Young Voices Speak

What matters to the young Filipinos today?
What are their take on the issues that affect not only our country but the whole world as well?
We invite the students, the young urban professionals, the next generation to share with us their thoughts, feelings and opinions.

Cool and fun corporate attire for the ladies

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 18) – Having a career always comes with great responsibilities, sleepless nights, overtime work, hardcore activities and a lot of deadlines that might have burned all of your eyebrow hair into ashes. Yes, you might complete and successfully comply with every tasks that you have however, focusing too much on your work will eventually make you feel unhappy and stressful. But since one of your major investments in your career is your […]

“Walang Take Two” – a film about film-making

  QUEZON City, Philippines (September 16) – There are many aspiring filmmakers out there, ready to sacrifice their time and money to capture the perfect moment and re-create the tantamount scene. “Walang Take Two”  follows the life of one such aspiring filmmaker. Warning! You will be spoiled! “Walang Take Two” is about a young man, Hapi, who decided that he wants to be a filmmaker and create an indie film. Hapi falls for Cherry who works […]

How to make corporate attire cool and fun for guys

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 16) – Most dread the idea of corporate attire, finding it confining, stifling, boring, stodgy, conservative, dull… as you can see, I don’t like the idea of corporate attire as well. But we are adults now, or at least young adult professionals. So, we must follow the corporate attire dress code. But don’t worry, wearing corporate attire can be fun and cool! Tired of the traditional black, gray or dark blue. […]

Privatization of public markets: A plunder scheme or a benchmark for improvement?

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 16) – The public market; a place where people can find jobs, low-priced products, and even temporary shelter, has been one of the most common sources of income for the poor through the years. Vendors, whether illegal or not, are free to sell their goods within the premises to earn for a living. But what will happen if the government privatize these markets and place it in the hands of a management […]

One Vote Counts

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 16) – Is it going to be just another false hope or is it finally the era of change we longed for? The national election is approaching. Candidates are busy building their names and sugar coating everything to fit in their targeted position. They are luring the Filipinos with all their good words and their promises. “Mga pangakong napapako” it’s the image of politicians in our country and they cannot run […]

The “pabebe” phenomenon

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 9) – Nowadays, it’s so easy to influence people! Any video uploaded in the social media has the potential of becoming the next viral phenomenon – and like its namesake, can infect thousands! Recently, the “pabebe” phenomenon has captured the nation’s zeitgeist, inspiring a lot of copycats as well as generating lots and lots of criticism. The netizens are divided about the pabebe – is it good or bad? We will […]

A swear to break

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 11) –  Admit it, we all sometimes just want to burst out! We want the world to know what and how we feel at the moment but there are no exact words that can describe whatever we are feeling when we are so overwhelmed with our emotions, that is why we resort to uttering words that we sometimes unintentionally and intentionally do. But if you’re going to ask “why is it so […]

The lion and the eagle

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 11) – For a country that has been largely left to its own fate, the sudden spike in international interest in Zimbabwe did not come from the high unemployment figures, the food shortages, the state persecution of vendors, the lack of medicines, the lack of cash – but from a lion named “Cecil” by conservationists. Here are some quick facts about Cecil the Lion: A major tourist attraction in Hwange National Park […]

Faith against faith in Syria

QUEZON City (September 11) – Syria’s civil war is an ongoing armed conflict and is said to be the worst humanitarian disaster of our time. The civil war in Syria started in 2011 because of the massive anti-government opposition demonstrations against the Ba’athist government of Bashar al-Assad and eventually escalated into a full-scale conflict. The civil war has left hundreds and thousands of casualties, with many more wounded. The plight of the citizens of Syria has […]

Concert etiquette: The do’s and dont’s of seeing your fave band in a live performance

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 10) –  Imagine your in a concert, your favorite band performing live! You are jamming really hard with the music, waving your arms wildly, without a care. Generally, this is alright but you may not be aware that you are already ruining the concert experience of the other audience. Awkward, right? Here’s a helpful guide of proper concert etiquette so that you can keep yourself from getting kicked out! Lindsey Holder and […]

Media for genuineness and truthfulness

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 10) – Aside from credibility and a well-known name for news, one of the things that media companies have to consider in order to be successful in the media industry is their ethical standards. Anyone of us can make news but not all of us can make it worthy of public consumption. A media practitioner must learn how to handle every single thing that they encounter and must give their full honesty […]

Know what you ought to know about rights.

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 10) – “Ikaw ay may karapatang manahimik. Ang iyong mga sasabihin ay maaaring gamitin bilang patunay laban sa iyo sa korte. Ikaw ay may karapatang kumuha ng isang abogado. Kung ikaw ay hindi makakuha ng abogado ay ang korte ang magtatakda para sa iyo.” “You have the rights to remain silent. The things you will say may be used as evidence against you in court. You have the right to obtain a […]