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Phone habit: Unplug, iGen: Put the Phone Down and Live by Jaquelle Crowe (DesiringGod)
We need a balanced approach in viewing technology and social media without drifting into extremism (e.g., avoiding it out of fear or obsessing over it out of idolatry). And we need discipline to use technology for God’s glory instead of our own selfish gain.


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Coffee shop: Manny Villar is changing the game in retail by Tanya T. Lara (The Philippine Star)
To be fair, other developers and retailers’ business model is profitable, but I want to create a change in lifestyle. Don’t confuse it with luxury, we’re not selling Rolex watches, pero pwede naman maganda at efficient kahit hindi mahal. I think people deserve that.”

A Quiet Place (haven't watched this yet): The sound of silence is...Scary by Scott Garceau (The Philippine Star)
John Krasinki’s A Quiet Place is literally a quiet movie, but its lack of dialogue forces you to focus in on the tension, action and reactions playing on the actor/director’s face

Local literature: The Filipino Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Scott Garceau (The Philippine Star)
You know what it’s like to have a fate; you also know what it’s like to escape one. This one won’t sell chico on National Road. This one won’t brush her teeth in her hand every night. As for loving America or not loving America, those aren’t your problems, either. Your word for love is survival. Everything else is a story that isn’t about you.

Feeding program: No one goes hungry in Duterte’s Kitchen by Kathleen A. Llemit (Daily Tribune)
Duterte’s Kitchen, a volunteer program started by President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters in Cubao, Quezon City, has spread like wildfire. The campaign recently reached Sual, Pangasinan where at least 400 children studying in kindergarten schools to grade 1 and in Special Education classes benefited.

The high-tech life: The power of unplugging by Scott Garceau (The Philippine Star)
Blazing a trail is not something many of us are comfortable with these days; we constantly seek online guidance, reassurance. We need to know that our vision of our surroundings corresponds to an online version. This is — admit it — kinda strange.

Government communications: Man on a mission by Dinah S. Ventura (Daily Tribune)
“For me, maraming mga (I get plenty of) criticisms about me as secretary of PCOO,” he says. “Those criticisms, the really tough ones, come from traditional columnists. Those that are really mean are from legacy media. It’s normal to get criticisms, but we are focused on delivering information. I told our staff – we get all these criticisms...

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