The smell of kare-kare coming from the kitchen. The warm champorado kisses you get before you are dropped off at school. The adobo-filled embraces that welcome you home. All of these precious moments happened because of...
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PB Hermoso
Open letter to my dearest, newly wed ‘little’ sister
Our own beauty expert and lifestyle writer Andrea wrote a heartfelt letter to her sister Jamie Centeno who recently married her boyfriend of 5 years. The ceremony was a traditional Christian wedding with only families...
Andrea Centeno
Asia Jackson: #MagandangMorenx upends colorism and celebrates Filipino-American History Month through
“I’m just now seeing conversations about colorism within Asian communities. Colorism is still so prevalent because no one used to want to talk about it. Colorism is like that dark family secret that you only learn about...
Marj Ostani
Brown Skin Blues
When I was young, I saw nothing wrong with my color. I was brown-skinned. Filipinos are brown-skinned. My cousins and neighbors are brown-skinned. Why would I think anything of it? When you’re busy with lessons and...
Guest Writer
Vegan Filipinas Share Their Food Stories
Apart from picturesque beaches and mouthwatering food served on banana leaves, the Philippines has a variety of subcultures, lifestyle choices, and innovative career opportunities. Our generation has done its part in...
Jonah Sison: Skin Potions CEO grows business in the Philippine beauty scene
Jonalyn Sison started as a certified medical nurse. She began making her homemade organic soaps with her family and friends, when she realized that it could be a great business idea. There she went, this Filipina...
Colors of Pride: love letters to the dear LGBTQIA+ community
As part of the recent month-long Pride celebration all over places, I went out and joined the Metro Manila Pride March. There I met, chatted with, and asked a couple of lovely people to write love letters to the...
Founder of ‘Woman, Create’ shares how she started Feminist Book Club
It all began when one woman suffering a chronic disease founded ‘Woman, Create’ (“WC”), an arts-driven platform that empowers and engages Filipina women through art, creative living, and discussing women...
Cara Barredo and Maronne Cruz: Two Dazzling Actresses of the Filipino Theater Scene
Philippine theater has long been producing stage greats. From homegrown talents that did rounds on Broadway, like Lea Salonga on Miss Saigon, Aladdin, Les Miserables and other musicals, to Karla Garcia on the ensemble...
Dr. Gia Sison: Filipino mental health advocate and cancer survivor gives back using Twitter
Thanks to Twittersphere, the dialogue on mental health is getting out of the offices of teachers, lawyers, and doctors and spreading over virtual streets. Now the professionals turn to the internet to raise the...