Filipinos are reimagining Spotify to be more than a listening platform. With a massive catalog of music, podcasts, and hyper-personalized interactive features, the leading audio platform has become the go-to destination for discovering content that strikes a chord, paving the way for authentic expression.   Spotify’s data revealed that in the past five years, the number of playlists created on Spotify almost doubled, and podcast creators on Spotify grew more than tenfold. Launching “Authenticity on Aux,” Spotify celebrates how Filipinos turn to Spotify for authentic self-expression; whether it's listening to music that moves them, or tuning into podcasts for raw,...

Emo Night Manila, the DJ-driven event series that has become a cultural touchstone for fans of 2000s emo and pop punk, is celebrating its second anniversary with its most ambitious party yet. The milestone event will take place on June 14, 2025, at McKinley Whisky Park, BGC, and will feature a landmark live performance by Filipino emo rock legends Chicosci—a first in the event’s history.   What began as a passion project in a small bar in Poblacion, Makati, has rapidly evolved into a movement. Built on word-of-mouth buzz and a fiercely loyal online community, Emo Night Manila (ENM) has...

A house provides shelter to a person and his/her family. It shields them from the elements and from the dangers of the outside. It provides a person – or a family for that matter – a sense of security. Needless to state, a roof over one’s head is one of the basic necessities of every human being. A good number of our population lease the houses (including rooms, apartments, and other forms of leased accommodations) that they are living in. But with the imposition of the community quarantines in its different forms throughout the country many were unable to go...

  Disclaimer: Spoiler alert   My Amanda is a refreshing treat we never thought we needed. In the advent of such best-friends-who-turn-into-lovers classic romantic comedy premise, some people may view this film as another run-of-the-mill romantic movie, but it is not. Surprisingly, it is one quality-made and endearing love story of two best friends. Written and Directed by Alessandra de Rossi herself, My Amanda brought us to another world of romance as Alessandra ingeniously explored the power of friendship sprouting into romance. My Amanda, a Filipino film now available on Netflix, focuses in exploring the beauty platonic friendship can offer....

  Cagayan farmers will sell cabbages route beneath market cost as opposed to taking mediators' pitiful offer of P5/kg, or most noticeably terrible, discarding them. Online group Rural Rising is volunteering to prevent that from occurring. Farmers are one of the hardest-hit by the monetary cost of the pandemic. A year ago on the on-set of the lockdown, it has been reported about huge loads of tomatoes going to squander in Ifugao on account of travel restrictions. In an interview of Nolisoli, according to online civil group Rural Rising, which has been finding buyers for crops in danger of being...