THE RIGHT MOVE RIKKI MATHAY Being a candidate for councilor in Quezon City's 6th district, and combing through the barangays made me see why the city has been dubbed the "City of the Stars" as I have been campaigning with celebrities from all industries vying for a coveted position in city hall....
THE RIGHT MOVE RIKKI MATHAY One of my side hustles pre-COVID was organizing and hosting musical events and gigs. Of course, when the pandemic struck, the events industry was the first not only to be badly hit, but completely shut down resulting to would-be revenues going down the drain. But if...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay Running as councilor in Quezon City’s 6th district which covers my home in Tandang Sora, Pasong Tamo, Culiat, Sauyo, New Era and up to barangays Baesa, Balonbato, Apolonio Samson, Sangandaan Talipapa and Unang Sigaw. My main objective has been that of a good...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay New Year's day brings about resolutions- promises made at the beginning of each new year hoping it will make one a better person. But what is not quite common in the Philippines is having bucket lists- which is as  Webster describes, a number of experiences or...
THE RIGHT MOVE What a year it has been with so much loss and grief from circumstances beyond our control such as the pandemic. As we start to say goodbye to a tumultuous 2021, we can't help but prepare ourselves to say goodbye to the sorrows that pained us one way or the other with each New Year...
THE RIGHT MOVE RIKKI MATHAY The Philippines can very well be known as the Christmas capital of Asia with Filipino families putting up their Christmas trees and other holiday decorations as early as September. I personally put up my Christmas decors after my favorite "holiday" which is Halloween and...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay The Philippines has been proudly wearing the crown of being the most gender equal country in Asia. I may have started as a feminist in my high school days in St. Theresa’s College QC that I sat as a director for the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay As nations eagerly aspire for the full re-opening of their borders and economies, a new variant of the corona virus puts all these laid out plans in jeopardy. By now, you may have heard that the Omicron variant poses much milder symptoms than its predecessors which may...
THE RIGHT MOVE RIKKI MATHAY Everyone loves the feeling of being loved. This gives us the window to choose who we want to spend the rest of our lives with. These may be with friends, potential partners, family members, and even people we meet on the internet. Online dating has been the modern way of...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay Having received several e-mail from our E-Commerce business ideas post-pandemic column, allow me to share a few grassroots business ideas which I saw during my daily distribution of grocery bags or ayudas in the different barangays in District 6, Quezon City. In a...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay The economic strains of the pandemic have certainly taken its toll and SMEs have endured it the worst. As a past national director for the Junior Chamber International Philippines, and a business owner myself, I completely empathize with the struggles entrepreneurs...
THE RIGHT MOVE RIKKI MATHAY Alongside the COVID-19 pandemic is what could be very well coined as “the silent pandemic” or the issue that has finally made it to the surface especially during the worldwide lockdown — mental health. As COVID brought the world into a standstill at the beginning...
