For the millionth time: getting acne is okay, gaining weight is okay, body hair is okay.
The pandemic is putting us through enough without "pumangit ka" narratives.
No one tells you grief turns you into a ghost, a shadow of your former self, a spectre frozen in time while the world spins madly on without you in it. You move through the world like an open wound and it feels like everyone around you is oblivious to the pain you carry.
No one talks about your second coming-of-age in your late twenties and early thirties —that awkward space where you see everyone your age march forward with their lives, building families, getting married, while you're stuck & slowly realizing your reckless choices are adding up.
Lugaw aside, this is also a labor issue. We depend on workers in the gig economy especially during lockdowns. They are essential workers who help make sure people can stay at home while making goods & services accessible. Why are we harassing them when they're also struggling?
gentle reminder that people cannot financial literacy themselves out of poverty without basic things like fair wages, access to healthcare and education, housing, and other safety nets
people fall for scams and loan sharks because they have nowhere else to go!
thank you!!!
Why are so many condominiums not pet-friendly?
I know many millennials who are opting out of kids and having furbabies instead.
Seems like a missed opportunity to reach a market of young professionals with more disposable income.
nah
fools around with you while refusing to commit to a relationship, then he gets your sister pregnant? is your family tree his dating pool?
automatic low contact. sounds like a selfish person not worth anyone's time or tears.
I've always had a hard time processing anger and found it terrifying to handle. But I'm working through it with my therapist and here's what I learned. Maybe it'll help you too. 🔽
Panelo says Maria Ressa arrest doesn't have chilling effect on media: How can it even affect others when you (Maria) are not even affected? You’re smiling …You were in fact using your right of expression to attack the gov't.
If you're against divorce because you're worried your partner will up and leave you when it becomes legal, sorry to be the one to break it to you but the problem is your relationship and not divorce.
Divorce doesn't have to be legal for relationships to fail.
"Santa Catalina School’s assistant head of school John Aimé told Rappler that Marcos did not graduate from the institution. This means she cannot be class valedictorian either."
SIS LAHAT NA LANG?
Lol at the backlash vs being “woke”.
Hunny in 2018 where information and discourse is easily available, choosing to stay uninformed is irresponsible. If you can tweet, you can read, you can research.
Rape doesn't happen because of beautiful women. Rape happens because of rapists. Rape happens because of men in power perpetuating toxic masculinity and rape culture.
Damo kamo rape? Kay damo man kamo waay pulos.
I don't think Ted Bundy is romanticized. We just forget that more often than not, the most abusive, violent, and hurtful people always have a veneer of charm. They can be affectionate, sensitive, and caring too — that's what makes them so monstrous.
Probably the worst thing you can teach a first-jobber is that companies are supposed to make you feel like "family". It is not nor should it be. You are right to look out for your self-interest and have boundaries.
If you want people to stay at home, make it easy for them to stay at home. Cutting off access to food and other necessities only makes it harder to follow regulations.
I hate how some people say you wouldn't feel inflation if you worked hard enough or saved more. You're shifting the burden to ordinary citizens instead of demanding better from those in charge. It's the government's responsibility to make sure goods and services are accessible.
I loved Barbie because it's such a good metaphor for girlhood.
We all start out believing we can be anything then we have our first brush with reality and the patriarchy and suddenly we're not good enough. We're objectified and we don't understand why. The dissonance hurts.
Reality check that plastic-free isn’t affordable or accessible for everyone. Probably even majority of Filipinos.
And serious q: if manufacturers phase out sachets, for example, how will it impact consumers who can only afford goods per piece? How do we navigate this?
“I want to be able to teach and still look my students straight in the eye,” Salvosa told Rappler on Thursday, April 25.
Paninindigan at prinsipyo. Saludo kami sa'yo.
Why am I not surprised that the pinaka pa-alpha male in high school end up being hardcore drug war defenders in 2019. Machismo starts early and is difficult to grow out of.
Do they contact trace new cases? I have never, ever gotten an alert that I was in contact with or in the vicinity of a COVID case.
Siguro malakas lang guardian angel ko.
Marie biscuit (galleta María) was created by the London bakery Peek Freans in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia to the Duke of Edinburgh.
Me in Bacolod: nothing happens here get me out
Me in Manila: my beloved Negros is absolutely beautiful, Joel Torre is a national treasure, and my blood is made of kansi and chicken oil. Fite me and I will oro plata mata tf outta you
The real pandemic effect on women?
job loss
increased domestic violence
increase in unpaid labor (caregiving and child-rearing)
The pandemic has negative impacts on gender equality, threatening to set back gains and progress made towards it.
Me: Get the trapo.
Housemate: What
Me: THAT. THE TRAPO.
Housemate: ...As in politicians?
Me: NO. THAT.
Housemate: That's basahan.
Me: In Hiligaynon it's trapo.
Housemate: Everything makes so much sense now.
If there's one thing we learned over these past few years, you push us, we push back harder. We will show up, do our work, day in, day out. Immensely proud of my colleagues during this time.
#DefendPressFreedom
Can we stop policing what women wear? If she is happy and can bike comfortably in it, that's her choice.
"Baka masilipan... Baka mabastos,"
Aba, madali lang naman solusyon diyan. Eh di 'wag kayong bastos.
And you can tell yourself to "get a grip" or "you're better than this" all you want, but in reality "this" is all you can manage right now. Time didn't heal any wounds, none of the usual proverbs apply. Words, names, and places feel like blows to your kneecaps. You are not okay.
Why do people call without messaging! Please send a message and set a schedule.
People can't drop everything they're working on to cater to your spur of the moment task.
I reject the notion that academic excellence cannot go hand in hand with advocacy and activism. Academic excellence without a moral compass, then what is it for?
during my depressive episodes I worry constantly about performance because I don't know how to explain to people that moving through a single day takes all of me
today i fear the thought that all my friends will have reached financial stability in their 30s while my partner and i will still be scraping by in entry-level jobs... adhd's potential to derail your entire professional life + retirement scares me
She's posted bail six times, paid more than Imelda Marcos. Sorry not sorry that
@mariaressa
refuses to give you the satisfaction of crumbling in the face of bullies.
This has been my pet peeve for the longest time.
Stop romanticizing haciendas and reducing them to aesthetics. There's nothing glorious about exploited workers.
If we want to talk heritage, let's confront our bloody past (and sadly, the present).
When will these out of touch pa-artsy hacienderxs stop pushing their delusional narrative of "Sugarlandia".
This gross romanization of Negros feudalism is built upon the (breaking) backs of farmers and peasants they further oppress by exploiting their images.
Galit sa drug addicts kasi rapist daw sila. But the comfort women who were raped? Deadma.
I've said this again and again: you really don't care about women. We're convenient pawns to justify a deranged drug war.
So: you're not thinking clearly, and there will be consequences to your impulses you might regret later. Step one: breathe. 4 counts in, hold for 4, exhale for 8. Do at least 3 rounds or more if you need it. This tricks your brain into thinking "calm down you're not gonna die"
"Where's the police that's usually quick to jail state enemies?"
Here's a great editorial with amazing visuals as usual by Nico Villarete:
(I hate how GIF shares on Facebook don't carry the link to the article.)
When you're angry your brain goes into flight or fight. You might feel your heart race, antsy, hyperactive and overwhelmed by a surge of emotion. Your decision-making is overriden by the need to survive. Good for your ancestors running from a bear but not really for daily life.
I've always bristled at the notion that people remain poor because they are "bad" with money. That maybe if they learned to save or invest then they could pull themselves out of poverty. This overlooks so many systemic issues that keep them poor.
Fact check: Rappler does issue errata. In fact, we have a corrections page which has ALL of our corrections. We're very transparent about our mistakes.
I would ask you to do your research before talking but you're not really known for that, are you? 😉
A member of an audience then stood up and said, "But sir, Duterte is a very charismatic figure and a lot of people like him."
Roque responded, "Well, Hitler was charismatic and so was Marcos."
WELP.
Said this before and I'll say it again: if a grown adult man is in a teenage girl's DMs... JAIL
If I hear another "She's mature for her age," excuse I'm going to throw hands.
Beyond Maggie, all this just shows why annulment isn't an ideal solution and we need divorce.
Annulment is an expensive and painful process. Imagine what that nightmare is like for women who don't have the same privileges.
Seeking validation on social media is like drinking salt water. The more you take, the worse your thirst. Find meaning elsewhere and stop digging shallow wells.