Passions and Obsessions

The World Cup, in brand dollars—with BTS at that

Parameters like ‘media impact value’ and ‘earned media value’ had Nike and Adidas earning billions, reports BoF

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An idiot’s guide to the country’s 15-km municipal fishing zones

Or, why average Filipinos should care about subsistence fishermen being bullied out of their own community waters by big commercial fleets

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Scallop Dumplings, Crab Chawanmushi: Seafood made mouth-watering delicious

Or Uni Ice Cream Sandwich—Cerulean set to be the only modern seafood fine dining in Metro Manila

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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 elicited a sigh from me. My old school has become a derelict property overrun by weeds, making me wonder how the new campus is faring in its new location on Congressional Avenue. Curious, I made an appointment to visit the new school, now a…
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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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“But I almost had PTSD from wearing high heels for 16 weeks. I feel like I should get a Medal of Freedom!”—Meryl Streep in an interview with…
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I’ve spent the last couple of months clutching my phone to my chest every morning and before bed, checking on Punch. It’s become a ritual—wake…

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