Photos by Lexi Aguila and Rivers Drinkware Sleek, minimalist, and with pretty typography? Everything I need <3 Coffee’s such a big part of so many people’s days. I’ve often...
The cutest earrings! Finding jewelry to match your personality to a T is always hard. Sometimes just hunting down that perfect charm to show off the fact that you’re a mermaid inside is so...
Jose Mari Chan and Christmas go together so well that once the -ber months hit, we look for his songs ASAP. He’s like everyone’s favorite seasonal lolo, coming ’round just in time...
Dating nowadays is stupid hard. While it’s so easy to connect with someone now, it’s just as easy to cut people out. Some of us have fallen victim to this unfortunate ease of being left...
I turned 25 this year and, a million “wow you’re so old” jokes later, I was asked some uncomfortable, invasive questions. Which is almost tradition for when you see relatives or the...
Don’t let anyone tell you you aren’t royalty! You know what I firmly believe? I’m a princess. No, no one’s ever told me I am nor has anyone informed me of some hidden royal...
It’s a smidgeon colder in Manila which means so many of us can finally justify getting scalding hot drinks at cafes! Or not, if that’s your style. Either way, the holiday money means...
Wow. Just look at them. Inspire yourself with these beautiful notebooks! All of us are inspired by different quotes and sayings. Sometimes, we make them our phone or desktop backgrounds to constantly...
While I think myself a very private person when it comes to people I have to interact with often, I am a serial oversharer with people I believe I’ll never meet again. It’s just so easy...
Feel like putting your time and energy in helping out? Maybe one of these organizations will be the one for you! 12. UNICEF “It takes a village to raise a child” is UNICEF’s tagline,...
Ah, astrology. The field of study that is so divisive that its debates usually end in exasperation and being told that the other party is only being stubborn because of something in retrograde. I...
Break-ups are never easy. Being broken up with feels awful because you’re used to the pattern of having someone to tell about your day and then remembering: Oh, right. But for some, being the...
UAAP season is about to end and it’s been a whirlwind of a few months. Not only did we get this incredible Cinderella story that is the University of the Philippines’ amazing run, but we...
Ready to solve a mystery? Mystery Manila and Bambike Eco Tours have partnered up to bring you the bike tour of any mystery lover’s dreams! Decode, investigate, and meet some of the folklore...
So. You’re single again. That’s okay. Maybe you’re overwhelmed with the number of people messaging you question marks and “what happened?” or whatever, that’s...
January batch is closed! We open again in May! :) WhenInManila.com is now accepting interns for Batch 6! We’re happy to announce another exciting move for us: we’re finally accepting...
Saying this gets me weird looks at parties but I wholeheartedly stand behind, love, and believe in the original Spider-Man trilogy. Yes, the films directed by Sam Raimi. Yes, the ones with Tobey...
It was a little surreal to have my mother pull out her phone and explain that she heard a song on the radio that she loved but it was in a language she didn’t recognize. She was able to record...
Holidays are upon us and you know what that means: family reunions. And with every family reunion there is a tita who has absolutely no filter and will pry into your personal life and try to open it...
I’m not the biggest fan of Ariana Grande. She’s got some songs I will appreciatively nod my head along to, sure, but I’m mostly neutral about her. I have friends who worship her and...