John Luke Chica, Author at PIPOL mgZn

Editor's Pick, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, The PIPOL

Burnout Recovery for Pinoy Gen Z: Real Hacks That Actually Work

If you’ve ever sat in front of your laptop at 2 a.m.—drained, foggy, but somehow unable to stop—you already know the feeling. The World Health Organization defines burnout as a syndrome born from “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed”: exhaustion, cynicism, and the nagging sense that nothing…

Crowd holding rainbow Pride flags during a daytime march.

Editor's Pick, Entertainment, Lifestyle, The PIPOL

Pride Month in the Philippines: The Joy, the Struggle, and Why June Still Matters

Every June, the Philippines blooms in bahaghari. Rainbow flags ripple over the avenues, glitter catches the Manila sun, and thousands gather to dance, march, and simply be seen. Pride Month here is loud, joyful, and unmistakably Filipino. But spend a little time in the crowd and you’ll notice something underneath…

Blog, Editor's Pick, Lifestyle, Trending

A Father Who Built a Village

This Father’s Day, we celebrate Richie de Quina — Chairman of RED Entertainment, Inc. and founder of Village Pipol — and the quiet, steady kind of fatherhood that builds people up. Every Father’s Day, we tend to picture the same scene: a dad at the head of the table, a…

Books, Lifestyle

BookTok Made Them Buy It: Why Filipino Gen Z Still Loves Physical Books in the Digital Age

Gen Z grew up online. They stream movies, listen to music on demand, and spend hours scrolling through social media. So you’d think they’d fully embrace digital books too. Not exactly. While e-books continue to gain popularity because they’re cheaper, portable, and instantly accessible, many Filipino Gen Z readers are…