Who is the Philippines?
The applause had not yet faded when Dharlene Gan of Dakila and the Active Vista Center stepped onto the stage, her words sharp and steady, a reminder ...
Herman M. LagonSeptember 11, 20255 min
IMPULSES
The applause had not yet faded when Dharlene Gan of Dakila and the Active Vista Center stepped onto the stage, her words sharp and steady, a reminder ...
The WVSU Cultural Center this Monday afternoon, September 8, was already alive before the program even began. In the lobby, ushers moved briskly, keep...
Iloilo City did not sleep well last August. While many were winding down with the usual café brews and TikTok reels, news broke that a teenager had be...
Clicking play on the Quezon trailer, I was brought back to that feeling Heneral Luna gave almost ten years ago. It is more than history on screen—it i...
There’s a moment in “The Man Who Knew Infinity” where Ramanujan, played by Dev Patel, steps off the boat from colonial India and into Cambridge—alone,...
The quadrangle of St. Augustine Catholic School in Dumangas carried a quiet buzz of curiosity. Teachers, parents, and classmates settled into their se...
Payday rain lashes the streets, traffic stalls, and floodwater creeps into tricycles. A nurse in slippers clutches her lunchbox, her phone flashing a ...
Before midnight at the ICC Grounds in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, two groups clashed—raised voices, phones recording, pride on parade. A woman waved her ...
Shame is stitched into Filipino life. A child forgets to say “po” or “opo” and gets called “walang hiya” or “walang modo.” A student caught cheating l...