By JAMES SAM A DECADE LATER Author in the US at the doorstep of his home of over 10 years My Filipino has always been weak. And I don’t just mean my competency with the language. Having been born in this nation rich in tastes and colorful in culture, the path that had taken me away from the...
By ALEX AMANSEC WELCOME TO DAVAO A group of tribal dancers greets tourists and visitors at the Davao International Airport “Mabuhay ug madayaw!” is how you will hear people greet you everywhere you go in Davao. Theirs is a heightened version of the usual “mabuhay”—which already translates...
By ALEX AMANSEC If love and kindness as methods for social change are no longer working, what is an alternative option? Igniting its 45th theatrical season with a fiery bang, Tanghalang Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools of Ateneo de Manila, emerges with an answer...
By ALEX AMANSEC Got that itch for an escapade? Eager for a change of scene? Or maybe you’re just looking for an opportunity to relax and unwind. Whatever it is, look no further, because we have rounded up five destinations where you can have a staycation to scratch that itch for bliss. From...
FOR THE LOVE OF LOW LIGHT Blurred figures of visitors are captured with low ISO settings to be moving around the displays of a museum By ALEX AMANSEC More than three years have passed since the 84-year-old Japanese camera brand Olympus announced they would be leaving the camera business. The...
HOLISTIC WELLBEING The author takes her bike on a reinvigorating trail ride through nature (Ritche Amansec) By ALEX AMANSEC In our modern cities, which are built for the most part to accommodate a flood of buses, trucks, jeeps, and cars, it seems that the power of the bicycle as a mode of...
By ALEX AMANSEC SOMEONE TO LEAN ON An important reminder to anyone that you are not alone (Cottonbro Studio) I was alone in my room past midnight on Tuesday, June 27, when I called the Philippine National Center for Mental Health. In other words—no longer hiding it under any professional...
By ALEX AMANSEC ICONS ON DENIM Tommy Hilfiger’s unisex American fit denim jacket features a patchwork of Haring’s classic dancing figures You may not know the artist, but you might instantly recognize the art. Trademarked by his bold lines, vibrant colors, and communal, wholesome themes, Keith...
By Alex Amansec LOVE LABAN The PridePH Festival 2023 makes history by becoming the biggest pride event in Southeast Asia with over 110,000 attendees A lot of commotion could be seen under the tents situated directly in front of the Quezon City Hall. Long lines of people in colorful outfits...
By Alex Amansec Photos by Ritche Amansec REVPAL RIDE Motorists Ritche Amansec and JF Lopez pose for a selfie along the Revpal route to Tagaytay Halina’t lalarga na (Come! We’re going!) Whether you own a big bike or a scooter, there’s so much more to feel beyond the winding dashes along major...
POWER PLAY Ang Batang Pulis (Gio Gahol) and Ang Drag Queen (Phi Palmos) in Floy Quintos' *Laro*, directed by John Mark Yap By Alex Amansec Photos by Kyle Venturillo Barefoot Theater Collaborative’s first-ever Pride Plays, a twin-bill production consisting of the plays Unica Hijas and Laro, is an...
NEWLYWEDS The author's father with her mother on their wedding day By ALEX AMANSEC I am the eldest daughter of a father who did not have a father. My father is 47 years old. He is a BPO employee and a cat-lover, an athlete and a photographer. He is a motorcyclist who likes to go on adventures...
