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Science and the supernatural: Filipino folklore through a scientific lens

Even with the rise of science and technology, Filipino folklore is still passed on from generation to generation – including stories of creatures and curses that heretofore have seemed scientifically unanswerable. Filipino folklore is an interesting topic to delve into for scientists as the...

Island landmarks, heritage houses & music-making of a lifetime

Pablo Tariman in his hometown Baras, Catanduanes contemplating the island by the sea. (Photo: Floyd Evangelista Flores) As I turn 74 in December, I like to look back and sum up the modest journey of my life. I like to start where I was born. When...

Filipino-Owned CleanMed Health Care opens Flagship Branch in Quezon City

Providing diagnostics and laboratory tests at your doorstep CleanMed Health Care —the country’s newest medical laboratory and diagnostics center has opened its first-ever branch in La Loma, Quezon City. The establishment was made to provide customers with affordable and high-quality healthcare services. The newly inaugurated...

Zambales revives birthday tribute for seniors

IBA, Zambales — For one day each year, senior citizens in this province get the recognition they deserve when the provincial government lavish upon them a birthday treat like no other. They get cakes and presents, enjoy dancing and bonding with peers, have fun...

Rebuilding better: Women entrepreneurs reboot their businesses

More than 30 women entrepreneurs from across the Philippines have seen their businesses recover after taking part in the FLIP YOUR BIZ program delivered by GREAT Women in partnership with the Rebuilding Better Project of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and J.P. Morgan...

Susan Roces: 80 years of a life & memories of a movie icon

A few hours before deadline, I am watching FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano where Susan Roces was known as Lola Flora, the barangay captain.  For close to seven years, she was part of this teleserye. Almost always, I was invited in the yearly anniversaries. She would muse...

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Love reigns eternal in the age of COVID-19

Photo by Bernard Testa Donning face masks, lovers pose under a roar of clouds in Barangay Paenan, Boso-Boso in Antipolo City. With their mobile phones,...

Lessons from a ‘fantaserye’ controversy

Three weeks ago, ABS-CBN released promotional campaigns for its newest “fantaserye” Bagani, a speculative, coming-of-age story of a male protagonist, utilizing the indigenous...

Close encounters with the fishy kind: A Look at China’s ‘Fisheries war’

On March 4, the South China Morning Post published an online video of the Argentine Coast Guard’s brief yet tense encounter with a Chinese...

Woman on the verge of a Twitter breakdown by Marie Yuvienco

To those who think that they have heard the last of Kris Aquino now that her brother is no longer President, they can now...