Patricia Mirasol

The Philippines Has 187 Languages

The most popular ones are Filipino, Tagalog, Bisaya, Ilocano, Bikol, Kapampangan, Waray-Waray, and Pangasinan.

Sensibilities

Whatever you do, there’s always someone who’s gonna be pissed.

The Sharing Economy: Airbnb and Uber in the Philippines

The convenience and ease-of-use of apps such as Airbnb and Uber are offset by the professionalization of their platforms.

Learning Spanish as a Filipino

Learning Spanish is like reacquainting yourself with Spain’s enduring influence in our national language.

Klasrum for Kiamba: making education more accessible in Sitio Tulad

Filipinos and their love affair with Facebook

Do you know any Filipinos? If you do, then you know that Facebook is huge among Pinoys.

You can handle hard things

You can handle hard things. Even the ones you didn’t think you could.

Bottlenecks of commerce

A note to the gods of commerce

Philippine Literature Sampler: 4 Beautiful Short Stories (Plus 1 Amusing Essay)

Four beautiful short stories by Manuel Arguilla, Paz Latorena, Paz Marquez Benitez, and F. Sionil Jose, plus an amusing essay by Carmen Guerrero Nakpil.