It’s okay not to be okay as one Kdrama title goes. It’s one title that’s very truthful. No wonder Filipinos are hooked with Kdramas. Add up, “When Life Gives You Tangerines” then we’re in for a treat binge-watching! A lot of times we find ourselves at crossroads and challenges. Life was never an easy one, …
“Basically , your school has all big fish that came out of a small pond. You can not always be the top student. It is impossible.” A line from the Netflix Korean drama “When Life Gives You Tangerines” by Yang Gwan-sik (Park Hae-joon) to his daughter Geum-myeong (IU) about the competitive environment in South Korean education system. This heartrending drama delicately …
April is up and so is April fools day. I hope nobody made a joke on mental health. Why? It is because mental health was never a joke! I used to hear people joking saying sorry because they weren’t able to take their medicine pills. But wait until it happens to you, you’ll surely know …
“We are the ones who show the world what women are capable of. We are the ones who prove that strength is not defined by gender”. A strong statement by Achrissa Maw of the Women’s Basketball Team of the University of the Philippines (UP) during the Third Sunflower Run-Walk-Parade that was held last March 22,2025 at …
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There’s a buzz for LGUs, or even nationals, debating on the issue of fake PWD IDs. But as Sir Sam Aquino of PDAO Baguio says, “Why are you saying that only PWD IDs are being faked? There are senior citizens’ IDs, driver’s licenses and other IDs that get faked. So why look only at Fake …
“If you destroy my country, I will kill you.” words uttered by former President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte on May 31, 2016. The documentary film called “Aswang” was recently screened again that coincided with the arrest of President Duterte in relation to the charges of murder as a crime against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Philippine …
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A father’s seemingly innocent loving lines from Tanghalan Pilipino’s (TP) stage adaptation of the1981 drama film Kisapmata that , however, hide issues of domestic violence, incest and the struggle to freedom. I first saw the suspense thriller film Kisapmata in the late 1980s during my college days at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. …
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It’s women’s month, so I say “Great thanks to the people who have empowered fellow women, including my mom.” Indeed, there are many things to sacrifice for women even when it comes to mental health. I often define this sacrifice by stay home moms who think of breakfast, lunch and dinner time. They get worried …
“𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞.” A father’s seemingly innocent loving lines from Tanghalan Pilipino’s (TP) stage adaptation of the1981 drama film Kisapmata that , however, hide issues of domestic violence, incest and the struggle to freedom. I first saw the suspense thriller film Kisapmata in the late 1980s during my college days at the University of the Philippines in …
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