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japanese meal ramen
First look at Marudori, Mendokoro Ramenba’s new sibling at Rockwell

Ramen fans, rejoice! Here’s a new restaurant from the people behind Mendokoro

3 modern herbal tea recipes that are not your lola’s salabat

No tea, no shade to your lola’s trusted mix—these concoctions are refreshing as they are comforting

A cyclist lines up at Manila City’s drive-thru vaccination site
Yes, you can bike to your drive-thru booster appointment in Manila

Some netizens are even saying you can take an on-demand motorcycle ride to the vaccination site at Lawton to get your COVID-19 booster shot

What about this Filipino restaurant in Chicago made it one of America’s best in 2021?

Chefs Tim Flores and Genie Kwon’s brainchild has been lauded by the likes of the New York Times and the Michelin Guide for its marriage of top-tier pastries and inventive takes on Filipino cuisine

a motorist presenting his vaccination card to a police officer at a checkpoint
COVID vaccination cards are badly designed. Here’s how to care for it anyway

This flimsy paper is your gate pass to everywhere nowadays, you will certainly want to keep it intact. But how?

a woman buying over-the-counter medicine at a pharmacy
Your go-to branded paracetamol’s sold out? Going generic is a good idea. Hear us out

As Filipinos scramble to find stocks of their preferred brand-name medication for cold and flu symptoms, the government is urging the public to consider generic counterparts. Here’s why that’s a good idea

aerial view of intramuros
Intramuros’s attractions open for fully vaccinated persons only

UPDATE as of Jan. 4, 2022: Fort Santiago, Casa Manila, and Baluarte de San Diego will remain open but only for fully-vaccinated individuals ages 18 to 65

woman staying in a hotel
Besides Poblacion Girl’s hotel, others apparently have pay-to-skip-quarantine schemes, too. Now what?

DOT confirms something we’ve suspected all along: Hotels are accepting bribes to allow travelers to skip quarantine. And it’s not just that Makati hotel where the Poblacion “patient zero” stayed

half saints bake studio desserts
These are the sweet rewards of Half Saints’ pandemic experiments

It takes a lot of bravery and creativity to come up with new recipes every week, but Half Saints now has a new bake studio to show for it

Collective empathy is the best gift you can give this Christmas

This Christmas, the priority should be helping people who are suffering from the effects of calamities. Not politicizing aid