The world will never be the same again. The pre-pandemic life we used to live will never happen anymore for no one knows when this pandemic ends. ‘New Normal’ as what they call it. We are all fond of embracing changes but this time, it’s different—changes that we all must be seriously taken. Once it’s implemented, there’s no turning back. Speaker Alan Cayetano and colleagues filed House Bill 6623 or the “New Normal for the Workplace and Public Spaces Act,” defining the new life to face due to the COVID-19 crisis.   GENERAL MEASURES Several measures are created in general...

Last April 24, the government announced the extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine until May 15, in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and CALABARZON.  Not that I am surprised, to be honest. Let’s admit that this current work from home status gives us a lot of spare time. There are tons of things we can do in the comfort of our homes that is both fun and productive. I know some people who took this opportunity to practice their cooking skills. Some engaged themselves in their own self-project like learning a new skill or enrolling themselves in online courses. Some, happily...

Have you ever heard or seen any of Thailand’s ‘Boys’ Love’ series yet this enhanced community quarantine? If not, then this would be your chance to discover a new genre to binge-watch--a fictionalized media that features homoerotic relationships between male characters. It has truly reached mainstream Filipino pop-culture consciousness. An extraordinary type of drama depicting stories about a romance between the same-sex. One of the BL series which currently making waves and winning the hearts not just only Filipinos but also fans around the world is the ‘2gether: The Series,’ which has recently dominated the trending spot in twitter and...

With everyone now forcibly becoming a full-time ‘stay-at-home citizens’ for weeks, staying indoors in one of the most effective ways to free ourselves from the virus. In this state of majority confinement, this quarantine period has revealed different versions of ourselves--admit it! The crisis led us to discover some of our personalities which can be adjusted depending on the happenings around us. Want to know what type of a ‘quarantiner’ are you this pandemic period? Here are some of the personalities who might be considered ourselves and who they are among our friends!  THE DEEP SLEEPER They are the ones...

Scientists and medical experts have spent most of the time of their lives studying about epidemic diseases. They are anticipating sudden outbreaks that may ravage human existence on the planet at any moment. In our history, humans have been faced some of the worst outbreaks in the past that no one could ever imagine before; claiming precious lives and drag the world to nothingness. In modern times, the ghost of the past is still haunting us through COVID-19. As the experts dubbed it as a new enemy, we are still on the run of knowing its full capacity and on...