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Apr 6, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Lala Singian |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab
Here’s a confession: I grew up in a small town where the idea of “night fun” involves stargazing, taking leisurely late-night walks, or being serenaded by the oddly calming sound of chirping crickets. So, the first time I set foot into the city’s pulsating nightlife scene, I was culture shocked. Don’t get me wrong, though. Despite my upbringing, I wasn’t entirely in the dark—pun intended—about what goes on in the urban jungle. I knew what I was getting into.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Lala Singian |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab
SCOUT Friday Picks is our dedicated column on music, with a focus on familiar faces and new, young voices. For recommendations on who you want us to feature next, tag us on X and Instagram at @scoutmagph.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab |Rogin Losa
There are a variety of things that make the Student Experience™ unique to every individual—your chosen degree, the school culture, the environment, and yes, even the controversies. Despite these idiosyncrasies, though, one thing seemingly universal (especially among campus press) is the struggle to call out systemic flaws without falling victim to administrative censorship. Or if I’m being brutally honest, power-tripping.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Lala Singian |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab
Unless it’s Jose Rizal (ahem, “Life and Works of Rizal”) we’re talking about, textbooks often paint historical figures in broad strokes. The focus is always on their legacies and larger-than-life personas—leaving little to no room for things that *actually* humanize them. We may know Melchora Aquino as the “Grand Woman of the Revolution” or Edgar Jopson (a.k.a. Edjop) as a martyred Atenean activist.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab |Rogin Losa
“There’s no such thing as a new idea.” Everything we make is influenced by something that came before it—and this rings especially true in the realm of K-pop. Remember when Blackpink sampled “La Campanella” in their single “Shut Down”? Or when Ive and Saweetie revived “All Night” by Icona Pop? Many K-pop groups now thrive on nostalgia that sampling (or remake) has seemingly become the practice.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab |Rogin Losa
Admit it or not, prom isn’t just any other high school occasion. Everybody’s probably been counting down to this event since freshman days (apart from graduation, of course) and the idea of experiencing it soon lives in our head rent free. It’s practically the Met Gala of our teenage lives—the night where we get to temporarily forget academic backlogs, glam up, and maybe even snag that prom king or queen crown.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab |Rogin Losa
There are two factors we (normally) consider when picking films to watch in the cinema: budget and time. Fortunately for us cinephiles *and* Japanese culture enjoyers, the 2024 Japanese Film Festival is offering free screening across select locations in the Philippines—Shangri-La Red Carpet Cinema, SM City Baguio, SM City Iloilo, SM Seaside City Cebu, SM City Davao, and UPFI Film Center—from Feb. 1 to Mar. 3.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab |Rogin Losa
Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to learn a new language. Many want to wade through foreign movies (and/or series) without relying on the “one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles,” others aim to arm themselves with social skills (that go beyond polite nods) for their international travels, while a few are simply looking to exhaust their free time.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab |Rogin Losa
“We’re like a family here.” There’s something about this phrase that rubs me off the wrong way. Aside from hearing it from employers trying to mask their toxic work culture with a thin veneer of camaraderie, it’s also a statement I’ve come across a million times in various pop culture contexts. In specific, the word “family” gets easily thrown around in the entertainment field to describe a band’s (or any group’s) dynamic.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
scoutmag.ph | Kleo Catienza |Jelou Galang |Kyle Cayabyab |Rogin Losa
For the longest time, most of us had only ever associated “GomBurZa” with Catholicism and martyrdom. Some didn’t know what role they played in our fight for liberation (much less their actual names) while others totally had no idea they even existed. Their names were seemingly written in the smaller corners of history books, always making space for the more “prominent” figures who actively stood at the forefront of the battles.
