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Another Filipino dish takes center stage in the international food arena. On September 28, the international food database TasteAtlas recently announced the world’s top 50 best street food. Lumpiang Shanghai, our sole flagbearer, came in strong and rolled (pun intended) to take the second spot. TasteAtlas mentioned that Lumpiang Shanghai is the most popular variety […]
Filipinos love anything Korean. Food, music, K-dramas, name it, we sure can say a thing or two about it. Their highly-addictive mix of food and entertainment made us appreciate not just their country but also their culture. If you need further proof, check out the songs playing on the radio and think about how many […]
Taste Atlas has released the ranking for the best Filipino stews. As expected, Adobo has taken the top spot as the best Pinoy stew, with Kare-Kare, Menudo, Pinakbet, and Kaldereta trailing behind the closest to a national dish we could ever have, as described by Taste Atlas. For these top-tier Pinoy dishes, we are giving you […]
You may now walk outdoors without a mask! The announcement of the voluntary wearing of face masks in outdoor settings provided the public’s adherence to minimum health protocols drew mixed reactions—and for good reasons. With the vaccination rate of the country at a little over 66%, many Filipinos have moved past vaccines. For them, boosters […]
When the five-month-old son of Marissa Santos had recovered from measles, more commonly known as “tigdas,” Santos thought that that would be her son’s last encounter with the measles virus. Six years later, Santos’ son started to show symptoms of a rare and serious complication caused by measles—subacute sclerosing panencephalitis or SSPE. Santos says she […]
Heroes need not be galaxies away to be legendary. Sometimes, they are in white coats with their stethoscopes saving lives one diagnosis at a time. The journey of paving a career in medicine takes guts. May it be doing hours’ worth of rounds along the hospital halls or providing health service to the most far-flung […]
Do you still remember that time you were handed your first ever payslip? Did some imaginary confetti pop in the background with a band marching to the congratulatory beat of the drum—carrying the banner that says, “KUDOS! YOU ARE ADULTING!”? That was how it was for me. My first ever payslip was the token I […]
One may argue that not everything needs to have a purpose. It’s true, to some extent. We do random things for the sake of doing them. But the stress, pain, and efforts, no matter how big or small, what are they all for, then? In the countless times we fall, remembering our purpose will help […]
FEAR. How would you know if you wouldn’t? As you walk closer to the coast, you look into the vastness of the ocean and ask, “What if it’s too cold?” The feel on your feet changes with every step you take. From dry, powdery sand, you notice your feet start to sink into a wet, […]
What’s usually on your plate, lately? A balanced diet is proven to be key to achieving better well-being. It doesn’t only help us grow and stay strong physically; it also takes care of our mental well-being—Mens sana in corpore, as they say, or a sound mind in a sound body. When our body receives quality and […]