, gets probed by DENR

I talked about the sea turtle egg scandal in a recent article, but here’s a quick…

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5 spooky places to visit outside Manila

For paranormal enthusiasts, Metro Manila has become a center of attraction for creepy urban legends,…

Foodies, please don’t eat endangered animals

Would you eat a sea turtle egg? We hope your answer to that is a…

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Writing a nation: Should we start using Baybayin again?

Last April, the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture approved a proposal to make…

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This is the problem with the portrayal of IPs in TV shows

Even up to this day, in a fast-paced society where information is available everywhere, many are…

Add some calamansi to your bihon at the panciteria: new Filipino words in the Oxford English Dictionary

Language is an ever-evolving thing. That’s why dictionaries are always adding new words to keep…