“Fast fashion is there for a reason: people want beautiful products in their price range. But we have to understand that cheap fashion is where other people end up paying for your stuff — the people who make the products and are paid less than what’s right.”— Reese Fernandez-Ruiz, medium.com
“Fashion has the power to change lives and perceptions. If fashion is one of the biggest problems, it can also be one of the biggest solutions.”— Reese Fernandez-Ruiz, medium.com
“As our world becomes increasingly social, it’s easy to mistake celebrities’ candor online as an open invitation to question and judge them, and as many people do, to comment on their lives.”— Chang Casal, cnnphilippines.com
“Let’s stop saying, “Yung iba nga diyan eh.” (Other people have it worse). Be content with your life not because you see poverty & misery in other people. Find happiness within you & stop comparing your advantage or privilege over others. Do you really have to look at their flaws to feel better about…”— M.A. Buendía , twitter.com
“The term Kapwa is a core value in the Philippines that describes this notion of seeing ourselves in all others. When we forget the truth of interconnectedness, we remain in states of division that uphold colonial practices.”— Jana Lynne "JL" Umipig, hellapinay.com
“The problem with social media is it feeds your ego. Because your post receives a lot of likes, then you assume you're right. Because your post gets a lot shares, then you assume you're good.”— Lisandro Claudio, facebook.com
“A janitor or a chancellor deserves the same treatment. Never try to figure out who they are by what they’re wearing.”— Michael Tan, opinion.inquirer.net
“The poor can be the most oppressive when dealing with the fellow poor.”— Michael Tan, opinion.inquirer.net
“It is a soft, forgiving culture. Only in the Philippines could a leader like Ferdinand Marcos, who pillaged his country for over 20 years, still be considered for a national burial. Insignificant amounts of the loot have been recovered, yet his wife and children were allowed to return and engage in…”— Lee Kuan Yew, philstar.com