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From athletes overcoming summits and seas to conservationists guarding our national heritage, here are the modern odysseys of Filipinos approaching the limits of what is possible.
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The Outliers

From athletes overcoming summits and seas to conservationists guarding our national heritage, here are the modern odysseys of Filipinos approaching the limits of what is possible.

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The craft that produces religious statues all over the world begins in a modest workshop in the town of Paete.
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The Saint Sculptor

The craft that produces religious statues all over the world begins in a modest workshop in the town of Paete.

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Biologist Klaus Stiefel goes deep into Mabinay, the Caving Capital of the Philippines, to explore the dynamics between the creatures of the night and the subterranean.
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At the Mountain’s Underbelly

Biologist Klaus Stiefel goes deep into Mabinay, the Caving Capital of the Philippines, to explore the dynamics between the creatures of the night and the subterranean.

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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.

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On the rice terraces of Pasil, the tradition of earthenware pottery is kept alive by women, passed down from mothers to their daughters for generations.
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Made of the Earth

On the rice terraces of Pasil, the tradition of earthenware pottery is kept alive by women, passed down from mothers to their daughters for generations.

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The Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas has collected over thirty custom wooden puppets in the span of three family generations. Under the steady hands of a puppeteering family, the wooden dolls bring Asian folklore to life.
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Through Wooden Eyes

The Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas has collected over thirty custom wooden puppets in the span of three family generations. Under the steady hands of a puppeteering family, the wooden dolls bring Asian folklore to life.

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Where does one begin to restore a forest? For Lolo Toto Malvar, you start by planting in the hearts of people.
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Before the First Seeds are Planted

Where does one begin to restore a forest? For Lolo Toto Malvar, you start by planting in the hearts of people.

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Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea, Borongan is spoiled for choice when it comes to their food. Dive into the seaside sweets and salty treats of the city.
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The Surf City Diet

Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea, Borongan is spoiled for choice when it comes to their food. Dive into the seaside sweets and salty treats of the city.

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Photography can be a solitary practice. In a conversation with Fotomoto’s Gio Panlilio, Team GRID traces how his journey led him to create platforms for the wider community.
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Building a photographers' community with Gio Panlilio

Photography can be a solitary practice. In a conversation with Fotomoto’s Gio Panlilio, Team GRID traces how his journey led him to create platforms for the wider community.

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Manila's glory days may be a distant memory but it doesn't mean that the city is bereft of splendor. Concerted efforts by its dedicated residents ensure that Manila’s colorful history isn’t forgotten.
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From Past to Present

Manila's glory days may be a distant memory but it doesn't mean that the city is bereft of splendor. Concerted efforts by its dedicated residents ensure that Manila’s colorful history isn’t forgotten.

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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.

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Where do you go to get a good cup of coffee? Ditch the mall and those ubiquitous coffee shop chains. Instead, try these charming neighborhood cafés dotting Manila.
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The Neighborhood Brew

Where do you go to get a good cup of coffee? Ditch the mall and those ubiquitous coffee shop chains. Instead, try these charming neighborhood cafés dotting Manila.

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After a storied past, the San Sebastian Basilica is given another lease on life, revived by the interplay of heritage conservation and community-driven tourism.‍
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A Basilica Named Baste

After a storied past, the San Sebastian Basilica is given another lease on life, revived by the interplay of heritage conservation and community-driven tourism.‍

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Dr. Angel Alcala has always been a scientist for the people. To celebrate his life and his memory, one of his closest colleagues, Dr. Rene Abesamis, pens a tribute to the boy who grew up in Cauayan.
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A Tribute to the Boy from Cauayan

Dr. Angel Alcala has always been a scientist for the people. To celebrate his life and his memory, one of his closest colleagues, Dr. Rene Abesamis, pens a tribute to the boy who grew up in Cauayan.

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The Padul-Ong Festival in Borongan, Eastern Samar is both a celebration of the Our Lady of the Nativity and an act of collective mythmaking.
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A Tale of Faith and Fable

The Padul-Ong Festival in Borongan, Eastern Samar is both a celebration of the Our Lady of the Nativity and an act of collective mythmaking.

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In the city of Valenzuela, an industrial hub redraws the lines between spaces for cars, bicycles, and pedestrians.
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Streets Are For People

In the city of Valenzuela, an industrial hub redraws the lines between spaces for cars, bicycles, and pedestrians.

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Photojournalism is a deceptively simple form of photography. Fotomoto 22: Home's Jes Aznar and Veejay Villafranca talk about their journey in a discipline that balances the beauty and reality of life.
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Taking the right shot with Jes Aznar and Veejay Villafranca

Photojournalism is a deceptively simple form of photography. Fotomoto 22: Home's Jes Aznar and Veejay Villafranca talk about their journey in a discipline that balances the beauty and reality of life.

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Ask Chef Alvin Cailan how his Tagalog is and he’ll quip, “Mas magaling pag lasing!” Last December, GRID sat down with him here in Manila to talk about how great food is here at home and how Fil-Am chefs abroad are taking our cuisine to new heights
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Drinks with the Egg Slut: Chef Alvin Cailan

Ask Chef Alvin Cailan how his Tagalog is and he’ll quip, “Mas magaling pag lasing!” Last December, GRID sat down with him here in Manila to talk about how great food is here at home and how Fil-Am chefs abroad are taking our cuisine to new heights

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This is the decades-long story of how the Filipino divers who made Tubbataha famous–at the cost of unsustainable fishing nearly destroying the reef–helped establish one of the most successful marine parks in the Philippines.
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Dark Mountain, Part I: A Ship Appears

This is the decades-long story of how the Filipino divers who made Tubbataha famous–at the cost of unsustainable fishing nearly destroying the reef–helped establish one of the most successful marine parks in the Philippines.

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Inseparable from the coordinated effort to protect Tubbataha is the quest to understand it. To scientists from around the world, the faraway atoll presents a bottomless mystery, offering answers that lead only to more questions.‍
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Dark Mountain, Part II: A Fathomless Frontier

Inseparable from the coordinated effort to protect Tubbataha is the quest to understand it. To scientists from around the world, the faraway atoll presents a bottomless mystery, offering answers that lead only to more questions.‍

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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.

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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.

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​​Borongan is on the cusp of reinventing its sleepy town into a Visayas surfing capital. Learning from the cautionary tales of its predecessors, the city is masterplanning its transformation by sports tourism.
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​​On the Crest of a Wave

​​Borongan is on the cusp of reinventing its sleepy town into a Visayas surfing capital. Learning from the cautionary tales of its predecessors, the city is masterplanning its transformation by sports tourism.

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Writer Sandie Gillis respectfully paints a picture of life in Lake Sebu, from half a world away.
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Capturing Indigenous Culture with Sandie Oreta Gillis

Writer Sandie Gillis respectfully paints a picture of life in Lake Sebu, from half a world away.

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What makes for a gastronomic epicenter is also home to an unlikely mango farm: in San Roque, Pampanga, the Mama Sita Foundation has cultivated mangoes on par with the mango capitals.
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Hearts of Gold

What makes for a gastronomic epicenter is also home to an unlikely mango farm: in San Roque, Pampanga, the Mama Sita Foundation has cultivated mangoes on par with the mango capitals.

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Agu Paiso heads back to Nueva Ecija to conquer the first race of the Gravel World Series—and learns that there are more layers to this event than meets the eye.
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Racers and Layers

Agu Paiso heads back to Nueva Ecija to conquer the first race of the Gravel World Series—and learns that there are more layers to this event than meets the eye.

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The world's first Gravel World Series kicked off in Nueva Ecija in April 2022. Agu Paiso recons the race route in Bongabon and rediscovers the thrill of a gravel race.
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Will Travel for Gravel

The world's first Gravel World Series kicked off in Nueva Ecija in April 2022. Agu Paiso recons the race route in Bongabon and rediscovers the thrill of a gravel race.

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With only a few days until the elections, GRID takes a closer look at what this year’s senatorial candidates are saying on travel-related issues.
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What Plans Do This Year's Senatorial Bets Have For Travel?

With only a few days until the elections, GRID takes a closer look at what this year’s senatorial candidates are saying on travel-related issues.

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What has unmade the island of Siargao will ultimately remake it.
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On Paradise

What has unmade the island of Siargao will ultimately remake it.

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After two years of closed borders, the world is finally gearing up to move again. But what has changed in the way we travel, and is any of it for the best?
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Annotations on Travel

After two years of closed borders, the world is finally gearing up to move again. But what has changed in the way we travel, and is any of it for the best?

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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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Whale shark tourism has uplifted the lives of the locals in Oslob, who keep a close relationship with these gentle giants. But where do we draw the line between tourism and conservation?
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Where The Whale Sharks Remain

Whale shark tourism has uplifted the lives of the locals in Oslob, who keep a close relationship with these gentle giants. But where do we draw the line between tourism and conservation?

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Each year, tourists flock to the town of Donsol to swim with the whale sharks. But what happens when spotting these creatures becomes a game of chance?
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The Town that Counts Whale Sharks

Each year, tourists flock to the town of Donsol to swim with the whale sharks. But what happens when spotting these creatures becomes a game of chance?

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Amid a growing ecological crisis, Coron finds its path to climate resilience by working with the first stewards of the land.
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The Future is Indigenous

Amid a growing ecological crisis, Coron finds its path to climate resilience by working with the first stewards of the land.

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For Frankfurt Book Fair 2021, we've got stories on crime, climate, indigenous textiles, and Philippine cuisine.
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What’s on our reading list? — Myth, Magic, Cities

For Frankfurt Book Fair 2021, we've got stories on crime, climate, indigenous textiles, and Philippine cuisine.

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The story of Culion: its past, its present, and the people bringing it into the future.
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The Lazarus Effect

The story of Culion: its past, its present, and the people bringing it into the future.

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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.

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At Bahay Kalipay, people come to meditate, to heal intuitively, and to save the planet through good vibes.
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It Takes a Village

At Bahay Kalipay, people come to meditate, to heal intuitively, and to save the planet through good vibes.

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What does one need to prepare for a historic expedition, apart from men, weaponry, and big ships? Fruits and vegetables.
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The Battle of Mactan Was A Food War

What does one need to prepare for a historic expedition, apart from men, weaponry, and big ships? Fruits and vegetables.

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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.

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A map to guide you across the country’s supernatural peaks.
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Mystic Mountains

A map to guide you across the country’s supernatural peaks.

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Renowned designer Patis Tesoro speaks to us about the artist life, and how it’s led her out of the metro.
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Patis Tesoro On Carving A Life Outside The City

Renowned designer Patis Tesoro speaks to us about the artist life, and how it’s led her out of the metro.

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Pinoy Pop is an emerging music genre that excites audiences with unique sounds and explosive performances. But can it be counted among the waves of K-Pop’s influence, or does it belong in the roster of OPM?
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My Girlfriend Keeps Talking About P-Pop

Pinoy Pop is an emerging music genre that excites audiences with unique sounds and explosive performances. But can it be counted among the waves of K-Pop’s influence, or does it belong in the roster of OPM?

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Uncovering the past is risky business, but it’s the only way to learn from those who came before us. Writer Claudine Lanzona joins an excavation in Quezon Province to observe how archaeology deepens a community’s sense of place.
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The Bone Collectors

Uncovering the past is risky business, but it’s the only way to learn from those who came before us. Writer Claudine Lanzona joins an excavation in Quezon Province to observe how archaeology deepens a community’s sense of place.

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What kind of future do you envision for the Philippines? We ask six young Filipino leaders about their dreams for the nation, and the steps needed to get there.
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Six Filipino Youth Leaders On The Nation We Deserve

What kind of future do you envision for the Philippines? We ask six young Filipino leaders about their dreams for the nation, and the steps needed to get there.

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Charisse Aquino Tugade goes with ANTHILL Fabric Gallery to see their work—and the lives they touched—in one of their partner communities in Abra.
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The Way of the Weave

Charisse Aquino Tugade goes with ANTHILL Fabric Gallery to see their work—and the lives they touched—in one of their partner communities in Abra.

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Writer Karla Quimsing reminisces on the Iloilo of her memories, and describes the Iloilo of today in three vignettes that come together to create an image of her hometown.
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This Must Be the Place

Writer Karla Quimsing reminisces on the Iloilo of her memories, and describes the Iloilo of today in three vignettes that come together to create an image of her hometown.

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Our resident sports fan makes a toast to the journeys of Hidilyn Diaz, Margielyn Didal, and Nesthy Petecio—and a plea for supporting Filipino athletes year-round.
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The Weight of Gold

Our resident sports fan makes a toast to the journeys of Hidilyn Diaz, Margielyn Didal, and Nesthy Petecio—and a plea for supporting Filipino athletes year-round.

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Some dishes just taste like home. Unearthing a family recipe for pancit molo has writer Denise Gonsalves thinking about her hometown in Iloilo.
Hometown Stories

My Grandfather’s Molo Soup

Some dishes just taste like home. Unearthing a family recipe for pancit molo has writer Denise Gonsalves thinking about her hometown in Iloilo.

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Dave de Vera has been working with indigenous communities for over 30 years; and he vividly remembers his role in the landmark legal victory that gave the Tagbanwa of Coron their home back, from ridge to reef.
Hometown Stories

Where the Water is Home

Dave de Vera has been working with indigenous communities for over 30 years; and he vividly remembers his role in the landmark legal victory that gave the Tagbanwa of Coron their home back, from ridge to reef.

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Baguio City was the first in the country to reopen its doors to travelers. Months later, the locals still lean on each other for support, as they never know how long those doors will stay open.
Hometown Stories

Over the Hills and Far Away

Baguio City was the first in the country to reopen its doors to travelers. Months later, the locals still lean on each other for support, as they never know how long those doors will stay open.

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Nine years since they first made the big move away from the city, we talk to Kiddo and Amy Cosio about what keeps them in La Union after all this time.
Hometown Stories

The Family That Never Left Surftown

Nine years since they first made the big move away from the city, we talk to Kiddo and Amy Cosio about what keeps them in La Union after all this time.

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From the Buddhist temples of Cebu to a protected island in Negros, Dave Albao has gone all sorts of places in search of meaning.
Hometown Stories

Nature's Path is Winding

From the Buddhist temples of Cebu to a protected island in Negros, Dave Albao has gone all sorts of places in search of meaning.

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On the eastern side of Oriental Mindoro sits Pola: a small, coastal town full of ancestral homes that no one's paid attention to—except the residents who want to keep the town alive.
Hometown Stories

The Houses They Left Behind

On the eastern side of Oriental Mindoro sits Pola: a small, coastal town full of ancestral homes that no one's paid attention to—except the residents who want to keep the town alive.

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After spending years of hopping from one home to another, writer Val Vestil finds himself back in Cagayan de Oro, the city of his childhood.
Hometown Stories

City of Treasure

After spending years of hopping from one home to another, writer Val Vestil finds himself back in Cagayan de Oro, the city of his childhood.

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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?

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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?

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Nonprofit organization Balyena has spent nearly a decade pursuing humpback whales across the Babuyan Islands, and return to the human communities that call these islands home.
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Sing For the Moment

Nonprofit organization Balyena has spent nearly a decade pursuing humpback whales across the Babuyan Islands, and return to the human communities that call these islands home.

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Can a tough bike tour around Palawan put a dent in our resident cyclist's love for his favorite pastime?
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When There's A Wheel, There's A Way

Can a tough bike tour around Palawan put a dent in our resident cyclist's love for his favorite pastime?

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The filmmaker tells us why we need to share more stories like that of the Bontok.
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Behind the Scenes of “Walang Rape sa Bontok” with Director Lester Valle

The filmmaker tells us why we need to share more stories like that of the Bontok.

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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.

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Negros is an island shaped—literally and figuratively—by sugar, one of the country’s most economically, historically, and culturally significant crops.
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Sugarland Calling

Negros is an island shaped—literally and figuratively—by sugar, one of the country’s most economically, historically, and culturally significant crops.

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Catching fish had always come easy in Bantayan Island, once hailed the Fishing Capital of the Visayas. Until one day, it wasn’t.
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In the Wake of the Storm

Catching fish had always come easy in Bantayan Island, once hailed the Fishing Capital of the Visayas. Until one day, it wasn’t.

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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.

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A photographer returns home to Sulu after 13 years, and rediscovers the heritage of his people through food.
Photo Essay

Home Is a Bowl of Warm Soup

A photographer returns home to Sulu after 13 years, and rediscovers the heritage of his people through food.

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Why aren’t there enough stories about the environment being published? One environmental reporter is taking his training and bringing it to young Filipinos.
Interview

Val Vestil on Writing Environmental Stories

Why aren’t there enough stories about the environment being published? One environmental reporter is taking his training and bringing it to young Filipinos.

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Fishermen, scientists, and environmental activists have been at work for decades in imaginary constructs called marine protected areas. This grand experiment started in Apo Island, through the work of one scientist, nearly 40 years ago.
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Turning the Tide

Fishermen, scientists, and environmental activists have been at work for decades in imaginary constructs called marine protected areas. This grand experiment started in Apo Island, through the work of one scientist, nearly 40 years ago.

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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?

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

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.

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Blackwater diving offers a glimpse of the world beneath the surface.
Photo Essay

Into the World of Blackwater Diving

Blackwater diving offers a glimpse of the world beneath the surface.

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Netflix’s Seaspiracy wants the world to stop eating fish in the name of sustainability. But would that really help?
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Why Conspiracies Won’t Save Our Oceans

Netflix’s Seaspiracy wants the world to stop eating fish in the name of sustainability. But would that really help?

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

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.

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Films are more than just a means of escape. Legendary screenwriter Ricky Lee shares his thoughts on the intersection of storytelling, film, and Filipino heritage.
Interview

Philippine Cinema Through the Eyes of Ricky Lee

Films are more than just a means of escape. Legendary screenwriter Ricky Lee shares his thoughts on the intersection of storytelling, film, and Filipino heritage.

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The Litas break motorbike stereotypes and show us how they ride.
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Meet The Litas

The Litas break motorbike stereotypes and show us how they ride.

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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.

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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.
Interview

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.

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

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.

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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.

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Pitbulls are much more than what they're made out to be. CARA Welfare’s Pat Gayod takes us through the mysterious Laguna Pitbull Sanctuary.
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The Laguna Pitbull Sanctuary with Pat Gayod

Pitbulls are much more than what they're made out to be. CARA Welfare’s Pat Gayod takes us through the mysterious Laguna Pitbull Sanctuary.

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This is our 2020 reading list, featuring the people and places we can’t wait to see again, after a year indoors.
Editor's Pick

Our Year Without Travel

This is our 2020 reading list, featuring the people and places we can’t wait to see again, after a year indoors.

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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.

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Just a couple hours away from Metro Manila, the dive hotspot of Anilao is ready to welcome visitors.
Editor's Pick

Back to Anilao, Part II

Just a couple hours away from Metro Manila, the dive hotspot of Anilao is ready to welcome visitors.

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While on the road to Anilao, we take a detour through Tagaytay and Taal for GRID’s first trip out after the pandemic. But do we still remember how to travel?
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Back to Anilao, Part I

While on the road to Anilao, we take a detour through Tagaytay and Taal for GRID’s first trip out after the pandemic. But do we still remember how to travel?

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As the tourism industry restarts, it's impossible not to turn to El Nido. What does the future of travel look like for the world’s best island? 
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Back to El Nido

As the tourism industry restarts, it's impossible not to turn to El Nido. What does the future of travel look like for the world’s best island? 

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The beautiful shores of Boracay are, once again, open to travelers. But the locals say the road to recovery will need more than a tourism boost.
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Back to Boracay

The beautiful shores of Boracay are, once again, open to travelers. But the locals say the road to recovery will need more than a tourism boost.

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From the supernatural to the extraordinarily bad, anything can happen on assignment.
Editor's Pick

Horror Stories from the Field

From the supernatural to the extraordinarily bad, anything can happen on assignment.

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In memory of the best tapsilog and coffee he’s ever had, Miguel Nacianceno convinces his friends to join him on a bike ride to remember.
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Will Ride For Food

In memory of the best tapsilog and coffee he’s ever had, Miguel Nacianceno convinces his friends to join him on a bike ride to remember.

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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.

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Welcome to Coron Island, the ancestral domain of the Tagbanua, and where photographer Terence Angsioco made his escape from Metro Manila.
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Escape to Paradise

Welcome to Coron Island, the ancestral domain of the Tagbanua, and where photographer Terence Angsioco made his escape from Metro Manila.

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Filipino Sign Language has existed for hundreds of years. Now, thanks to the local Deaf community, it's finally being recognized.
Interview

Filipino Sign Language With Bayani Generoso

Filipino Sign Language has existed for hundreds of years. Now, thanks to the local Deaf community, it's finally being recognized.

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Books, essays, and critiques about our national heroes, curated and recommended by Filipino historians.
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Philippine Heroes 101: Recommended Reads

Books, essays, and critiques about our national heroes, curated and recommended by Filipino historians.

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Miguel Luis, creator of the conversation game So Cards, writes about the power of a good question.
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Talk Travels

Miguel Luis, creator of the conversation game So Cards, writes about the power of a good question.

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On National Heroes Day, we take a closer look at those we call heroes and why, with the help of Filipino historians.
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6 Filipino Historians Talk National Heroes

On National Heroes Day, we take a closer look at those we call heroes and why, with the help of Filipino historians.

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Shark populations around the world are facing rapid rates of decline. What could that mean for us? Scientist and LAMAVE Project Lead Ariana Agustines talks about local shark conservation, and what travelers can do to help.
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Saving Sharks with Ariana Agustines

Shark populations around the world are facing rapid rates of decline. What could that mean for us? Scientist and LAMAVE Project Lead Ariana Agustines talks about local shark conservation, and what travelers can do to help.

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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.

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We talk to photojournalist Martin San Diego about his experience working in the Bangsamoro region, and what he’s learned from the new generation of Moro youth finding their place in the world.
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Images From Bangsamoro with Martin San Diego

We talk to photojournalist Martin San Diego about his experience working in the Bangsamoro region, and what he’s learned from the new generation of Moro youth finding their place in the world.

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Filipino astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts are leading the way for space education in the Philippines. Away from the blinding lights of the city, they also find peace in the night sky.
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The Traveling Astronomers

Filipino astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts are leading the way for space education in the Philippines. Away from the blinding lights of the city, they also find peace in the night sky.

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