What I Wish I Could Say: Happy Mothers’ Day, Mama!
Happy Mothers’ Day! The day we all show our appreciation to our mothers and all the hard work they put in for us (and the patience they’ve developed throughout our mischief). While Mothers’ Day is one of the greatest holidays for most people, it can be a difficult day to wake up to for some. […]
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Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies: The Realities of Self-Care
Bath bombs, staying in to binge on Netflix, staying lowkey on social media, and getting a new hairdo after a painful breakup––self-care is one of the greatest things we can invest our time in; but it’s not always rainbows and butterflies. Self-care can get difficult; ugly, even. I remember my initial perception of what self-care […]
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Ala Mod: Staying Classic in the 21st Century
Grace Kelly, Janis Joplin, Josephine Baker, Jane Birkin… all such amazing women with amazing style––or in other words, classic. Classic women’s fashion will always have recognition, but isn’t always seen in the streets today. Alaine Pang, a local, Davao-based fashion designer, and the founder of Àla Mod by Ala Mod Studio, aspires to exist in […]
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The Inside Scoop: 6 Tips on Starting a Business
Starting a business is definitely not the easiest journey to embark on. You gotta have capital, you gotta have a plan, you gotta have the connections—where do we even start? Lucky for us, we have the co-founders of The Scoop Asia, Taryn Navarro and Angela Tiotangco-Alvarez to help us get started. Taryn and Angela started […]
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DivHERsity: Why Being Beautiful Isn’t Limited To One Standard
We all need a little reminder every once in a while about how powerful, us, women, can really be. Our current campaign, DivHERsity, aims to celebrate all women and to promote self-love. This isn’t limited to embracing our skin color alone but learning to be comfortable in our own skin, whether it involves having skin […]
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I Am a Woman After All
“That’s pretty intense work, sweetheart. Are you sure you can handle it?” Why, of course. I am a woman after all. Some days, you can’t help but to be thankful for the women who dedicated their lives to fighting for women’s rights. Women empowerment has personally become one of my favorite topics to talk about, […]
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Be Confidently Filipina With These Statement Pieces From Shop Scoop Asia
Wear shirts that scream Gandang Kulay Filipina and bucket hats that own how to love your skin. Shop Scoop Asia! The feedback on our Gandang Kulay collection has made our month, and we’re glad you loved our products! Every woman is empowered by different things, and rightfully so. Some women are empowered by leaving their […]
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A Hassle-Free Summer at Port Barton!
Summer’s just around the corner, ladies! Unfortunately, despite travel restrictions loosening up a bit, we all know summer this year’s still going to be different. Remember when all we had to worry about was our budget and deciding on where to go? The sky was the limit. Still, though—the hassle of planning out a trip […]
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Why is Weight Loss an Automatic Compliment?
[Trigger Warning: Mental Illness] “Uy, pumayat ka!” feels so good to hear! I mean, it is an automatic compliment after all—isn’t it? We as a society have been complimenting people who have lost weight and constantly encourage them to continue, however, when we do this, we don’t always realize that we probably have no clue […]
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Things We’re Thankful for That Happened in 2020
Was 2020 a chapter that we would all like to go back to someday? Probably not (okay, most likely not), but what would happen to our character development if we didn’t at least appreciate the good within the bad? I can’t blame you if you’re unaware of all the positive things that happened this year; […]
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