ANG INIT!!!! Not enough exclamation points can stress out the stress that comes with this scorching hot summer sun. Welcome to the Philippines’ sweat weather. It’s hot when you go out of the house. It’s hot when you stay at home. It’s hot even when you’ve got three fans in front of you. It almost…
As a tropical country, the Philippines is prone to various weather conditions that can easily damage our homes. In the past year, we have experienced a mix of about 25 tropical storms, severe tropical depressions, and typhoons – one of which caused 70 recorded deaths in our country alone. Add to that the intensity of…
As of last year, close to a million Pinoys have been doing freelance work. Be it at home or at coffee shops or at co-working spaces, the freelancing industry has boomed in the Philippines. Just a few clicks on oDesk or Elance and you’ll see a lot of online job opportunities with the words “Looking…
It’s Holy Week again and this Visita Iglesia story is as relevant as any! Find the Churches around the metro and plan your trip wisely. Maundy Thursday – a local Lenten tradition is the Seven Churches Visitation or Visita Iglesia (Spanish term for “to visit churches”). Traditionally, people of faith pray before the Blessed Sacrament…
As summer is upon us, and the Holy Week holiday airfare promos have arrived, the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines has released an infographic of the summary of air passengers’ rights. This is based on the Joint DOTC-DTI Admin. Order No. 1 or the Air Passenger Bill of Rights. You can check…
Pinoys love collecting stuff. We’ve inherited the pre-loved culture of our parents and grandparents. As long as it still works (never mind that we don’t actually have any use for them anymore), we keep it. Be it those ref magnet souvenirs given to us as gifts by friends who’ve been to places we’ve never been…
Busy? Of course we all are. You’re either running late to work or juggling your meeting schedule or sorting out your mailbox or preparing the kid’s baon or planning this week’s palengke shopping or replying to tweets, commenting on people’s status…the list goes on. What’s worse is that sometimes, we have to do a lot…
For most Pinoys, it’s become a tradition to get out of the hustle and bustle of the big city whenever the Holy Week comes along. Some go to Tagaytay for a quick getaway, some head over to the beaches in Zambales, and some even take a long drive up north to visit La Union, Baguio,…