Lazy traveler, successful ‘hostelier’

Alexx Esponga
A hostel in Cebu is luring locals and backpackers. The business was conceived by a lazy traveler.

A horror video game is born (thanks to crowdfunding)

Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
A company of Filipino millennial game developers is launching The Letter, a visual novel financed by other gamers on a popular crowdfunding platform.

Saving the world through energy preservation

Robert A. Vergara Jr
Young Filipinos are pitching projects that address issues in energy consumption around the world.

What will give birth to a Filipino unicorn?

Robert A. Vergara Jr.
In business, this whimsical animal certainly exists.

Our favorite money books

Clarissa Seriña‑de la Paz
& Sharon W. Que
Must‑have books that will keep you on track of your finance journey.

Design students are helping artists with autism earn from their paintings

Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
“They have a different way of looking at the world and it is manifested in their art”

Find your signature celebrity look with the first fashion subscription box in the Philippines

Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
Stylegenie grants your fashion wishes with styles from celebrity stylists.

Parking your car? This app may help you

Robert A Vergara Jr.
Tech startup Fetch provides users with on‑demand valets.

Why local brands go Japanese

Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
Filipinos have long been lured by art inspired by Japanese animation and comics. The fixation runs deep.

Investing money, investing in yourself

Clarissa Seriña‑de la Paz
& Sharon W. Que
It all begins with you.

I received a message from my sister

Carlos Quijon Jr.
A transwoman’s brother discovers that his sister’s job qualifications is reduced to a skirt.

Why we need ‘sexy’ robots in the Philippines

Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
How do we spark interest in robotics in our “low‑tech” nation?