The largest social networking site in the world, Facebook, announced on Tuesday their plans to launch a global cryptocurrency called Libra. The networking website is doing this as part of an effort to expand into digital payments and reach people without access to a bank account. Following the announcement, the internet went into meltdown with the number one concern being …

The issue of same-sex marriage has been a hotly debated one for years. And even though same-sex marriage has been legalized in major countries around the world, most Asian and African nations been against it. Recently, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to allow for same-sex marriages. Meanwhile, citizens in the Philippines are encouraged to vote through a Congress …

Baguio City has its charm for artists, artisans, musicians, and culturists. This is one of the many reasons why it seems easy for some to make Baguio their new home. In 1996, this what Karlo Altomonte experienced. When he recalled that specific time of his life, he simply said, “I came for a vacation and never left. So, I am …

Filipinos celebrate! We would soon be invading the Marvel Universe with our very own pure-blooded Filipina superhero named Wave. And though we’ve proudly had our own share of comic book heroes over the years like Darna and Captain Barbell, it’s still an honor to be represented in something as big as Marvel. Film director and comic book writer Greg Pak …

If there is one specific kind of skill and art that the community needs the most, it is the art of listening. Maricar Docyogen with the people working alongside her has certainly been doing just that since opening Bookends, the local bookstore that has become a convening place of artists. Their story  is reflective of what Robert Baden-Powell has once …

The tattoo gun’s buzz messes up my goosebump-laden skin. I’m not even the one having a tattoo, it’s just that the sound of the machine gives me trickle amounts of a scare. That’s the story of my life—a grown-ass adult who’s afraid of needles. Gradually, though, my fears subsided as I sat down with Rommel “Toto” Quinque, a young tattoo artist …

“For me, just like the art and the stories that I’m trying to preserve, it’s my roots that I’m trying to preserve. If none of us would come back here, then we would lose our roots from Baguio City. I don’t want that to disappear.” – Eros Gamueda Eros is originally from Baguio, born into a family of artists and …

Just recently, Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade instructed the Road Sector, Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB), and OTC to move ahead and approve transport groups who consolidate into cooperatives and even those who intend to help the government in implementing and rolling out these modernized PUVs. Enter the Cordillera Basic Sectors Transport Cooperative. It’s the first Regional …

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced that passports issued in 2009 won’t need to present birth certificates upon renewal. In a tweet, Locsin stated that presenting the old passport is enough for the renewal process. This became a concern after he came out with a statement on Twitter that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) needed to reinforce its …

In celebration of the friendship and ties between India and the Philippines, the Filipino-Indian community in Baguio launched the Colors of Incredible India Cultural Exhibit at the Baguio on Nov. 24. The exhibit runs until Dec. 15 and is located at the basement of the Baguio Museum. An Afternoon of Culture and History The exhibit opened on the afternoon of …