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Feature Articles

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In case of an emergency, a community is expected to be equipped with the basic necessities of survival — it should at least know what to do, where to go to, and whom to turn to.
In UP Diliman (UPD) however, there are still no disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) plans, and campus units are more likely to be unprepared for such emergencies, a 2014 assessment conducted by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs (OVCCA) revealed.

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It’s hard to come by authenticity these days. In an age when the Internet, with its technology of duplicity, is not even considered revolutionary anymore but natural, there is a certain pride in being called “original.” For the same reason, writers take extra care in using the word, lest it be used lightly or too often. But for the 2015 breakthrough short Oda sa Mga Nangangarap, no other word could fully encapsulate the film’s essence and vision.

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The ideal living conditions for persons with disabilities (PWDs) exist and are attainable, but only for the few who live and work in Tahanan Walang Hagdanan.

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A look into the Philippine film industry’s restoration efforts and an appeal for more.

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It takes guts to be a photojournalist, a good one at least. Skills can be learned over time, equipment bought, and opportunities abound. But guts — the unceasing, unhesitating urge to act upon journalistic curiosity no matter how risky or frightening the stakes may be — are rare and hard to come by, which is why Manila Times’ Chief Photographer Rene Dilan stands out among the throng of highly competitive photojournalists in the Philippines.

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In the middle of the developing business district that is North Triangle, Quezon City sits a small and resilient community operating with its own kind of hustle and bustle.

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In recent years, Escolta has evolved from being a business hub to a high-end plaza and now, after years of neglect, to something a little more eccentric — an art space. The street’s dilapidated structures seemed to have struck a chord with independent and struggling artists who have converted the abandoned space into makeshift movie theaters, galleries, exhibits, and botiques.

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Despite on-going demolition jobs, informal settlers in Sitio San Roque (soon to be Vertis North)  refuse to relocate and leave their source of livelihood.

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Reviews and the occasional thinkpiece on K-pop and K-dramas. 

Academic Articles

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A critical discourse analysis on the online mainstream media coverage of KADAMAY’s Occupy Bulacan movement

This paper will be included in the National Anti-Poverty Commission's 1st National Conference on Philippine Anti-Poverty Policy Reform (July 26-27, 2018 at the UP Diliman School of Economics). It will be presented in the thematic panel "Paradigms of development: education, media, and industry." 

Photo by Niño Jesus Obreta for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. 

News Articles (BusinessMirror)

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Start-up revives ‘banig’ to help Samar weavers

While the banig may be a fading term for the current generation, Manila-based start-up Woven Handicrafts is breathing new life to the sturdy and centuries-old mat by giving it a modern functionality and transforming it into eye-poppingly colorful and durable laptop and tablet cases.

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With established companies in the Philippines buying an increasing number of promising business start-ups, a business expert believes the Philippine start-up ecosystem is an exceedingly promising one.

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More than 200 SM Foundation scholar graduates celebrated with the Sy Family on June 28. This year’s batch of graduates includes five summa cum laude, 19 magna cum laude and 39 cum laude graduates from various colleges around the country.

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Environment stalwart Forest Foundation Philippines (FFP), funded by both the Philippine and the US governments, called for more social enterprises to engage in forest preservation with their winning ideas.

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