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Re-thinking Translations

Writer Karessa Ramos ponders whether translation is really a good idea. Or is it just…

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A Faded Summer Solstice

Poet Karessa Malaya pens a heartbreaking parting of ways with a lover some summers ago.…

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Column: One with the gays

They have been present in my life since the time I could recall watching Roderick…

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How to avoid financial scams

Are you vulnerable to scams? And how do we avoid financial scams? Financial expert Sharon…

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Kenya travel: More than just safari

Discover Kenya’s Maasai Mara and four of its off-the-beaten path from the travel recommendations of…

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Column: Walang kupas

A former beauty pageant contender herself, TFEM columnist MZ Akil breaks down the nitty-gritty of…

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New beginnings don’t start in New Year

On the last day of 2022, I hauled the whole family to the bookstore at…

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Column: Perks of traveling

At an airport security control on the way to visiting family in Dubai, MZ Akil…

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Column: Home in an aisle (a trip to the Asian store)

For writer Karessa Ramos, a shopping trip to an Asian grocery or a Filipino sari…

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Column: Ulila sa Wika

Poet and writer Karessa Ramos examines our longing for speaking and hearing our mother-tongue while…