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The cuisine of motherhood

Ask any Filipino about the best cook they know, and chances are they’ll say Nanay, Lola, or Tita — not some Michelin-starred chef or tattooed…
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The anthropology of ‘Severance’

I had a bit of free time during Holy Week, so I did what any tired academic might do when the to-do list finally quiets…
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Filipino fare meets French flavors

Philippine cuisine is shaped by a medley of cultural influences — Chinese, Spanish, American and Indo-Malay, among others. But one globally acclaimed cuisine appears to…
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If the shoe fits

I spent Holy Week in Liliw, Laguna — a quaint town south of Manila known for its vibrant footwear industry. The town’s main streets are…
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Unforgettable shorts

Stories that stay with you I recently had the pleasure of attending the Filmmaking Foundations workshop hosted by the Quezon City Film Commission. The daylong…
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Chemistry in cooking

“You put too much of this component in the mixture; it will skew the results.” “What kind of ions are in the solution based on…
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The flipside of selfless sacrifice

Of the many themes associated with the Lenten season, it’s self-sacrifice that stands out the most, owing to the extreme difficulty — it must be…
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