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We all have a crucial responsibility to contribute to the journey towards sustainability. We must educate ourselves on this vital and pressing topic. We can make a significant impact by making intentional choices in our daily lives, supporting sustainable businesses, and advocating for policies prioritising environmental stewardship. Only through our collective efforts will we be able to achieve our goal.

The cover story of our magazine features Nanette Medved-Po and the inspiring women behind her Aling Tindera project. These women are true heroes who have created a waste-to-cash initiative promoting economic sustainability. They collect plastic from their community and sell it to Nanette’s advocacy, which reduces plastic pollution and improves the quality of life in the area. The story takes a closer look at Nanette’s journey and how her initiative has transformed the lives of women involved in Aling Tindera. It is a testament to the power of one person’s idea to spark change and make a real difference.

Other newsletter highlights this week:

• We look back at some of Marina Summers’s best runway looks from RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs the World season two, favourites chosen by the drag queen herself and the public
• We list four bicycle-friendly service apps that deliver food and goods two wheels at a time
• Here are seven furniture pieces to add in your space this summer season
• The Hatch exhibition once again offers a platform for local artisans—emerging and established—to experiment and push their imaginative boundaries

Best,
Anton San Diego
Editor in Chief, Tatler Philippines

Everyone can agree that when Marina Summers steps on the stage, she lights it up with a brilliance that is unmistakably hers, a spectacle reminiscent of the time she danced with flames on the talent show of RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs the World season two. There and then, Marina Summers proved she’s the ultimate package: she doesn’t only lip sync or strut the runway but performs to the best of her ability. “Marina Summers is the ultimate Filipina diva,” she says in an interview with Tatler. “She is the Filipina muse. She is Filipina excellence. That’s what I am trying to portray now internationally because that is my identity.” And that entails giving her all. 

We look back at some of Marina Summers’s best runway looks from the show, favourites chosen by the drag queen herself and the public.

A 2020 study titled “Energy and environmental benefits and policy implications for private passenger vehicles in an emerging metropolis of Southeast Asia—A case study of Metro Manila”, revealed that excessive use of private vehicles contributes significantly to pollution in Philippine urban areas. It mentioned pollutants emitted by vehicles such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX), and particulate matter (PM). 

We list four bicycle-friendly service apps that deliver food and goods two wheels at a time.

There are plenty of ways to embrace summer’s warmth, including long road trips, swimming in the pool, and eating frozen sweets. For others, it means giving their spaces a humble makeover. 

Scorching heat, longer days? It’s officially summer season! Here are seven items to add to your space.

The 6th edition of the Hatch exhibit debuted last March 8 at The Manila Hotel, in collaboration with Manila Bulletin, showcasing fresh creativity within the iconic spaces of Manila’s “grand dame of hotels”. The exhibition challenged Filipino artists to express themselves and paint their message on a unique canvas—a fibreglass egg. Previous editions of Hatch showcased the creativity and ingenuity of artists using whimsical colours and exotic designs and this year is no different—using everyday materials and infusing them into the egg to create masterpieces.

These Filipino artists put their creativity to the test using an unexpected canvas.