The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately twenty tropical cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year, including the recent Tino (Kalmeigi) and Uwan (Fung-wong). Social media is swamped with photos and videos of the impact of these weather disturbances: residents trapped on their roofs as floodwaters quickly rose, streets turn into rivers, cars sink under floodwater, landslides, …
They say reality is a perceived way of looking at things. Yet, no two persons are exactly the same so how can you say that their realities are the same? In bouts of hallucinations from auditory to visual, it amazes the human mind for an explanation. For example, a mirage in the desert that’s totally …
Music is a movie’s hidden language. The original soundtrack (OST) of movie or a series acts as a storytelling tool that enhances the audience’s experience by setting the mood, evoking emotions, and providing narrative structure. Korean drama (KDrama) lovers were serenaded by Korean singer Isaac Hong of hit OSTs “My Love By My Side” from “When Life Gives You Tangerines”, “Fallin’” …
‘Lo and behold! Senator JV Ejercito just filed a bill for anti-bullying and online harassment penal clauses. This is subsequent to a loss of life of Emman Atienza – a famous vlogger and mental health advocate. According to the legislator, social media serves as a platform to advocate for truth but it has also given …
It was a rainy Thursday evening in Iloilo City when good friend Fiscal Myra Duremdes mentioned over coffee the death of a female judge due to a motorcycle accident. 41-year-old Carmela Rosario Pasquin, Presiding Judge of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC) of Pinamungajan-Aloguinsan towns in Cebu Province, died in a motorcycle mishap on the morning of Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Pasquin was on the way …
Trigger warning: For emergency cases, call 911 for Baguio residents. Should you need help, don’t hesitate to reach out to a helping hand – be it a loved one, friend or mental health professional. I could not fathom the idea of losing someone especially to clinical depression. The hurt, the pain and the realizations are …
The Bud Dajo massacre in Jolo was carried out under the command of General Leonard Wood, the same figure who clashed with the Filipino nationalist leadership, including Manuel L. Quezon, as they advocated for independence in the U.S. Wood is a key figure in Philippine history: as governor of the Moro province from 1903 to 1906, when the Bud Dajo massacre …
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In a cold rainy day like this, we reach out for a warm hug or hot coffee or tea. When it’s hot, we look for some sodas or cold or iced milk tea. We have to combat cold with the warm and the warm with the cold. Going in the provinces which often called by …
The documentary on Cagayan Valley activists, ” BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED”, bagged Best Film of the 21st Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. The film directed by Noni Abao narrated the story of three land rights activists in Cagayan Valley: Agnes Mesina (a development worker), Amanda Echanis (a jailed mother-artist-activist), and Randy Malayo (a slain peace consultant). It also won Best Editing. The film was cited for …
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What is fear? What are the things you are afraid of? Sometimes fears are fears but sometimes, you just have to face it and you will become a better person. Sometimes, you may fear water especially on a cold and freezing morning. It’s like – one day that you wake up feeling cold and don’t …
