“I feel like I need to mask my condition.” Nico*, who is diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), understands this struggle well. When he socializes, he worries about being “too much” and losing focus during conversations. This is a running habit for people on the spectrum of neurodiversity, whose daily experiences require careful navigation due to…
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Four-legged companions trace the footsteps left by NPOs who are determined to help them get their tail wagging again.
While shiny things and paper rings declare love boldly, careful gestures and imperfect letters capture the heart’s most vulnerable truths.
Florists make celebrations of love and light even more vibrant by working from root to petal to fulfill their clients’ visions and intentions.
As loved ones are enveloped by sorrow, cemetery caretakers tend the tombs that honor the dearly departed—amid their own struggles and grief.
While the world hurtles toward fast fashion, the sapateros and creative entreprenuers of Marikina carry the torch of Filipino culture and heritage high.
Reentering society can seem an unsurmountable hurdle for those formerly deprived of liberty, but they remain persistent of a more accepting future.
The quintessential man often acts allergic to marks of femininity to protect their identity, for reasons traceable to extensive misogyny.
Shedding societal expectations of heterosexual relationships may take years for queer individuals, but the self-determination that ensues is utterly freeing.
A cornerstone of local culture and festivities, the Santacruzan is a celebration of faith and reverence as one community.