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FEATURE | Top 10 LGBTQIA+ Movies to Watch This Pride Month
Pride Month is a reminder that everyone deserves to be seen, heard, and valued for who they are. Through these films, viewers are given the chance to step into different lives, understand diverse experiences, and appreciate the many forms that love and identity can take. Whether you are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or an ally seeking to learn more, these stories offer meaningful lessons in empathy, courage, and acceptance. Pride Month is a celebration of identity, love

Jiana Mae Dela Cruz
Jun 85 min read


FEATURE | When Cruelty Goes Unheard
Some forms of harm do not scream for attention—they survive in the quiet moments that we choose to ignore. “Huwag mo na lang pansinin—aso lang ‘yan.” It is a phrase often spoken with a dismissive shrug, a casual remark that barely registers against the hum of a busy street. We tell ourselves it is just a moment, a small thing not worth the effort of our attention. On ordinary days, the streets of this country are a blur of motion. In the middle of the chaos, there are flic

Jiana Mae Dela Cruz
Apr 212 min read


EDITORIAL | When March Loses Its Warmth
In the Philippines, the month of March is marked as the “Fire Prevention Month”. Temperatures during this season are expected to be scorching hot. This is also the ideal weather to grab that delicious halo-halo, and book adventures in those beautiful white sand beaches to cool off. This year is different, as soon as March kicked off, that usual “summer vibes” that everyone is expecting, had changed. Instead of wearing swimsuits, bikinis, and shorts, people wore jackets, be
Russell Santos
Apr 192 min read
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