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10 Filipino Actors Who Bested Their Contemporaries In The International Awards Scene

We rounded up 10 Filipino actors making waves in the international scene by winning prestigious TV and film awards and making history.

Learn these basic Ilocano phrases and explore both the east and west sides of Northern Luzon like a local!

Check out these Korean and Filipino pop culture crossovers to see one of your fave Korean and local acts' projects has gone under your radar!

These dance trends that originated from the Philippines, such as Otso Otso, Spaghetti, and Papaya shaped many Filipinos' childhoods.

You can relive your childhood as an adult by gathering your friends and playing these fun-filled Filipino childhood games.

For those who want to observe Lenten season the Filipino way, below are some Filipino Lent & Holy Week superstitions you should know.

We round up 7 independent bookstores in the Philippines, hidden amidst the busy corners of our streets, that bookworms should visit.

These Filipina actresses have proven that they're more than just visuals through their talents and philanthropic works.

Here are 10 ancestral houses in the Philippines that you should visit, so you can step inside the actual homes of our historical icons.

We haven't been able to celebrate Christmas as usual, so we definitely can't wait to make more of these Filipino Christmas memories soon.