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Preserve and persevere: Seeking into The Heritage Collective

Hope is not all lost for our beloved historical edifices in the metro, as The Heritage Collective makes it their sacred duty to fight for our cultural legacy

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Slowing down: Preserving culinary heritage through slow food movement

Amid the rise of artificial and preservative-riddled grub, the slow food industry rebirths lost ties to the simplicities of Filipino tradition.

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After hours with the University’s unsung heroes

Behind every harmonious community stands those who work to maintain its cleanliness, order, and security.

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Pride in pomp: Redefining the status quo through gay pageantry

Gay pageantry is more than a spectacle of beauty and talent; these contestants represent a loving community of queer people hoping to be embraced by the Filipino society.

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An open secret: Uncovering queer stories from all-girls schools

In many all-girls schools, glass ceilings are typically shattered and stained with the various hues representing one’s social identities. Strict handbook guidelines, indoctrinated curricula, and tumultuous student-to-student dynamics are ever-defining of how one comes about with their comfortability in expressing their truest selves. While these institutions stand separately from how their students choose to identify,…

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25 Cents’ Worth: Realities behind the fame, fortune, gilded spoons of nepotism babies

As nepotism babies bask in the opportunities provided by their undeniable privilege, they pose seemingly unfair advantages over those born without such connections.

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Writer’s Recap: Celebrating selfless love in ‘Agape—Live in Love’

Last February 15, the Laguna Campus Student Government (LCSG) had its first onsite acquaintance party titled, Agape: Live in Love. The event stood for two interchangeable meanings—first, to “live” life in love, and second, to party “live” on campus—and sought to celebrate the universal theme of selfless love.  Merriment suffused the One Mission Park as…

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Rant and Rave: The glitz and glamor of the Miss Universe 2022 Top 16 evening gowns

Variety Last January 15, all pageant fans were glued to their seats in anticipation for the moment when one of the 84 confidently beautiful women representing their own country would bring home the most-coveted Miss Universe crown. Although there is no mistaking the ensuing disappointment that every Filipino felt when our own Celeste Cortesi did…

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Serving heart amid calamity: ARMK feeds the people comfort and hope

The Art Relief Mobile Kitchen has made it their mission to reach out to those affected by calamities through their stomachs, offering comfort and familiarity when needed the most.

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Between trains, on tracks: The trolleys that ply the PNR

Although operating a trolley may be dangerous to both operator and commuter, this improvised transportation fills the inefficiency gaps in the current system.