Tag: lockdown

The pandemic lockdown has taken a toll on all of us in various aspects of our lives, and for some, it's physical. Gabbi Garcia shed light on this issue in a recent tweet of hers calling out body shamers.The 22-year-old Kapuso actress

Maxene Magalona is a proud advocate of mental health awareness. She's never shied away from being transparent about her own diagnosis, and has always been generous with sharing her thoughts and feelings on social media. Just today, Maxene took to Instagram once more

Love, sweat, and gratitude—these core values drive Kristina Sy, CEO and Co-Founder of Electric Studio, to keep going despite the odds. Her business has grown into a community motivated by fitness goals not even the recent lockdown could hinder. As Kristina leads

We've been free to sport #workfromhomeOOTDs since the enhanced community quarantine was implemented, but there's still a special thrill to making the world your catwalk. If you were to ask people what they miss about going outside, we bet that "dressing up"

A few nights ago, I dreamt that I was taken to Atlantis, which was naturally safe from the virus. In the city center was a neon supermarket that was basically the Pac-Man grid: Grocery supplies were floating in mid-air, and I had

The SM Store can now deliver immediate home essentials right to your doorstep! In case you've found your household in need of essential hygiene products, snacks, clothes, and small appliances, The SM Store has got you covered. They just launched their SM Call to

Now that the ECQ has been extended, the supplies you've stocked in view of the previous lockdown lift date might not last. Don't want to risk going out anymore? Check out Rustan's home essentials— they have pledged to deliver your purchases right to

We all know that an incessant stream of pandemic news can tire you out. Forcing unrealistic expectations of productivity on yourself can be punishing, too. Thankfully, multi-hyphenate personality Jericho Rosales is making a case for a third space: Just poke fun at

For many, the quarantine has felt like a season of fifty consecutive Sundays. Without the reliable structure of school, the days are jelly—occasionally blessed with surges of creative fervor, but mostly just lacking grip. I’m no stranger to this feeling. From the ages

Amid the unprecedented outbreak, Princess Sofia of Sweden has stepped up. After completing an intensive training course, the 35-year-old royal was enlisted as a medical assistant at the Sophiahemmet Hospital, of which she is the honorary chair. An image of her in

The sudden disruption of daily routines may have been a jarring experience for children. With the lockdown eliminating their access to school, playgrounds, and friends' houses, toddlers might be feeling rattled and disoriented, for which they are not to blame. In order to

There’s no shame in wanting to bag an extra buck, especially now that we’re gearing up to transition to a “new normal” with as little adjustment shock as humanly possible.  Maybe over the quarantine you’ve found yourself really excited to start some

Semantics surrounding quarantine has caused a lot of confusion among the public. First, the government declared a lockdown on March 15, but wanted media to use the term "community quarantine." A few days later, it changed the rules and ordered a stricter

Life as we know it has been changed by the coronavirus pandemic. Though that may seem like an exaggeration, a new study says current practices—social distancing, specifically—need to last until 2022.Researchers at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health published the findings

We've caught wind of more good news for coffee aficionados! The local brand Commune is now delivering single origin coffee beans grown by local farmers in Mount Matutum, Mount Kitanglad, and Sagada, among others. The beans are a blend of arabica and robusta— perfect

People have started to bake during the quarantine either out of necessity, cravings, boredom, or all of the above. Surprisingly enough, people aren't just baking brownies or cookies, they're also baking loaves of bread, from the simple loaf and pandesal to the more

Originally from Kyoto, Japan, the coffee company %Arabica now delivers beans and ready-to-drink beverages! Fellow members of the coffee coven, you know the struggle of perfecting your home brew. Maybe you've tried the inescapable Dalgona trend, or the impressive, three-ingredient Kori Kohi. If you

Cainta mayor Kit Nieto is pulling in all the resources to help out his community in the time of pandemic — including the insides of his shoe racks.“Ang daming hindi nabigyan ng SAC form assistance sa atin,” he lamented on Facebook, “kasi

The COVID-19 crisis has thrown millions of lives off course, and there's no real way of knowing exactly what the world order will look like once this pandemic eventually recedes. Those of us who are able to work from home realize that our situation

One of my mentors in college just had his first child. The image of the baby lit up my Facebook feed, like an oasis of redemption amidst hordes of anxiety-inducing COVID-19 news. After all, babies are referred to as “bundles of joy”