Kapampangan artist shares with us memories and ideals of her youth through soothing music. Gabrielle Galapia a.k.a. Jiji has been making music since she was in primary school. At age 15, she released her first EP called Totoo which contains songs about love, religion, and her personal struggles. The now-20-year-old artist from Magalang town came …
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Shantay, you slay! Drag artistry emerges in Pampanga
Words and photos by Gerald Gloton. “Lip Syncing is something reserved for the primetime girls,” I remember my mentor said when I was starting out. However, as drag is becoming more mainstream–most notably after the launch of Drag Race Philippines, more and more people are welcoming the idea of provincial drag queens taking up space …
Pampanga’s Mt. Lewis is ready to make more music under Ely Buendia’s label
Since its formation in 2017, Pampanga’s homegrown band Mt. Lewis has been conquering greater heights with their creativity and exceptional talents. And just this October 12, the five-piece act signed a deal with Offshore Music—a label founded and led by OPM icon Ely Buendia. Mt. Lewis is composed of Lewis Tiongco on lead guitars and …
Post-apocalyptic Pampanga and the man behind the “abandoned” works
An artist from Macabebe town was inspired by zombies and apocalyptic movies so he recreated his hometown. If you’re a fan of zombie flicks and post-apocalyptic series like The Walking Dead and Alice in Borderland, or a gamer who plays The Last of Us, you probably have thought about what the apocalypse is like in …
Kapampangan photographer captures an amazing photo of the JASA lanterns
It’s always a sight to see. The stretch of Jose Abad Santos Avenue (JASA) in San Fernando, Pampanga illuminated by colorful lanterns signals the start of the most wonderful time of the year– Christmas. This is what exactly Dino Latoga, a photographer who hails from the city dubbed as the Christmas Capital of the Philippines, …
Young Kitchen: Word on Paya Street
About 10 seconds into Don Ramon Village in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, if you look to the left, you’d see a green building and a small café that is easily one of Pampanga’s newest go-to coffee places. But more than that, it’s a safe space that makes patrons feel like they are a …
From ER to podium: driver wins race after a nasty crash at the Vios Cup 2022
Just like the protagonists in many movies, Kapampangan racer Jiro Garbes literally took the blow first before earning a top spot at the Vios Cup 2022 in Clark. A champion in the Promotional Class in 2021, 21-year-old Jiro Garbes has advanced to the Sporting Class of the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup this year. …
Father and son gear up for this year’s Vios Cup
Ordinarily, dads would tell their kids to drive slowly. But this is not the case for father and son, Darrell and Jiro Garbes– at least while on the race track. A seasoned racer, the elder Garbes and his 22-year-old son Jiro are suiting up for this year’s Vios Cup at the Clark International Speedway on …
Make your type: a guide to mechanical keyboard modding
Working or studying from home has allowed us to discover various interests: food, tv series, plants, home improvements, and having a nice desk among others. Of course, we practically did everything from our home with our desktops or laptops for the past two years– and having a good workstation is nothing but necessary. For some, …
Young Kitchen: The Tiger and His Lair, Casa Tigre
You know, you’d think it’s easy writing about something you like. As it turns out, you have to deal with a weeks-long slump, delaying the writeup, waiting for inspiration to come to you. It doesn’t. So you sit there in front of your laptop writing this exact paragraph that you probably won’t edit out later. …