So long, Demogorgon and Mind Flayer The latest trailer of Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things” brings more questions than answers about its fourth and fifth seasons. While we juggle our minds on how Jim Hopper (David Harbour) is alive or why Max (Sadie Sink) is floating in mid-air, one...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I write this on Palm Sunday which is actually the official start of Holy Week. This year, it also happens to fall two days after my first church wedding anniversary. And although admittedly (and embarrassingly) it actually slipped my mind until greetings from loved ones came...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma For the first time in three years — yes, three years, not just two years — Filipino Christians are able to witness and participate in Holy Week festivities in person. Many express surprise at the realization that it’s been three years since we were in church to witness...
New places to try! Thanks to TPLEX (Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway), going to Baguio is not as bad as it was before. And now that the alert level has gone down in most places, especially in Baguio, it's about time we enjoy the cool breeze in the country's summer capital. Mirador Heritage and...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Holy week is upon us, and so is election fever. Thirty days to go, and campaign period in full blast, people are most definitely hyped! With the excitement comes some frenzy, and unfortunately, toxicity as well. Exchanges – both pleasant and unpleasant – are...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS And just like that, it’s April. In a blink of an eye, the first quarter of the year has just passed us by. With the semblance of the old normal returning, days are definitely going by much quicker, and we are once again loading them up like we used to. Gone are the days of...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I write this on the third week of women’s month, and on the 14th year since the passing of a woman who significantly shaped my life. I now realize more than ever how apt it is that a woman who had shaped so much of who I am today celebrates her birthday in heaven on the...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I n continuing on with Women’s Month, I too am writing another piece themed around women. This time, closer to home – women, and how I view them, and their roles in the Philippines. To be quite honest, because I was raised in a very matriarchal family, I did not realize...
Claroty Biannual Report Industrial control system (ICS) vulnerability disclosures grew a staggering 110% over the last four years, with a 25% increase in the second half (2H) of 2021 compared to the previous six months, according to new research released today by Claroty , the security company for...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Ash Wednesday this past week marked the start of the Lenten season for Catholics. For actively practicing ones, here begins the meatless Fridays, and an act of sacrifice to practice for 40 days. More often than not, we tend to define sacrifice as the act of giving up something...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS As love month came to an end, it did so with a bang – literally, and sadly, with Russia invading Ukraine this week. Though the tension has been building up in the past months, we have been hopeful that violence would not be resorted to. Even if this unfortunate situation is...
The Duffer Brothers pen an open letter to fans Can you still remember the last time you saw an episode of “Stranger Things”? Well, it’s been a long time. After the pandemic paralyzed the world and numerous changes to the community quarantine status here in the Philippines, we are still...
