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 »
Employers don’t care about your past; they care about their future. Yet most candidates walk into an interview prepared to recite their career history (read: water under the bridge) as if it were a biopic. They then wait for questions that’ll give them a chance to explain why they’re the right candidate for the job. When those questions… Read More »
Consider the air you’re breathing right now as the last bit of subsidized oxygen you’ll ever get. Prior to graduating, you rode academia’s conveyor belt of manufactured ‘participation’ progress, a systemic conveyor belt designed to move you forward as long as you didn’t jump off. Now, the belt has stopped. You are standing at the edge of a… Read More »
THEY PRAY BEFORE THEY PREY depraved traditions of uninterrupted servility persist conspicuously ingrained by foreboding mechanisms vulnerable to predatory systems of living in the gutter from centuries of unmitigated oppression and misery insidious moguls regulate the market at their behest unilateral decision is made in delusions of solipsism downturns impact hens on nest while dogs saunter but horned… Read More »
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a long-term condition where the kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood. In simple terms, healthy kidneys act like the body’s natural cleaning system; when they weaken, waste builds up, leading to fatigue, swelling, high blood pressure, and other serious complications. CKD often develops silently over… Read More »
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: job seekers are often their own worst enemies; an obvious example is how they utilize AI lazily. By mass-applying and copying-pasting AI output to their prompts without editing, job seekers hoping for shortcuts and to lessen their job search efforts are flooding employers with what amounts to 100% Grade… 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 »
I remember my “Tuli” ( circumcision) rite of passage, which took place in the summer of 1960, right after I finished elementary school. Before entering high school, I wanted to make sure “everything was done” so I wouldn’t have to worry about being teased by my classmates for being “supot” (uncircumcised). Being teased as a supot is an… Read More »
In 2026, being ‘qualified’ is merely the price of entry into the job market. A major challenge for job seekers is that hiring managers are inundated with AI-slop, creating ‘all the same’ applications that are not only uninspiring, but also render a candidate’s qualifications invisible. Nowadays, job seekers need a job search strategy that catches the attention of… Read More »
By: Beverly Vergel In the world of entertainment journalism, names often become familiar long before faces do. Columns are read, opinions are followed, and bylines become part of a reader’s daily rhythm. For many, NAP ALIP was one of those names—recognized, respected, and trusted. For me, he was something more. He was a beloved Kuya Nap—someone who had… Read More »