In 2014, Ernesto Escaler, visionary entrepreneur, gentleman farmer and arts patron, became the first Filipino to be conferred with the Order of the Star of Italy. This award was bestowed
Nike’s “Dream Crazier” campaign targets women who dream big. In the ad, tennis superstar Serena Williams enumerates clichés against women: “If we show emotion, we’re called dramatic. If we
“Changing your mindset is more important than changing your circumstance.”—Akiroq Brost We have the power to change our minds and control our destiny. Enlightenment begins when we change our mindset
Celine Murillo turns over a P5 coin to reveal an embossed image of a Strongylodon macrobotrys, more commonly known as turquoise jade vine, jade vine or the local tayabak. In
If they were my mother or my father, how would I like to take care of them?” That’s what Sister Sandra da Silva reminds herself of daily as she performs
It began with an invitation from Baclaran Church. It was March 2020, and the people at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help had mobilized, preparing food for
Ask Margarita Forés how her passion for food started and she will tell you, “I was a fat kid who loved to eat.” Her family played a big role in
Visual artist Marina Cruz was having difficulty conceiving with her fellow artist husband Rodel Tapaya 15 years ago due to polycystic ovarian syndrome when they finally decided to adopt. Cruz
In July 2013, I was in the lobby of St. Luke’s Medical Center in Global City, headed for my first chemotherapy session, when I ran into Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala. “Oh, I
When Julienne Dadivas was in freshman year at St. Scholastica’s College Manila, she took a test to join the art club—and failed. She didn’t know how to use Cray-pas and
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