The recent Pride March encouraged adoption and alternative forms of child care from eligible members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender , Queer (LGBTQ+) community. “In the end, it’s all ...
Tengang kawali is a popular Tagalog idiom that literally translates to “cooking pan ear.” It describes someone who plays deaf, pretends not to hear, or actively ignores what someone else i...
The 21st Virgin Lab Fest (VLF) carried the theme “Hubo’t Hubad“ with the aim of “stripping down all pretense of innocence while showcasing the bold Filipino voice and spirit.” VLF is known as th...
London, United Kingdom – while travelling around London I saw some posters promoting Karl Marx walking tour as part of “ A Journey Through London’s Revolutionary History”. Karl Marx (May 5...
Kamusta ka Pilipinas Kong mahal? Kamusta ang kalusugang pangkaisipan mo? It’s been a while, how have you been? The drama unfolds at the Senate while Filipinos are thriving and struggling. High f...
Cita Astals, a known comedian, expressed years ago her journey to healing and rehabilitation due to a mental illness. She said that she should have kept mum about her illness because of the stigma. To...
“Sorry, traffic.” “On the way.”“Five minutes.” If you’ve lived in the Philippines long enough, you’ve heard these lines. Chances are, you’ve said them too. Guilty. Writer included. We laugh about it. ...
In years of living in Baguio City, one lesson is learned with brutal efficiency: water is never a guarantee. It is a ghost in the pipes—arriving on schedule until it doesn’t, flowing until it sl...
I recall a colleague expressing her appreciation for the thought-provoking films produced by our students, as she noted, bring to light realities too often overlooked by society. Stories that unsettle...
It is common knowledge around groups that people with mental struggles are known to not have supportive families or maybe parents who don’t believe in the importance of mental health. Parents ar...
