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Rome Saenz
Rome is your favorite try-hard cool kid from AB Communications. She spends most of her time watching anime and making playlists for her every mood swing.
Writer
Rome is your favorite try-hard cool kid from AB Communications. She spends most of her time watching anime and making playlists for her every mood swing.
HypeComing-of-age is a Vantage column where staffers share their opinions on a specific beat. From in-depth analyses of TV series to miscellaneous musings in music (and everything in between), this monthly column is an avenue to spread and inspire thought-provoking ideas. In this column, Vantage Magazine staffer Rome explores the experience of outgrowing the “chill […]
April 21, 2022
TV & FilmAnime is sectioned into four demographics: Shoujo (young women), shounen (young men), seinen (older men), and josei (older women). In line with women’s month, we’re going to take a dive into the most underrated demographic of anime—josei. Josei anime tends to fall under the radar compared to most anime because it is the lowest demographic. […]
March 31, 2022
TV & FilmIN 1985, award-winning director Lino Brocka was arrested on sedition charges. This was not the first time a filmmaker was harassed by state security forces. Philippine media under the Marcos regime was censored and repressed, causing the country’s creatives to use film as a tool of resistance. The result of then-President Ferdinand Marcos’ crackdown on […]
March 1, 2022
HypeWHETHER YOU’RE interested in it because of its affordability, sustainability, or fashionability, the world of ukay-ukay has something for everyone. Ukay-ukay has long been a staple in both the Filipino fashion industry and culture. The term finds its roots in the Cebuano verb ukay, which means to dig through as one would to a pile […]
November 30, 2021
This is Vantage POINT: A monthly moodboard for things that have been on our minds as of late, topics both fresh and familiar. We point you towards what to watch out for and what we think you should be enjoying right now. And if whatever we love becomes whatever you love (at least a little […]
November 22, 2021