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There’s a reason why Divisoria, Manila’s one-stop-shop center for bargains galore, remains unmatched then ‘til now. It’s the same organized chaos where everything happens all at once. But, these days, its people make all the difference.

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Making Sense of Divisoria

There’s a reason why Divisoria, Manila’s one-stop-shop center for bargains galore, remains unmatched then ‘til now. It’s the same organized chaos where everything happens all at once. But, these days, its people make all the difference.

This August 16 to 20, join Jacob Maentz and his team at the Homelands exhibition and book launch in Manila for talks honoring the Indigenous peoples of the archipelago.

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Photographing Indigenous Landscapes with Jacob Maentz

This August 16 to 20, join Jacob Maentz and his team at the Homelands exhibition and book launch in Manila for talks honoring the Indigenous peoples of the archipelago.

Weave through the streets of Ermita, Malate, and Binondo on a mouthwatering adventure of the districts’ gastronomic delights that will leave you hungry for more.

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An Appetite for Manila

Weave through the streets of Ermita, Malate, and Binondo on a mouthwatering adventure of the districts’ gastronomic delights that will leave you hungry for more.

Fotomoto 22: Home is now open to the public in the Parola Gallery until December 9. Days before the opening reception, Stephanie Frondoso sat down with Team GRID to talk about the experience of curating this year’s exhibit.

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Behind the Scenes of Fotomoto 22: Home with Stephanie Frondoso

Fotomoto 22: Home is now open to the public in the Parola Gallery until December 9. Days before the opening reception, Stephanie Frondoso sat down with Team GRID to talk about the experience of curating this year’s exhibit.

Here are the travel essentials and packing tips vetted by the seasoned travelers of GRID Magazine.

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GRID’s Travel Essentials for Fieldwork

Here are the travel essentials and packing tips vetted by the seasoned travelers of GRID Magazine.

Students across the country have been learning through the internet for the last two years. What is lost (and gained) in college life through a screen?

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The Kids Are Online

Students across the country have been learning through the internet for the last two years. What is lost (and gained) in college life through a screen?

Even amid a global pandemic, artists find ways to keep the music playing.

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When the Crowds Fade

Even amid a global pandemic, artists find ways to keep the music playing.

In a year that felt like being stuck in the middle, we buckled down and did what we do best: tell stories.

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Our Year in Stories

In a year that felt like being stuck in the middle, we buckled down and did what we do best: tell stories.

Keeping the Light On

The chef-owners of Lampara have been putting out fires since the beginning, but it hasn’t stopped them from keeping the stoves burning.

More and more urban farmers are planting their roots in Metro Manila—literally.

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Urban Eden

More and more urban farmers are planting their roots in Metro Manila—literally.

Madge Reyes tells us about capturing dance through film, finding movement in the mundane, and what to expect in this year’s dance film festival.

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Where Dance And Film Collide

Madge Reyes tells us about capturing dance through film, finding movement in the mundane, and what to expect in this year’s dance film festival.

One taste of this quintessential Filipino snack can make a bad day a good one. What's in a cup of taho that makes it so magical?

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The Magical Properties of Taho

One taste of this quintessential Filipino snack can make a bad day a good one. What's in a cup of taho that makes it so magical?

The soul of Makati’s Poblacion is fired by entrepreneurs and small businesses; what happens when the night out ends?

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The End of the Night Out

The soul of Makati’s Poblacion is fired by entrepreneurs and small businesses; what happens when the night out ends?

Community pantries serve people who suffer from hunger and food insecurity. But is this an initiative meant to last?

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Can we make community pantries sustainable?

Community pantries serve people who suffer from hunger and food insecurity. But is this an initiative meant to last?

Amid Metro Manila’s rush hour traffic, a small group of transport advocates are finding ways to reclaim their space on the road.

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Time Beaters

Amid Metro Manila’s rush hour traffic, a small group of transport advocates are finding ways to reclaim their space on the road.

Dr. Tj Malvar details how his social enterprise, Gising Gising, is trying to solve food insecurity and improve health conditions.

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Meet The Man Behind Gising Gising PH

Dr. Tj Malvar details how his social enterprise, Gising Gising, is trying to solve food insecurity and improve health conditions.

In a tropical country, a group of players and fans spend after hours in a mall, making the case for ice hockey.

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Stories From the Rink

In a tropical country, a group of players and fans spend after hours in a mall, making the case for ice hockey.

To commemorate Women's Month, a list of our favorite GRID heroines, and the powerful women who wrote them.

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The Women We Want You to Read About

To commemorate Women's Month, a list of our favorite GRID heroines, and the powerful women who wrote them.

Girls Will Code’s founder and CEO shares her thoughts on the future of women in tech.

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Teaching Girls to Code with Isabel Sieh

Girls Will Code’s founder and CEO shares her thoughts on the future of women in tech.

In honor of the 35th EDSA Day, we ask a long-time history professor at the University of the Philippines to recall his experience of People Power.

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Remembering EDSA Revolution with Dr. Ricardo Jose

In honor of the 35th EDSA Day, we ask a long-time history professor at the University of the Philippines to recall his experience of People Power.

We ask three leaders from the local fashion industry to help us understand the true meaning of circularity.

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On Style and Sustainability

We ask three leaders from the local fashion industry to help us understand the true meaning of circularity.

Philippine rowing is finally on the come up, thanks to a passionate community who are steering the sport in the right direction.

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Across Still Waters

Philippine rowing is finally on the come up, thanks to a passionate community who are steering the sport in the right direction.

What sets one gallery apart from the others? As creative agency and gallery Tarzeer Pictures launches its sophomore exhibition—we set out to find out.

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30 Mins. With Tarzeer Pictures

What sets one gallery apart from the others? As creative agency and gallery Tarzeer Pictures launches its sophomore exhibition—we set out to find out.

As dining spaces changed, the chefs and cooks of Tahanan Village stayed close to home to serve food to the neighborhood.

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The Village Chefs

As dining spaces changed, the chefs and cooks of Tahanan Village stayed close to home to serve food to the neighborhood.

The hello’s and how-are-you’s: we check in with our partners to see what they’ve been up to.

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Catching Up With Old Friends

The hello’s and how-are-you’s: we check in with our partners to see what they’ve been up to.

The life of a chef isn’t easy. Conversations with some of the Philippines’ best have us more convinced that these are the people who take their work home with them.

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Portraits of a Chef

The life of a chef isn’t easy. Conversations with some of the Philippines’ best have us more convinced that these are the people who take their work home with them.

Artist Leeroy New and urban planner Julia Nebrija talk about their newest collaboration, the ongoing fight for public spaces, and the growing importance of public art.

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Art Meets Urban Development with Leeroy New & Julia Nebrija

Artist Leeroy New and urban planner Julia Nebrija talk about their newest collaboration, the ongoing fight for public spaces, and the growing importance of public art.

Carlo Huerta Echegaray, head chef of Samba at Shangri-La at the Fort, shares his experience as a Peruvian chef in the Philippines and what it means to connect our cultures through food.

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Peruvian Cuisine and the Filipino Palate with Chef Carlo Echegaray

Carlo Huerta Echegaray, head chef of Samba at Shangri-La at the Fort, shares his experience as a Peruvian chef in the Philippines and what it means to connect our cultures through food.

A walking tour of Manila reminds us of the true beauty of the country’s neglected capital.

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Manila in 9000 Steps

A walking tour of Manila reminds us of the true beauty of the country’s neglected capital.

Metro Manila Pride is many things, made up of many faces.

Photo Essay

The Faces of Pride

Metro Manila Pride is many things, made up of many faces.

The Filipinos’ still-evolving health traditions is unveiled in Quiapo, where the practical mixes with the esoteric, the mundane with the mystical, and the cultural with the scientific.

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Spiritual Sustenance

The Filipinos’ still-evolving health traditions is unveiled in Quiapo, where the practical mixes with the esoteric, the mundane with the mystical, and the cultural with the scientific.

Barangay Poblacion, the red light district of the Makati CBD, has been reborn as the city’s most interesting neighborhood.

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Poblacion Reinvention

Barangay Poblacion, the red light district of the Makati CBD, has been reborn as the city’s most interesting neighborhood.

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Making Sense of Divisoria

Photographing Indigenous Landscapes with Jacob Maentz

An Appetite for Manila

Behind the Scenes of Fotomoto 22: Home with Stephanie Frondoso

GRID’s Travel Essentials for Fieldwork

The Kids Are Online

When the Crowds Fade

Our Year in Stories

Keeping the Light On

Urban Eden

Where Dance And Film Collide

The Magical Properties of Taho

The End of the Night Out

Can we make community pantries sustainable?

Time Beaters

Meet The Man Behind Gising Gising PH

Stories From the Rink

The Women We Want You to Read About

Teaching Girls to Code with Isabel Sieh

Remembering EDSA Revolution with Dr. Ricardo Jose

On Style and Sustainability

Across Still Waters

30 Mins. With Tarzeer Pictures

The Village Chefs

Catching Up With Old Friends

Portraits of a Chef

Art Meets Urban Development with Leeroy New & Julia Nebrija

Peruvian Cuisine and the Filipino Palate with Chef Carlo Echegaray

Manila in 9000 Steps

The Faces of Pride

Spiritual Sustenance

Poblacion Reinvention

The Outliers

The Saint Sculptor

At the Mountain’s Underbelly