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Musings from a fake Ilonggo

by Wanggo Gallaga - February 16, 2018 - 12:00am

When people find out that I’m “from Bacolod,” I always tell them that I’m “fake Ilonggo.” I always say, “I was born there but I grew up in Manila.”

Girl in transit

by Wanggo Gallaga - November 23, 2017 - 4:00pm

Chai Fonacier speaks fast. Really fast. The words tumble out of her mouth like a waterfall.

Talkin’ ‘bout a revolution

by Wanggo Gallaga - August 30, 2013 - 12:00am

If there is anything that the #millionpeoplemarch protest gathering last August 26 showed me, it’s that I wasn’t alone.

So I think I can dance

by Wanggo Gallaga - July 19, 2013 - 12:00am

Like what the instructor told me, ‘You’ll find the groove eventually. You’ll find your soul. You just have to keep at it.’ I know what he meant. But I found my soul that day.

Let’s talk about sex

by Wanggo Gallaga - July 5, 2013 - 12:00am

In this week’s Young STAR, we talk about the importance of safe sex — from the perils of sexting to the very real danger of STDs.

Back to the grind

by Wanggo Gallaga - July 5, 2013 - 12:00am

Earlier this year, I was taken to task by a good friend: “Wanggo, you need to have more dates.”

When I grow up I want to be Aaron Sorkin

by Wanggo Gallaga - August 3, 2012 - 12:00am

I’m a huge fan of Aaron Sorkin, writer of The Social Network and Moneyball. Though I’ve never seen The West Wing, I’ve heard nothing but high praise for the show, which he also executive produ...

Notes on a possible scandal

by Wanggo Gallaga - June 15, 2012 - 12:00am

If there are photos or a video of me doing an awkward sort of striptease, then it’s probably me and the worst has happened.

Because it has to get better

by Wanggo Gallaga - May 4, 2012 - 12:00am

Homosexuality is not a sin but it’s a lie from the devil.

Love labor loss

by Wanggo Gallaga - May 4, 2012 - 12:00am

I have an old friend who spent the better part of her mid-twenties working like a dog and putting all her money away in the bank; she did not play at all, she just worked.

Social network climbing

by Wanggo Gallaga - April 27, 2012 - 12:00am

I used to be a social climber. I’ll admit.

Ugly or pretty? (or The Great Fishing Expedition)

by Wanggo Gallaga - March 2, 2012 - 12:00am

YouTube used to be so much fun when it first started.

Good girls go to heaven & bad girls go everywhere

by Wanggo Gallaga - February 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Gone are the days of Maria Clara. The new millennium has given rise to a brand new breed of women.

The Dinagyang Daze

by Wanggo Gallaga - February 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Philippine festivals are rocking.

How to come out of the closet

by Wanggo Gallaga - October 21, 2011 - 12:00am

Coming out has always been you coming to terms with yourself.

Go your own way

by Wanggo Gallaga - October 14, 2011 - 12:00am

It’s become quite popular.

You are not your Facebook profile

by Wanggo Gallaga - May 20, 2011 - 12:00am

How do I get you to watch something without telling you anything about it? Because that’s what happened to me when I saw the documentary film, Catfish.

29 Dance Fever

by Wanggo Gallaga - May 13, 2011 - 12:00am

The difference between a dance competition on television and a singing competition, like American Idol, is that dance really lends itself well to the medium of television.

For whatever rhyme or reason

by Wanggo Gallaga - April 29, 2011 - 12:00am

It is the degradation of language, really.

An hour isn't enough

by Wanggo Gallaga - April 1, 2011 - 12:00am

It usually goes down like this.

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