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'Bizarre' shoes I would step into—to stand out

From ‘Ugly Shoe Summer’ to ‘Funky Shoe Fall,’ here’s some unconventional footwear to add to our wardrobes

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Alex Eala: Taken by patriotic storm

How do you deal with crowds that follow this Filipina with patriotic pride and uninhibited fervor?

Art/Style/Travel Diaries

Joey’s orange world up in the sky

When it rains, it cocoons you in reflection; when the sun shines, it’s bathed in happy warmth

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Many classrooms in the earthquake areas collapsed from the tremors. IT WAS in 2011, while I was visiting the survivors of a busted dogfighting ring in Cavite alongside some animal welfare advocates, that I first heard about the Tzu Chi Foundation. A number of volunteers, dressed in a uniform of blue shirt and white pants, arrived, inquiring about whatever help was needed, because they also…
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Now, I just had to put in my two cents’ worth about how racism is alive and well in 2026, but is being trounced by public response.  It has been…
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Seeing the “mountain” on the old sprawling campus of Jose Abad Santos Memorial School (JASMS, pronounced Ja-sams) as the car sped down Edsa South…
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Photos by Roland Rabang When Ben Tapang, who went by the nickname “Lolo Ben” even before he retired from the University of the Philippines Baguio…

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My hanbok experience as art at KCC

On exhibit until September 26, 18 contemporary Korean artists reinterpret the national dress through various media


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