After a Lifetime on Display, Did Mali Need to Remain on Display After Death?
A few months before Mali died, I visited Manila Zoo and saw her for the first time. I did not know it…
Browse
Category: Society & Culture
Essays and commentary on Filipino society, culture, class, identity, social issues, and everyday life in the Philippines.
Middle Class on Paper, Fragile in Reality: What ₱50,000-₱80,000 Really Means to a Filipino Family
If a Filipino earns ₱80,000 a month, is that person comfortably middle class? At first glance, it sounds like a simple question.…
Rising Above the “Starbucks Saga,” Sparking National Conversation on Coffee, Culture, and Class
Months after the much-talked-about “JP Abecilla–Starbucks Saga,” digital marketing professional and blogger JP Abecilla, known as The Millennial Writer, is redefining the…
Can We Stop Normalizing the Philippines As a DUGYOT Nation?
Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia expressed gratitude to Cebuanos for the successful “Sinulog Is Back: The Concert” held at the Cebu…
Money Is an Emotion But Not Evil: The Psychological Impact of Wealth
Note: This is a revised version of the original blog article of JP Abecilla – The Millennial Writer with the same title…
The Case of Pura Luka Vega: EXPLAINED and EXPANDED
The City of Manila was the fifth to declare Amadeus Fernando Pagente, popularly known as Pura Luka Vega, persona non grata. Vega…
Religious and Cultural Inclusivity in the Workplace
What comes to your mind when you see a woman wearing a hijab (a veil or hair cover used by Muslim women)?…
That Boy in the Dark Made Me Watch a Filipino Movie Again
I stopped watching Filipino movies (done all at home) during my early teenage life. Honestly, aside from the entries at the Binisaya…