Zandra had never imagined entering a national pageant; she thought she would only engage in local pageants in her province. But when she was given the chance to participate in a local Miss Universe Philippines screening in Lucena...
An eerily powerful emotion emerges on her face as she meets her even more foxy self at the phone's vivid screen. She had a hard time putting into words how gratifying it was to see 99 more exquisite women competing with her as if...
Being a mother is no joke. I was pretty reminded by that fact during the recently concluded Miss World coronation night when one contestant was asked: “The frontrunner in all the surveys for the post of president is a woman. If...
Words are magic. Read and master them, and you become a wizard, kind of. True, it is not like the mystical ones that we see in the movies, but words can do wondrous things: change lives, build careers, and of course, tell a...
During the Philippines' first lockdown, all businesses were at stake—some shut down, and others were not even able to open. However, the people were able to adjust to the new normal and were able to open their food businesses...
When the Korean film 'Squid Game' skyrocketed as Netflix's No. 1 show in the world, people around the globe were consequently hyped to reenact and try accomplishing the East's traditional games with a twist. But there's no need...
There were already a lot of cyclists before the pandemic, but cycling boomed its way into some people’s lives during this pandemic. There is no day that you won’t see them on the streets. Cycling is another way of transportation,...
Only a few merchants put up their milk tea, coffee, and nachos kiosks on the roadside of Maharlika highway in the early hours of the morning. Not until numerous food stall proprietors got interested in the project, the...
We can only remember Pokemon as our childhood fantasy of creatures that are quite entertaining. But who would have known that it could be brought to the next level of gameplay in the digital world as Pokemon Unite, a fresh trending Multiplayer Online Battle Arena...
When it comes to nice scenery and powder-white sandbars, some say Cagbalete Island can hold its own with Boracay and El Nido. Thousands of local and foreign visitors visited each year before the outbreak, usually, backpackers trying to get away from the city. A...