Dahhhlings, it’s time to put your wigs on. But be ready for the fabulous queens of Drag Race Philippines to snatch them right off. The local version of the hit global franchise has everything you want in drag—fashion, camp, music, talent, drama (oh, the drama!), comedy, culture, heart—and much more. The race to crown the country’s first-ever drag superstar is...
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Meet the queens of Drag Race Philippines Season 1. —PHOTO COURTESY OF WORLD OF WONDER
Glamour and glitz (and more) in drag
Dahhhlings, it’s time to put your wigs on. But be ready for the fabulous queens of Drag Race Philippines to...
An Aeta in Barangay Villa Espina in Lopez, Quezon. —GEM SUGUITAN FB PHOTO
Into the forest, across streams and rivers, and up and down hills
I went back to the remote Barangay Villa Espina in Lopez, Quezon, one Tuesday morning. At 6:30 a.m. after insufficient...
Maita Santiago, elected councilor of Burnaby in British Columbia —FACEBOOK PHOTO
Filipino Canadians make history in British Columbia polls
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Maita Santiago was sworn in as councilor of Burnaby in British Columbia (BC) last Nov. 2, 29 years...
Day 5, Feb. 19: Marchers back on protest road, leaving Famy, Laguna. —STOP KALIWA DAM FB PHOTOS
Once more into the breach: Indigenous folk march against Kaliwa Dam
Some 240 tribespeople and advocates are trekking to Malacañang to press President Marcos Jr. to stop the construction of Kaliwa...
Dumagat-Remontado marchers and their supporters reach Manila. --PHILIPPINE COLLEGIAN PHOTO
Protesters vs Kaliwa Dam disheartened but unbowed
The members of the Dumagat-Remontado tribe protesting the construction of Kaliwa Dam are back home in the provinces of Quezon...
From her very first rickety bamboo cart model, Ana Patricia "Patreng" Non has designed a bigger and more sturdy version that other community pantries all over the country could use. —PHOTO COURTESY OF COMMUNITY PANTRY PH
She shows the way to volunteerism and empowerment
On International Women’s Day, Patreng Non easily comes to mind as a Filipino woman who constantly strives to help, to...
"Tagapag-ugnay" —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Sisterhood produces sculpture of connections
To mark its 90 years as a sorority of empowered women, the University of the Philippines’ Sigma Delta Phi (SDP)...
Gong Li —INSTAGRAM PHOTO
4 Chinese women show social context of deployment of beauty
Women’s agency is illustrated in how they deploy their beauty as cultural capital. But they do so amid certain factors,...