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Commuters wear face masks as they wait for their rides along Taft Avenue in Manila amid the threat of the novel coronavirus, a day after the Philippines confirmed its first case of the virus on Thursday, January 30. #CoronavirusPH 📸Richard A. Reyes/PDI

OPINION: Dear gov’t, stop leaving the middle class out

Radio host and incoming senator Raffy Tulfo says the middle class can fend for themselves. The question is, for how much longer?

OPINION: A look into Pinoy baiting and its gray areas

Sadly, there *are* content creators that milk our “Pinoy pride” for views

OPINION: Nas Daily, Whang-Od, and the actual issue of cultural exploitation

The saga of Nas Daily, Apo Whang-Od, and the drama that followed can’t fit in a minute. It’s also a smokescreen for the real underlying issue: cultural exploitation

Hidilyn Diaz’s Olympic victory belongs to her. And the Filipino people

“The shiny gold medal around her neck didn’t just deliver a long-sought-after victory. To some, it delivered a glimmer of hope. Hope that things will change for the better.”

commuters queueing in the rain to get into a bus in EDSA

SONA 2021: Duterte said gov’t ‘took away the misery of public commuting.’ What about these mishaps?

The president’s final SONA laid out his administration’s achievements. We are not sure though that easing commuting woes is one of them

chicken drumstick in a bowl with broth, papaya slice, chili leaves

In defense of tinola, the ‘plain’ chicken dish we love to hate on

Tinola, in all its plainness, is a study in the mastery of letting a core ingredient shine—in this case, chicken and all its subtle nuances

Field notes from a former adult picky eater

Being a picky eater as an adult can be difficult. Here are a few tips that might help you expand your food horizons

ESSAY: Between the pandemic and the vaccine, we are all living half lives

Restaurants are open, malls are crowded, traffic is back to being insane—but over 90 percent of the population are yet to be vaccinated

OPINION: While the gov’t is hung up on face shields, the Delta COVID-19 variant has arrived

After the gripping volleyball-like saga on the use of face shields, maybe it’s time the government focuses on something that’s *actually* important. Like the new COVID-19 Delta variant

We can’t let our guard down just because the COVID-19 vaccines are here

While the vaccines are arriving, some people are already partying like it’s the world post-vaxx. This is a supremely bad idea