Fix me
“LIGHTS will guide you home.” So goes the song of Coldplay. As seen from the photographs and videos shared by those who attended the...
Oy, Joke!
BY JAZMIN BANAL
WAS IT too soon? For Jo Koy, born of a Filipina mother and an American military man, who made fun of his...
My Love
BY JAZMIN BANAL
GOMBURZA — shown in cinemas nationwide through the Metro Manila Film Festival — is, as screenwriter Ricky Lee said, magnificent. The ending of...
Pasko, Pasko, Pasko
Nothing says Christmas like Christmas in the Philippines.
Parol and decorations adorning houses and street lamps, those Capiz shells and bright colors, the three wise men...
Eleven beautiful years
NOT EVERYONE is a fan of KathNiel. And yet, when Kathryn Bernardo confirmed her break-up with Daniel Padilla last week, even those in their...
‘Di Rin Magbabago
BY JAZMIN BANAL
TWENTY-FIVE years is a long time. In a span of 25 years, from 1998 to 2023 for example, the Philippines has claimed...
CDQ
BY JAZMIN BANAL
“CONRADO! Conrado!”
My mother called his name, stretching her arm to touch his hair which was in ponytail.
It was January 2001 and my...
Seeing for the first time
BY JAZMIN BANAL
THE MOVIE, Past Lives, was recently shown in Philippine cinemas. The opening scene is captivating, the end heart-wrenching.
Na Young/Nora, Hae Sung, and...