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Profiles, interviews and human-interest stories focused on individuals. Columnists and their stories.

From Guagua to Somabay: Sophia Bianca Santos Makes Her Moment Count

By Gilbert Kim Sancha

September 28, 2026

It was a journey defined by unforeseen twists, setbacks, and yet another year spent waiting. When her moment finally arrived, she carried a story that…

There’s More To Norman King’s Education March

By Rhain Alcoriza

September 27, 2026

When Norman King stepped across the graduation stage at the University of the Philippines Manila in 2017 wearing his traditional bahag, it instantly grabbed national…

Your Pawssion Project Could Be Your Lifetime Calling

By Rhain Alcoriza

September 27, 2026

For many of us, we all want to drop everything in corpo and just resort to our passion projects. Isn’t that the point of good…

Would Definitely Love! A Regional Tour With ALYSON

By Rhain Alcoriza

September 22, 2026

Fresh off energetic performances in Bali and Cebu, Manila sound and City Pop fusion band ALYSON is back home in the metro. Meanwhile, the group…

Three Artists on Life, Courage and the Stories That We Carry

By Gilbert Kim Sancha

September 22, 2026

Art often springs from the everyday: a fleeting thought, a chance encounter, a struggle glimpsed in daily life, or a question that lingers and refuses…

Perspectives and Possibilities With Metrobank Art & Design Excellence Awards

By Rhain Alcoriza

September 21, 2026

The 2026 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) competition has once again highlighted the creative depth of contemporary Philippine art. Drawing from personal experiences and…

JAG Turns 50 and Rewrites the Rules of Denim

By Gilbert Kim Sancha

September 20, 2026

Beneath the backstage lights, where the odor of hot irons combines with the crowd’s keen anticipation, ordinary denim fades into the background. For its golden…

How Respect and Genuineness Brought Home the Philippines’ First Mister Cosmopolitan Crown

By Gilbert Kim Sancha

September 18, 2026

Bathed in the glow of Bãi Tiên’s lights, the Philippines found a fresh reason to celebrate. John Eriq Bonifacio, the Kapampangan representative, claimed the Mister…

A Crown With Purpose for Joheirry Mola

By Gilbert Kim Sancha

September 18, 2026

Joheirry Mola’s journey moves through classrooms and television studios before culminating in the Miss World crown, bringing an international stage story driven by purpose and…

Xyriel Manabat and River Joseph Serve Romance and Lethal Sparks in Stuck On You

By Celvie Irrah Cardaño

September 17, 2026

Could Xyriel Manabat and River Joseph become the next silver-screen pair moviegoers cannot stop talking about? It is a match few predicted, which is precisely…