The Real Reason Your Officemate Won’t Shut Up About Pickleball
Ask a working adult in Manila what they do after 6pm and the answer used to be simple. Traffic, dinner, maybe a show, sleep. Somewhere in the last two years that answer changed. Now it might be a 7am run before the office, a Saturday morning at the…
10 Best Coffee Shops Around Metro Manila
Metro Manila’s coffee scene is not one thing. It is a roastery in Quezon City, a glasshouse in Taguig, a pottery studio in the middle of a caffeine run. Here are ten spots that show the range, from a world-ranked roaster to a garden café worth the…
Netflix Is Bringing Magazines To Your Screen
Netflix has signed agreements with Penske Media, BuzzFeed Studios, Conde Nast, Hearst Magazines and People Inc. The deal covers news, lifestyle, celebrity and how to video programming, pulled from some of the most recognizable names in publishing: Vanity…
Top 10 Best Cities to Travel in the Philippines
The Philippines is full of cities that feel like different kinds of escapes. Some are built for food, some for heritage, some for nature, and some for fast-moving city energy. This list brings together ten places that give travelers a reason to slow…
The Philippines Now Has a Michelin Map
On October 30, 2025, the Michelin Guide named its first restaurants in the Philippines at a ceremony inside the Manila Marriott Hotel. Helm, chef Josh Boutwood’s Ayala Triangle Gardens restaurant, took the country’s only two star rating, for…
Siargao’s Double Life
The Wave That Built the Reputation Cloud 9 is a world class surf break, the reason Siargao shows up on surfer bucket lists everywhere. The island is famous for its surf breaks, its beach clubs, nightlife, cafes, yoga, and reliable wifi, which has started…
The Philippines Moved Up a Class. Your Income Might Not Have.
The Philippines is now officially an upper-middle income country, according to the World Bank. The country’s gross national income per capita reached $4,850, clearing the $4,636 threshold for the category. The reclassification ends a 39-year run as…
A New Stop On The Map: NMP-Baler Opens Its Doors
Baler now has a National Museum of its own. The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) opened its newest regional component museum in Baler, Aurora, with an official inauguration on June 30. The Department of Tourism (DOT) congratulated the NMP for the…
Meet the Newest Forbes 30 Under 30: The Class of 2026
Every year, Forbes publishes a list that stops people mid-scroll. Not because it is a ranking, but because it is a signal. Proof that the next generation is not waiting for permission What Is the Forbes 30 Under 30? The Forbes 30 Under 30 is an annual…
Most People Build Their Work Backwards. Dhar Mann Didn’t.
Most creators, most businesses, most career people follow the same sequence: build something, release it, then find out what the world thinks. The gap between making and feedback can be months. Sometimes years. By the time you know if it worked, you have…