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So physically removed from the pains and troubles of the Filipino people is the site the Senate chose for its new building in Bonifacio Global City, that one wonders what it might do to the soul of the institution.
In one of his letters, the English poet John Keats asked, "Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?"So physically removed from the pains and troubles of ...
Time to resurrect the lost art of blind dating in the Philippines.
There's a new app on the block for people who dread another conversation with yet another potential match. Timeleft comes with the promise of organic interaction for those of us in the dating pool who want to form genuine connections.In ...
Liberal democrats end up defending the system from the premise of continuity (an implicit admission that there is no alternative).
While champions of democracy continue to tout its virtues as the bedrock of individual rights, even they can admit that the rule of law and accountability-and to a larger extent, contemporary democracy-are already far from their salad days.Contemporary democracy ...
We are the laborers that keep its infrastructure running: the content moderators, the call center agents, and the virtual assistants, to name a few. Yet our narratives are often obfuscated or flattened to appear palatable to a wider, whiter audience.
You might not remember the name Onel de Guzman on the first try but maybe these three words might jog your memory: I LOVE YOU. In May 2000, de Guzman became known as the Filipino college student who sent out that infamous ...
You never really know someone until you see them at their angriest, most vulnerable, or even most cash-strapped. Travel offers you a good glimpse of that.
A common word of advice from the wise is that we never really know someone until we see them at their angriest, most vulnerable, or even most cash-strapped. Vacations provide us with a glimpse into all three conditions. Since these getaways ...
Just months after a jampacked show at the MOA Arena, Ari Leff, a.k.a. pop star Lauv came back for a quick stop in Manila. In this exclusive interview and photo shoot, the twentysomething hitmaker opens up about the trappings of fame, how his emotional state informed his songwriting, and coming to terms with his sexuality.
There's a particular allure to building a creative career under a persona.And if there's anyone who knows this, it's Ari Staprans Leff. Having made a name for himself as Lauv, he has spent the past few years soaring ...
The question that this poses can be rather simple: Shall the Philippines continue to be a pawn, or will it become a player at some point?
Intuitive wisdom suggests that the United States of America, while still a dominant superpower, is grappling with its own special kind of dilemma. Multipolar arrangements in global affairs are something high-ranking U.S. officials have known for quite some time. Now, ...
It often gets lost that populism arises not just from institutional failure, but also from its effects.
Populism is a word that's been thrown around across the board. Oftentimes as a pejorative, populism has been associated with bigotry, racism, the lack of critical thinking, and an aversion to tolerance.While this is true in certain cases, it does ...
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is not as great as Mad Max: Fury Road because it isn’t meant to be, our critic writes.
It's George Miller's own fault that Furiosa is something of a disappointment. This isn't to say that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a bad film. It isn't. In all likelihood, in fact, Furiosa will be remembered as ...
The series on Disney+, which just concluded its 10-episode first season, proves that everything the X-Men ever stood and fought for remain as relevant today as they did 30 years ago.
Disney+'s X-Men '97 is more than just a nostalgia trip. Picking up where the beloved animated series left off in, well, 1997, X-Men '97 was marketed as a retro cartoon drawn and animated in the same style as the ...
While it may be easy to take our entitlements for granted, many of the provisions for workers are a result of the struggles of the labor movement.
On May 1st, most countries in the world celebrate Labor Day. International Workers' Day, in recent years, has been reduced to job fairs and holiday breaks, but its relevance has not been lost on those cognizant of its significance. Understandably so, it ...
The owner of Makati’s beloved community library has led a storied life. But his next chapter is only just beginning.
Barangay La Paz has all the makings of your typical neighborhood. Along Balagtas Street, you can find the car wash lining sidewalks with soap suds and the tusok-tusok stand that serves practically everything on a stick. Passersby stop at the sari- ...
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