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3 Filipino breast cancer survivors share the hardest things they had to overcome

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020
Amrie Cruz

“Natatakot ako.” I’ve been trying to convince my mom to get a mammogram for years but her reply is always along the lines of those two words, her go-to conversation…

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We asked a dermatologist if breast milk skincare actually works

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
Nadine Halili

For newbie moms, discovering the things that your and your baby’s bodies are going through before, during and after pregnancy can become overwhelming. Aside from what your OB-GYNs and pediatricians…

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A ‘non-suicide contract’ shouldn’t exist and here’s why

Posted on September 30, 2020October 1, 2020
Alexa Cruz

Content warning: This article discusses suicide and mental illness. Adding to the list of things we can’t believe exists in 2020, The Batangas State University (BSU) trended for its “non-suicide…

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We asked 7 Filipinas about therapy and their best mental health advice

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Content warning: This article discusses mental illnesses and contains accounts of suicide attempts, suicide ideation and abuse. Here’s a statement that shouldn’t be such a common thing to hear but…

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Did the World Health Organization just… subtweet us?

Posted on August 19, 2020August 19, 2020
Eternity Ines

Here’s the tea, sis. The Philippines has been under the longest and strictest coronavirus lockdown in the world and there’s no sign that it’s going to ease up soon. While…

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It’s time for me and my phone to break up—here’s how to do it

Posted on August 16, 2020August 14, 2020
Eternity Ines

My phone’s too shady. After my perfunctory doom scroll of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and YouTube, it sent me a notification that for the past week, I had spent an…

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Unsure about the menstrual cup switch? Let this IG live convince you

Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020
Eternity Ines

We need to talk about periods. All my life, I’ve seen women in period product commercials be as happy as they can be over the fact that they’ve got their…

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This NGO is working to help mothers and infants get the most out of breastfeeding

Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
Eternity Ines

National Breastfeeding Month coincides with our fifth month of lockdown restrictions, all while the threat of the coronavirus still runs high. Save The Children Philippines, a non government organization that…

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Feeling less motivated to continue social distancing? Watch out for caution fatigue

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020
Nadine Halili

By now, we bet that you’re also sick of the different quarantine name changes and demanding proper mass testing and contact tracing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. While…

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Thousands of unplanned pregnancies out of lockdown? This can’t be real

Posted on June 25, 2020July 14, 2020
Nadine Halili

2 Reproductive health remains to be an alarming issue in the Philippines even amid the coronavirus pandemic. When the lockdown started, there were reports of hospitals refusing to admit pregnant…

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3 Filipino breast cancer survivors share the hardest things they had to overcome

We asked a dermatologist if breast milk skincare actually works

A ‘non-suicide contract’ shouldn’t exist and here’s why

We asked 7 Filipinas about therapy and their best mental health advice

Did the World Health Organization just… subtweet us?

It’s time for me and my phone to break up—here’s how to do it

Unsure about the menstrual cup switch? Let this IG live convince you

This NGO is working to help mothers and infants get the most out of breastfeeding

Feeling less motivated to continue social distancing? Watch out for caution fatigue

Thousands of unplanned pregnancies out of lockdown? This can’t be real

Who should “Emily in Paris” end up with? Here’s my answer

Watch the queer slaysians of radical dance party Bubble_T

My mom got into K-pop ‘cause I won’t shut up about it

The House of Mizrahi and Elephant talk Philippine ball culture in 2020

A ‘Temptation Island’ fan’s guide to the dolomite beach issue

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