When I was studying in elementary school, new technologies were not trendy, so our recreational hobby as youth was to play outdoors.

Fashion has always been political. Government institutions and totalitarian regimes—like the Marcos dictatorship—often use fashion to...

In my time as a migrant justice advocate, I reflected on the ways I have adopted a very singular imaginary of what an activist looks like.

I would pay my utang na loob, my indebtedness, not because my family had asked but because I wanted to show them my gratitude.

When I style outfits around this barong tagalog, I tell the story that I refuse to limit Filipino clothing to the confines of “costume."

Original artwork by Kijji Papica / @sqouacheyart Growth There has been a shift lately with the way I paint. There’s dramatic...

Original artwork by Kijji Papica / @sqouacheyart Enlightenment It is inevitable that there are versions of you in people's heads from...

Photo by John Paul Belleza on Unsplash "Danny became an ​​aswang​,​" Imelda Dela Cruz, Mayor Danny Espinoza's (then) fiancee was the...

Photo by Austin Nicomedez on Unsplash I come from a grandmother who survived two wars The one written in history books and the one she...

Manila Cathedral, Cabildo Street, Intramuros, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Photo by Mara Rivera on Unsplash Old barbershops are the...

Original painting by Sarah Himaya My dad used to tell me stories about the ocean being beautiful. Stories of when he was young, fishing...

Photo and Poem by Victoria of @tulaatlitrato Victoria of @tulaatlitrato is a BS Civil Engineering graduate who is working as....