Inside a quiet laboratory at the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB), entomologist Cristian Lucanas studies an insect most people would rather crush than examine. The 31-year-old researcher has built an unusual reputation around the creature, earning the…
He crossed borders to earn a living but found his calling in fixing the systems that decide who gets cared for—and how well. For Job Marconi Mascardo, an overseas Filipino nurse, migration was never an escape; it was preparation for…
Long after most travelers would consider their life list complete, Miami-based Filipina-American Luisa Yu has refused to slow down. At 81, the woman who finished visiting all 193 UN-recognized countries in 2023 has instead sought out even harsher frontiers and…
Most people discover their culture through school lessons, family keepsakes, or childhood rituals. Robert Lane found his by choice, devoting his life in the Philippines to a decades-long mission to document and protect a heritage not originally his own. At…
Rising literary voice Ryan Caidic is quietly reshaping the global poetry scene, carrying the nuances of Filipino life and diaspora across continents. This year alone, he achieved what many writers can only dream of: winning the International Poetry Prize at…
At last month’s Design Week Philippines opening festivities at the Power Mac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater in Makati City, brand strategist and Agape Studio founder Paolo Salgado spoke about one of the hardest lessons every creative eventually faces: how to…
In the vibrant city of Shanghai, a Filipino musician has spent more than two decades bridging cultures through song. Moises “Moi” Sumile Jr., a singer and band leader from Davao, has become a quiet bridge between the Philippines and China,…
Yan Lianke, one of China’s most acclaimed yet controversial novelists, says his idea of literary freedom depends on discipline, not defiance. “Freedom in writing, discipline in publishing,” he says — a phrase that reflects both artistic conviction and survival. At…
The daughter of Filipino immigrants who docked in post-war Hong Kong with little more than a saxophone and resilience, Rowena Cortes grew up in a North Point apartment humming jazz standards and brushing up on Cantonese tones between French class…
