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Outreach programs and the hope that flickers after Christmas

While honorable, the enduring efforts of holiday outreach volunteers prove that community aid should be more than just seasonal.

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Pixelated pursuit: The pull and gamble of gacha games

Tantalizing as gacha games may be, players must jump hoops to avoid sacrificing the games’ essence amid the endless chase for the next rare pull.

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Lost in translation: Reclaiming regional voices in Tagalog-centric Manila

Where Tagalog echoes loudest, native speakers of other Philippine languages rise above gaps in communication and culture—carving out spaces to thrive.

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Intimacy coordinating: The art of consensual creativity and sensitive sensuality

Intimacy coordinators handle on-screen sultriness with gentleness, as what the eyes see might go beyond what the mind is prepared for.

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Cemetery workers lay the living’s worries to rest

As loved ones are enveloped by sorrow, cemetery caretakers tend the tombs that honor the dearly departed—amid their own struggles and grief.