Author: Janelle Lorzano

This dog kept following his fur dad as he passed through España Boulevard in Sampaloc, Manila last Dec.11, 2021. Passenger Dana Paggao, a medical student, said that she was on her way to the University of Santo Tomas when she first noticed the dog. “Sobrang touched ko nun. ‘Yung feeling talaga na ‘we don’t deserve dogs.’ Nakita ko how the dog would, in his own way, try to protect tatay by making sure no one gets in his way and he’s safe,” she said. “Actually hindi ko nakausap si tatay tungkol dun kasi twice pa lang ako nakasakay sa tricycle…

‘WISH’ JEEPNEY? You can definitely sing your hearts out in this unique jeepney plying from Morayta to Divisoria, Manila as the driver offers free karaoke to all of his passengers. Uploader Scarlet Natividad and her friends rode the karaoke jeepney last Dec. 11, 2021. While en route to their destination, her friend decided to take the challenge to show his singing talent with the passengers. “Noong pagpasok pa lang namin syempre tahimik at kami lang ‘yung energetic dahil natural na sa amin iyon lalo na kapag magkakasama kaming mag kakaibigan. Depende po sa pasahero kung gusto niyang kumanta. Lakasan lang…

A man from Lucena City, Quezon thought that he would have an ordinary carwash day last Dec. 9, 2021. However, little did he know that he would make some people happy by simply letting them not just take a photo but also experience his sports car. And their reaction was definitely priceless. “Pagdating ko pa lang lahat sila nakangiti na kumbaga po ba ay naamaze po sila tapos nag uunahan po sila kung sino ang magkacarwash. Sinabi po nung isa ‘pre picturan mo ako dito first time ko maglinis ng ganto di ko to malilimutan,’” owner Marcuz Andrie Abadilla recalled.…

A gamer from La Union proposed to his girlfriend in the popular open-world online game, Genshin Impact. Described as an “extreme introvert,” Ronica Pilar Mejica Cabansag shared that she did not expect that her boyfriend, Jerome Javillonar, would even go out of his way to plan a unique marriage proposal because he’s not really into surprises. “I have the intuition something will happen but my mind won’t accept it because he is not into some romantic stuff I know. So I’m actually quite excited how an introvert will do a surprise. So nung pagkarating ko sa house nila with my…

A couple from Lopez, Quezon proved that true love does exist. When 68-year-old Tatay Menandro tested positive for COVID-19 in Nov. 2020, he had to leave the province to seek further medical attention. And for almost four months, he and his wife, Nanay Gloria, had been apart. The separation took a toll on his wife’s mental health and was later diagnosed with depression and anxiety. “In February 2021, nanay’s depression and anxiety intensified so she was brought to a psychiatrist and started medication,” their son Melo Valeña told The Philippine STAR. Tatay Menandro, on the other hand, was confined in…

This online seller was busy attending to her customers in a Facebook Live selling session last January 13 outside their Caloocan home when an armed robber suddenly attacked her and snatched her cellphone. Bebiana Maanio said that the incident happened at around 10 p.m., and the thief was wearing a black jacket and a helmet with his face covered. “Patapos na ako ng live non eh mga 10:48 na ‘yun eh biglang may kumalabit sa akin ––sa likod ko kasi nanggaling ‘yung tapos may kumalabit sa akin ayun tapos pag tingin ko parang nagulat ako kasi na-ano niya ‘yung baril…

A college student from Bulacan went all in to surprise his mother with his achievement in school. After Allane Maverick Barles received an honor certificate in his school, he decided to break the good news to his mother, Marinel, by pranking her. In a now viral video, Allane begins his prank by telling his mom that he’s facing a problem in school. When he already established his story that he was caught cheating in school, his mom did nothing but to comfort him. “When she said the line na ‘ok lang yan, wag ka magalala wag mo na uulitin’ and…

A newly wed couple from Parañaque City faced one of the hardest challenges in their lives last year after a tragic incident happened in their home. On Dec. 18, 2021, Ronnie Madredeo was about to prepare breakfast for his wife Roanne when a tank of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) suddenly exploded and started a fire on the first floor of their home. “6:30 AM he woke me up at tinanong kung anong gusto ko breakfast para ipagluto niya ako and he went down in the kitchen to cook, suddenly, bigla na lang po sumabog ‘yung bahay namin dahil po sa LPG. Pag…

As technology continues to evolve, handwritten letters still give us a different kind of kilig whenever we receive one. That is why an architecture student from Sta. Rosa, Laguna decided to pursue a business idea involving handwritten letters that people used in the olden days. In an interview with The Philippine Star, Pluma’t Pahina founder Stephanie Pingol shared that she started her business in Feb. 2021 and now receives 20-30 orders per week, with some reaching as far as Mindanao. “Most of your orders have been going to Luzon and Visayas. Hopefully in the future more papunta ng Mindanao,” Pingol…

Despite the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a 25-year-old woman from Makati City decided to pursue her dream of launching her own coffee shop. At the height of the health crisis, Anna Herman Magalona thought of a business venture which involves products that can be consumed on a day-to-day basis, with employees who are either working from home or in the field as a target market. “Everything was very uncertain in those days. I personally felt that uncertainty. So I used that uncertainty as a motivation to make something, to build something that would catch me if…