PROFILE

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This online bookstore is filling the gap in the Filipiniana market

People like Miguel Angeles and Rajiv Daswani go to places like Hong Kong or Singapore…

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Masungi Georeserve proves conservation and land development can jibe

Nature has always been Ann Dumaliang’s playground. When she was a child, quality time with…

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Have you ever tried harp therapy?

“Take a seat. I’ll play for you.” We’d been at the harp and lyre maker…

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How Felicia Atienza treads a conscious path to conservation

It is a typical chaotic day in Manila: cars rushing and weaving through the roads,…

This house in Zambales is a breeding ground for young artists and musicians

There are children playing in the attic at nine in the morning. Depending on which…

Meet the family that popularized crispy pata

Crispy Pata is Rod Ongpauco’s proud—if not accidental—invention. Though he was convinced not to attend…

These Filipina riders are changing the way we look at motorcycles

I enjoyed watching American Choppers as a kid whenever it aired on the Discovery Channel.…

Seeing artist Gregory Halili through his collection of eyes

The Sunday we were there, the home had settled into bucolic bliss. Gregory Halili’s house…

The crisis and the comeback of an ingenious young designer

“I’m in love with poppies. They look so intoxicating,” designer Geof Gonzales says. “And parrot…

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What does artist Manix Abrera think of the comic industry today?

It’s a punishingly hot Saturday and it seems like all the geeks in the Philippines…