Author: Janelle Lorzano

This family from Pasig wowed netizens with their unique way of managing their own pancitan in Quezon City. “Parang ‘di kami nagtatrabaho kasi magkakasama.Nung nagsisimula kami sabi ko, ‘okay lang kahit maliit na tubo lang or kahit na hindi pa ganon kalakas, kasi dito, the fact na magkakasama tayo, panalo na,’” 26-year-old Golderick Bating Ambas told The Philippine STAR. Every day, the Ambas family works together to manage their mini business. “Ang task ng aking itay ay tagahugas ng pinggan at tsaka tagawalis. ‘Yung dalawa ko namang kuya, sila ‘yung assigned sa delivery tsaka sa pamamalengke, sa logistics. Si Baba,…

This father-daughter duo from Bulacan proves that age is just a number in attaining their dreams! Daddy Roberto and Kathleen Suarez wowed netizens with their determination to excel in their respective fields despite their age. “Ngayon kasi wala na ‘yung stigma na kung ganito ‘yung age mo, parang mamatahin ka ng mga classmates mo. Hindi naman ganon. Talagang ‘pag dream mo, kasi talaga, ipupush mo talaga,” Kathleen told The Philippine STAR. 55-year-old Daddy Roberto successfully passed the Bar exams after six attempts in November 2022. “Sa law school, wala talaga sa edad eh. Marami akong kaklase na, na mas matanda…

This business owner from Mandaluyong doesn’t have any experience in cooking. But when the COVID-19 pandemic happened, he ventured into the lechon business. “Hindi ako cook or anything. Wala akong any experience [in] cooking lechon. Ako ‘yung isa sa kwentong patotoo na kahit wala kang alam o wala kang idea sa ginagawa mo, you can work on it kahit dahan-dahan,” 37-year-old Gerhard Lola told The Philippine STAR. Gerhard said that everything started during the COVID-19 pandemic. His family stayed at his mother in law’s house in Taytay, Rizal. “Definitely it’s a blessing in disguise. Hindi ko naisip na lechon ever…

A lola broke down after learning she needed P100k for her eye treatment. Her granddaughter then shared her situation on TikTok. A few days after, generous individuals reached out to their family. According to 19-year-old Marry Kyla Rogador, she accompanied Lola Norma during her eye checkup. “Sinabi niya nga po sa ’kin na, ‘Mabubulag na ‘ko kasi wala naman tayo talagang ganun kalaking pera.’ Para po mapagaan ‘yung loob niya, niyaya ko po siya sa Jollibee tapos po ako po ‘yung nagbayad. Vinideohan ko po siya para lang po sana sa memories naming dalawa kasi first time ko nga lang…

A Gen Z artist from Bulacan has a unique way of showing his talent to the public. Instead of creating portraits with someone he knows, 20-year-old artist Charlie Estrella draws strangers he meets in coffee shops, malls, and even inside his university. According to him, he got inspired by an artist who draws random people. “May artist rin po kasi sa ibang bansa na si Devon Rodriguez. Napapanood ko po siya sa mga Tiktoks then naisip ko po, sa sarili ko ‘What if kung gawin ko rin siya sa Pilipinas?’ kasi wala naman pong gumagawa rito noon,” Estrella told The…

Netizens were touched after they watched a video of a seven-year-old kid who revealed her birthday wish. Captured on July 9, 2023, birthday girl Hailie was asked about her wish to mark her birthday. “Gusto ko malinaw ang mga mata ni Mamu, makakita,” Hailie said while crying. According to her parents, Ihron and Roselyn Teocson were both shocked upon hearing Hailie’s wish. “Two weeks before, na-mention niya sa ‘kin pero parang humagip lang sa isip niya. Hindi ko lang pinansin.bSabi niya, ‘Pa, gusto ko wish ko eh sana luminaw ‘yung mata ni Mamu.’ Ito naman si Hailie very thoughtful, sweet.…

“Hindi nga ako nakapag-boyfriend eh sa sobrang busy ng buhay. Tumanda ka na lang na parang iniiwasan mo ‘yung lovelife ‘di ba para maka-focus ka sa work at sa marami pang bagay.” A University of the Philippines graduate recently shared her journey after she was able to receive her diploma after almost two decades. Helweena Barrientos Sadorra said she got accepted in the university in 2000. “Pumasok ako ng UP, 2001. Nakapasa ako ng UPCAT, 2000. Hindi ako pinayagan ng parents ko na pumasok ng UP diretso dahil hindi nila ako kaya pag-aralin,” Sadorra told The Philippine STAR. “‘Yung tatay…

This duo from Parañaque found success in their first business using their own family recipe of kamote chips and they did not forget to help Mindanao farmers. “We get our kamote mostly from Mindanao. We [offer] loan to the farmers so that they can buy fertilizer and as well as seeds for the kamote. Then we buy their whole harvest so that they’re guaranteed for the month,” Francesca Rotor Reyes shared with the Philippine STAR. The siblings order around four to five tons of kamote from the Mindanao farmers. “I think that, because We’ve been blessed with so much that…

This overseas Filipino worker based in Saudi Arabia went viral on TikTok after he shared his life as a flower arranger. TikToker Billy Joe Mito worked as a nursing attendant in the Philippines before flying to the middle east. “Gustong-gusto ko po talaga makapag-abroad syempre para makatulong po sa family and para rin po sa sarili ko. Kahit po malayo sa trabaho ko is Nag-apply po ako dito bilang flower arranger kahit hindi po ako marunong. Mahilig ako sa mga arts and crafts pero sa bulaklak totally wala talaga,” Billy told The Philippine STAR. On December 24, 2014, he took…

The online community praised two sisters after they decided to help a jeepney driver, who accidentally scratched their parked van at a gasoline station in Pampanga. “Minsan hindi mo kailangang maging tama, kailangan mo lang talagang umunawa. The fact that he stayed there, hindi niya tinakbuhan, meaning na mabait po talaga siyang tao,” owner Kamille Joy Bansil Alvarez said. Karla Espino Bansil witnessed the unforeseen incident on July 18, 2023. “Nagla-live selling ako, naka-park ‘yung car sa harap ng boutique. Then may narinig talaga akong may bumangga, napa-end live ako. Pagkatingin ko po sa labas, nakita ko ‘yung van na…