Once in a while, it becomes serendipitous to come across a Filipino film shown on Netflix that would get one’s full attention and end up being glued until the end. The disbelief somehow lingers after the last credit roll, wondering whether this film was truly made by a Filipino filmmaker. Indeed it was. This is Director Cholo H.… Read More »
Alexandra Eala’s unprecedented series of victories in tennis this year has undoubtedly grabbed the full attention of the world. At 21, she became the first full-blooded Filipina tennis player straight from the Philippines, without any hyphenation attached to her Filipino status, to win a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 500 title. From her remarkable Wimbledon performance to her championship… Read More »
The recurring heat wave phenomenon continues to disrupt summer enjoyment in Canada in recent years. The frequency and scale of wildfires predominantly thrust its existential threat in close proximity with Canadians. Air quality has since become a major health concern. Destruction of forest continues to affect wildlife and vegetation. Humanity, as a result, bears the catastrophic brunt of… Read More »
The month of July in Canada crosses the threshold of summer with a personal warmth of nostalgia tethering the enormity of presentiment. From coast to coast to coast, every Canadian embraces this particular time with elation and anticipation. It signals placid days for families to take pleasure in while their children are off from school. The luscious and… Read More »
The unabating apathy between the rich and the poor remains a virulent bane in Philippine society, constantly playing havoc with its people. With little to no progress in abridging the widening and commodious divergence, the continuous political, social, and economic turmoil reinforces the wealthy more than the needy. The bountiful resources of the land serve as exclusive playgrounds… Read More »
The idealized image of a docile Filipina wearing a venerated baro’t saya has been embedded in all facets of Philippine culture, heritage, and history. From books to films, pictures and drawings mostly depict a naive, demure, and subservient Filipina against a backdrop of a rural setting. The air of sophistication and aplomb is somewhat absent. For centuries, this… Read More »
The idealized image of a docile Filipina wearing a venerated baro’t saya has been embedded in all facets of Philippine culture, heritage, and history. From books to films, pictures and drawings mostly depict a naive, demure, and subservient Filipina against a backdrop of a rural setting. The air of sophistication and aplomb is somewhat absent. For centuries, this… Read More »
Watching a slew of stand-up comedians delivering their sets for an hour is hilariously side splitting. Nothing beats a group of performers whose creative juices spontaneously flow during a live show. The level of entertainment they bring certainly triggers the spectators’ beaming serotonin. The recently concluded episodic Netflix show, “Funny AF with Kevin Hart”, became the newest competition… Read More »
The floodgates to international stardom are finally unlatched for the eight members of the Filipino girl-group, BINI. Each of their names reverberated on Coachella stage pitching introductions in diverse Filipino dialects (Batangueño, Bicolano, Cebuano, Ilocano, and Manila Tagalog). That historic moment indelibly etched BINI’s own niche in mainstream music industry: Bini Aiah, Bini Colet, Bini Gwen, Bini Jhoanna,… Read More »
The irresistible lure of the city of Paris, with its inimitable backdrop of art and fashion, substantiates an inevitable cinematic grandeur of sorts. Paris Fashion week boldly speaks of its ostentatious spectacle of apparel display on runway. With an A-list of celebrities flocking to either watch or grace the catwalk during this event, it is just an overflowing… Read More »