An old man treated his grandkids to the recently opened Jollibee branch in Teresa, Rizal. That’s a normal thing that a grandpa would do. But the old man wasn’t a normal grandpa. He went straight to the drive thru on a wagon with his grandkids, pulled by a carabao! You couldn’t be more pinoy than that! Awesome! Carabao In Jollibee Drive Thru Granda passed …

American author Paul Beatty won the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2016 for his novel “The Sellout.” He is also the first non-British writer to receive to the prize of £50,000. Up until three years ago, the Prize only considered British authors. According to The Guardian, the rule change allowed writers like Paul Beatty to join. Since then, the Man Booker …

Lino Brocka’s multi-awarded film “Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag” (Manila in the Claws of Light) will be the first Filipino film to be part of the prestigious Criterion Collection. Criterion included the 1975 film in its shortlist of titles for distribution through its platform starting 2017. ‘Maynila Sa Kuko Ng Liwanag’ Restoration According to a report in the Inquirer, the Film …

Kyle Gianan, who also goes by the name Krazykyle, loves to collect memorabilia from the 80s and 90s. This passion for the old along with his 500,000-piece collection has earned him the title “The Filipino Picker” and the privilege to participate in the first-ever History Con held in the Philippines in 2016. The Filipino Picker @ History Con 2016 As …

A typhoon is an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm. It can take many lives if it pleases and does not pick its victims. Take typhoon Haiyan or ‘Yolanda’ for example that hit the Philippines and other countries in 2013. It is the deadliest typhoon on record killing at least 6,300 people in the Philippines alone. The aftermath was devastating enough they …

A century and a year after the first law supporting cooperatives – the Act of 2508 – was signed in February 5, 1915, cooperatives in the Philippines have produced about 35 billionaire cooperatives, five of which are cooperative banks. These cooperative banks are what we call secondary cooperatives since its members are not natural persons but cooperatives as well. Primary …

The young woman behind the viral video “Ang Boyfriend Kong Writer,” Beverly Cumla tells us the real story behind her spoken word piece about an experience that most people can probably relate to: to love fully and to be hurt. Read on to find out more about the writer herself and how she came to write and perform such a …

The United Nations declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, with the first Day of the Girl celebrated in 2012. The international day of observance was established to put a spotlight on gender inequality that millions of girls face in the world, just because they are girls. Among the challenges that girls face are basic rights …

Living with disability is difficult, because everything one needs to do comes with special requirements. For four visually-impaired college students, Jemar Togonon, Roland Christian Faelnar, Roland Christopher Faelnar and Shiela Marie Tiongzon, everyday in school can be a struggle, but because they want to finish their tertiary studies, they continue to pursue their dreams. All four students applied to the …

October is Indigenous Peoples Month in the Philippines which is an opportune time to recognize the contributions of the many indigenous peoples groups to the country’s culture and development. In the Cordillera Administrative Region, it also the time to showcase indigenous cultural practices as well as gather together and discuss the challenges that IPs in the region are facing. Baguio …