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mango season

April 7, 2019

Manila, 6 April—When she was still alive, our mother loved mangoes. I remember how, when we were younger, her business trips would take her to Cebu and she...

a little note about 'us'

March 31, 2019

Manila, 31 March—Marking the end of the first quarter with Jordan Peele’s thriller “Us”, which stars the phenomenal Lupita Nyong’o with Winston Duke, Shahadi...

billie & emma (& other stories)

March 24, 2019

Manila, 24 March—Finally caught the Glorietta screening of Samantha Lee’s “Billie & Emma”, which is currently being screened in Ayala Malls after last year’s...

marching on

March 17, 2019

Manila, 16 March—Halfway done with March already! Wow, how did your first couple of weeks go? It’s been a whirlwind at work, so we took it upon ourselves to...

women in power in the philippines

March 9, 2019

Hi-res infographic hereManila, 8 March—Happy International Women’s Day! Here’s to all the women who hold up half the sky. For IWD this year, we thought about...

secrets of countries happier than ours

March 1, 2019

Hi-res version here Manila, 1 March—We were so thrilled to find out that our entry to last month’s World Data Visualization Prize made it to this long list...

stimulus dive

February 25, 2019

Manila, 25 February—Hello! How has your long weekend been? Mine has been a packed one, most notably because our father just turned 74! My siblings + C and I...

a problem like maria

February 16, 2019

Manila, 16 February—Where were you when Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was arrested earlier this week? Me, I was stuck in Bulacan traffic with my teammates when...

herd immunity

February 10, 2019

Manila, 10 February—People say it’s flu season, and I’ve been down with some form of it all week, and reading about the current measles outbreak has me all...

should i share that survey?: a handy chart

February 4, 2019

Manila, 4 February—Feeling a bit under the weather after a slew of hectic days, but this was just irresistible: Over the weekend, someone who really wants to...

holy cow

February 1, 2019

Manila, 1 February—Oh wow, look at January go. How’s it looking so far on your end of the stream? I just ended January and started February with seniors from...

i remember

January 27, 2019

Manila, 27 January—And just like that, we’re down to our last January weekend! Surprisingly, this did not feel as long and drawn out as last year’s...

viva pit señor!

January 19, 2019

Cebu, 19 January—Taking advantage of my weekend work coverage to introduce a new dateline. I’m in Cebu City to cover the Sinulog, undoubtedly the country’s...

resolutions

January 13, 2019

Manila, 13 January—Are any of us still making New Year’s resolutions? I suppose there’s no harm in having some. This year, I’m thinking about focusing on two...

#nerdweekend: visualizing transport data from grab

January 5, 2019

Manila, 4 January—Hello 2019! How’s the first weekend of 2019 shaping up so far? More importantly, how did the first work days of 2019 go for you?...

here's looking at you, 2018

December 31, 2018

Manila, 31 December—Happy New Year, friends! If you had a word for 2018, what would it be? Well, 2018 hasn't exactly been easy, but I don't hate it so much,...

TV we watched in 2018

December 27, 2018

Manila, 27 December—How did you unwind this year? For us, it was Netflix. People usually say there are a bajillion better things to do instead of binge-...

Movies we watched in 2018

December 22, 2018

Manila, 22 December—There was a time I didn't think my year amounted to something that was good enough for recaps; it was a rather dark time. Thankfully,...

it's beginning to feel a lot like

December 17, 2018

It's only eight days til Christmas! Can you believe it! Which means it's already Simbang Gabi season, if you're into that. If your company is into Christmas...

there is no saving what we love

December 13, 2018

Manila, 13 December—I read with a heavy heart Tavi Gevinson’s last Editor’s Letter announcing the end of Rookie Mag, an online magazine for young women that...