Vol. 35 No. 10 »
And the Losers Are…
(On the Hidden Ugliness of Beauty Pageants) Tagasubaybay ka ba ng mga paligsahang pangkagandahan na gaya ng Miss Universe? Ako, hinde. I see them as a glamorized extension of female objectification. Women are being
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Filipino Anglers Association of Manitoba annual Red River Shoreline Cleanup
Germono-and-Laded-families-hard-at-work-cleaning-up-the-west-shorline-at-Lockport Filipino Anglers Association of Manitoba annual Red River Shoreline Cleanup. We had 25 member volunteers come out for a recent evening of picking up litter on the east and west shorelines at Lockport.
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Halo Halo Summit 2021
In celebration of Philippines Independence Day on June 12, 2021, we are pleased to host our first-ever Halo Halo Summit – a safe virtual space for our community to come together and do a
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Philippine Customs and Traditions Continue to Thrive Online, In Cinema
“COVID ka lang, Pinoy kami!” After more than a year of enduring the COVID-19 pandemic and the frequent lockdowns and isolation that came with it, this expression of good-humored bravado is one that the
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New Record from the English Wild Boys
To this day, many think that Duran Duran was only of the 1980s and that it disbanded long ago. But the fact is, vocalist Simon LeBon and founder/keyboardist Nick Rhodes never left the band
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And the Crown Goes To….
(On Pageants and Beauty) “Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.”–Audrey Hepburn Sunday, 16 May 2021 (EST) – The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was again made popular, not just for its
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Half-Forgotten Spirits
White clouds on blue skies Eight p.m. sky in mid-Spring Life within brown bricks Light shrouds the dark lies Faith dreams a-flyin’ dancing Strife fades in town tricks Height louds throw the dice Fate
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DOH: “COVID-19 cases decreasing in Manila but rising in Vis-Min”
Department of Health (DOH) has reported a significant decrease of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila and Central Luzon but a noticeable increase in Visayas and Mindanao. As per OIC director of DOH Epidemiology Bureau
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Pia Wurtzbach Expresses her Sentiments on Pageant Fans’ Cheating Allegations
Former Miss Universe winner, Pia Wurtzbach, conveyed her sentiments against pageant fans who were not able to accept Rabiya Mateo’s defeat and have accused the organization of cheating during the competition. In her talk
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“Trese” and “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” set to stream on Netflix this June
People can look forward to two popular shows set to be released on Netflix next month. In its announcement via a video teaser of its line-up, Netflix Philippines revealed that the anime adaptation of
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