Chia Amisola: A digital artist and Filipino at heart

As a young innovator, Amisola was recently cited in the Forbes 30 under 30 list for creating and organizing Developh Source: blog.doomroomfund.com  As an internet and ambient artist, Chia Amisola is distinctly Filipino as she carved her niche online. As a young innovator, Amisola was recently cited in the Forbes “30 …

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Behind-the-scenes: Angel Aquino’s exclusive fashion shoot for Philstar.com

MANILA, Philippines — This Mother’s Month and National Heritage Month, Philstar.com is doing a series of mini-stories featuring the talented mother-daughter thespians Angel Aquino and Iana Bernardez. They sat down for an interview before they were photographed for a fashion editorial featuring sustainable clothing and accessories. In this video, Angel harks back to …

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Sanctity of an empty shell

“Just as individuals have the freedom to enter into a marriage, they should also have the option to exit one that imprisons them in unhappiness and discontent. The Philippines stands on its lonesome — okay with the Vatican, where Catholic ministers have celibacy vows to start with — as a …

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Int’l body sustains 2016 arbitral ruling vs. China

Department of Foreign Affairs  The Department of Foreign Affairs lauded the advisory opinion issued by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), which declared key parts of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling as “authoritative.” According to the DFA, the advisory opinion was in response to …

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