Culinary debate: Is Jollibee or Mesa a truer representation of Filipino culture?

A TikTok user, who goes by @Bittersweetblood, sparked a debate on social media after expressing their frustration with the frequent recommen...

Bini is not just P-pop — they’re a new vision of Filipino womanhood [interview]

Historically, the Tagalog term “binibini” was used as a respectful and formal way of addressing a young woman. Often with the connotation of...

How the Filipino concept of ‘kapwa’ shaped PJ Raval’s ‘Who We Become’

“Kapwa” is a Tagalog word that cannot be expressed in a simple English translation, but it is one that perfectly embodies the unbreaka...

PBS Kids’ ‘Work It Out Wombats!’ aims to help young children embrace diversity [interview]

The animated STEM series “Work It Out Wombats!,” which debuted on PBS Kids last month, follows a trio of marsupial siblings — Malik, Zadie a...

Why Filipinos are so good at singing

Among the number of stereotypes associated with being a Filipino, it is the ability to sing that many kababayans proudly embrace. To be fair...