The problem lies in the delay in seeking action for medical concerns, according to experts from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines (MISP). Fact of the matter is adults do talk about their health, but nothing much comes out of it. The consistent postponement of seeing a doctor creates a bigger problem. By the time...
Author: Liana Garcellano (Liana Garcellano)
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After a crash landing, stranded students fight to survive in FEU Theater Guild’s ‘Bangaw’
Breadcrumbs lead to the set of “Bangaw,” the new musical production of FEU Theater Guild (FTG) for 2026. The reminders over the speaker sound like flight announcements, and the viewers walking to their seats are welcomed by a cosplaying flight stewardess. Furry masks heaped on a table behind her hint of danger. Inside the small...
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They’re not pop stars but ‘lodis’ of a revolutionary kind
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo, Satur C. Ocampo, Bonifacio P. Ilagan and Judy Taguiwalo are familiar names. They’re not pop stars but each is definitely an idol—or lodi in colloquial Filipino. The streets are their platform, where, along with the late Marie Hilao-Enriquez, they are recognized for fighting for the people’s rights and resisting oppression and injustice. On...
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An abundant display of Laguna’s food and heritage at ‘Sa Pantalan 2025’
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna—The exhibition hall of Sa Pantalan 2025 at the back of Ted’s Kitchen was bustling and festive on the morning of Oct. 25, with Philippine folk songs playing in the background. At the forum at the end of the hall, a member of the audience has just asked guest speaker Socorro “Corito” Llamas...
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Filipino women walk President Corazon Aquino’s path of courage and integrity
Philippine history is filled with Filipino women accomplishing feats of which they were thought incapable because patriarchy deemed so. They were not called leaders, but heroes: Melchora Aquino (aka Tandang Sora) provided medical care, food, and sanctuary to revolutionaries; Gregoria de Jesús guarded the Katipunan seal and documents, and served as secretary of its women’s...
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Italian violinist Alessio Benvenuti is at home in the Philippines
Holding their violins and bows, Alessio Benvenuti and Sara Gonzales walked to the “stage” cordoned off by retractable belt barriers. Within minutes they were playing Antonio Molina’s “Hating Gabi,” weaving a blanket of serenity over those present. They segued to Niccolò Paganini’s “Violin Duo,” a piece said to be not the composer’s best-known piece but...
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Storytelling, design, and government initiatives: How are the Korean and Philippine film industries different?
South Korea’s film industry seems to be doing well looking in from the outside. According to data from the Korean Film Council (Kofic) on 2024 local box office hits, “Exhuma” was No. 1 with a total gross of $82,686,501 (11,914,785 tickets sold); “The Round-up: Punishment” was No. 2 with a total gross of $82,674,629 (11,...
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An abundant harvest of books that includes a special edition of Renato Constantino’s ‘A Past Revisited’
The current harvest of books is particularly abundant, and includes a special hardbound edition of Renato Constantino’s “A Past Revisited” as well as Atom Araullo’s “A View from the Ground,” Benjamin Pimentel’s “UG: The Life and Struggle of Edgar Jopson,” and Roderick Toledo’s “The Ruminant Ant & Other Essays.” “A Past Revisited” was first published...
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Stuff of dreams: Childhood friends, all student athletes, open a Pilates studio
LIPA, BATANGAS—It all came together for three childhood friends when they sent out the invites to the blessing of their Pilates studio in this city south of Manila. They had been planning this project for ages. And their guests, including friends from Quezon City, didn’t fail them, arriving before 9:30 a.m. on June 26. Fr....
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Experience autumn in Korea (or how it aims to be Asia’s prime MICE destination in 2025)
Holding a corporate meeting with special frills afterwards? Korea is pulling out all the stops to become Asia’s destination for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) this year. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) kicked off the campaign with the 2025 Korea MICE Roadshow in the Philippines with the Manila leg at Fairmont Makati on June...