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‘Lapulapu’ musical at the Met goes live this month

The musical celebrates the quincentennial of the historic victory at Mactan and the reopening of the newly-restored Metropolitan Theater

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The National Planetarium temporary closes as its building will be decommissioned

In its place, a new world-class national planetarium will be “designed to serve the public well for many more decades,” said the National Museum

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In ‘Heneral Tuna,’ an alien cat out for world domination learns Filipino values

“Heneral Tuna” is an original Filipino animation project by the creators of “Saving Sally” and “Hayop Ka!”

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How to survive election season in one piece

We all have different political beliefs. Some of us just happen to be bound by blood or bond to people on different areas of the spectrum

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PH top borrower of COVID loans but ranks last in pandemic response?

The country has $3.07 billion in COVID-related loans from ​​the World Bank yet the latest Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index ranks the Philippines last

PAREX won’t affect Arroceros, heritage sites, says SMC’s Ang

“We listen to valid opinions and points but we just can’t let outright lies pass,” Ang said, pertaining to claims that the project will impact heritage sites

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The case for a pedestrian-centric alternative to PAREX, according to urban planners

Instead of an expressway, advocates are now suggesting for an esplanade to be built along Pasig River instead

Fish fest: The difference between daing, tuyo, and buwad

Give a person fish and it’ll last them a meal. Teach a person the types of fish prep and it’ll last them a lifetime

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Is there such a thing as ‘Filipino fashion’?

Centuries of colonization influenced aspects of our Filipino identity, including the way we dress. Amid this, a webcast now asks if there is a mode of fashion we can truly call our own

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The queer Filipino-American chef keeping kamayan alive—and meat-free—in New York

How chef Woldy Reyes went from questioning caldereta to championing the communal way of eating with bare hands, kamayan, in New York