Industry & Individual

25/07/2021

“Serotonin+ Oxytocin! Because studying science is something that can make you happy. It shouldn’t be intimidating and it can be for everyone because it is present in everything. And as you study it, it becomes more meaningful to you, so then you fall in love with it,” Sandy explained, excitement evident in her tone.

“Makes sense! So Serotonin + Oxytocin. But this sounds like a research paper or a presentation. Too formal,” Justine opined.

“Ah, how about we abbreviate it. Hmmm. Sero + Oxy? Puwede?” Sandy egged Justine.

“Puwede!” they exclaimed in unison.

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Love, science, and the continuing fight against misinformation and discrimination, "Sero + Oxy" is a belated tribute written by Purple Romero for our Fiction section.

Read the full story here: https://industryindividual.com/fiction/sero-oxy

Purple is a multimedia journalist based in Hong Kong who has written about health, climate change, gender issues and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for local and international news organizations.

Read her previous article, "Ending the Covid-19 Pandemic Will Facilitate Ending HIV", and more about her work here: https://industryindividual.com/journal/ending-the-covid-19-pandemic-will-facilitate-ending-hiv

Sandwiched between jubilant greetings of “Happy new year!” sappy confessions and s*x stories in the “Secret Files of Brgy. Bonifacio” page is a slew of misleading posts about so many things – a celebrity has been reported dead again (yes, he was reported dead due to another reason...

19/05/2021

"May certain storytelling na very important in making life and death decisions. Especially in DRRM fields, improved communication helps save and improve lives."

BA Racoma is a third year dual-PhD student currently enrolled in both the University of the Philippines’ Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (UP-IESM) in Diliman and the University of Reading’s Department of Meteorology in the United Kingdom.

Read our full interview about his timely research, science storytelling style, and why the Philippines needs more researchers in meteorology and weather studies: https://industryindividual.com/profiles/pagtaya-sa-panahon-ba-racoma-on-meteorology-and-science-storytelling

Bernard Alan (or BA to his peers) Racoma remembers how it was this sheer awe and fascination with the skies—particularly cloud formations—that shaped his career path. Currently a third year dual-PhD student, he is enrolled in both the University of the Philippines’ Institute of Environmental S...

14/05/2021

How can data science and analytics be used to make meaningful social impact?

For our first Profile feature, we talked to data scientist/analyst Dominic "Doc" Ligot, who is the Chief Technology Officer and founder of social impact tech company, CirroLytix.

“I think that analytics is a grand equalizer of sorts. The same technology that these [big global] groups are using, we’re using them too. So no one stops you,” he said.

Read the full interview: https://industryindividual.com/profiles/data-driven-dominic-ligot-on-big-data-for-social-impact

Among the scientific fields that have shown to be increasingly crucial in pandemics, data science has been one of the emerging ones. Data scientists and analysts look at large chunks of data, and they’re able to make sense of it and derive patterns that can help predict the next trends—something...

28/04/2021

"Behind every film, series, piece of art, book, video game, and podcast is a creative’s time, skill, sweat, blood, tears, and soul. Even platforms that have grown to become more seamlessly integrated into our daily lives such as the news, messaging apps, consumer goods' packaging designs, and public service announcements make use of a large amount of creative thinking and labor. Consequently, it is important to shift our gaze from the outputs churned to the people that produce them."

This article takes a closer look at how some of the different creative fields are wading through the pandemic—featuring interviews with Caloy Sambrano (Managing Partner, Ogilvy Philippines), Carla Pulido Ocampo (Filmmaker and Co-founder, Habi Collective Media and Balay Habi Studio), Neil Raymundo aka Yung Bawal (artist, producer and Thunderdome Studios founder), Michael Williams (theater actor, director, and VP, Original Pilipino Performing Arts or OPPA), Riccardo Corsini (Creative Director, Modeka Art) and photographer Mark Nicdao.

Story and interviews by Nikki Ignacio and Ivan Jethro Balagtas.

Read: https://industryindividual.com/journal/notes-from-the-undercurrent-for-and-from-creatives-wading-through-crisis

Apart from the role of creatives as contributors to the economy, they can also be providers of intangible forms of respite sought in any functioning society: daily comfort, connection, expression, inspiration, and for some, escape. Media, art, literature, and entertainment—especially these days—...

29/03/2021

A little over a year ago, face-to-face classes came to a chaotic halt. Little did we know then that this situation would stretch on until today.

This article gets the firsthand insights of a school teacher, a student, and a single parent - offering us a snapshot of how these sectors are coping with the education gaps exposed by the pandemic.

“There is no one solution to addressing the many divides in the Philippines’ educational system. While the Filipino value of bayanihan comes into play between student, parent, and teacher to provide quality education, structural change in the form of policy-making can effectively fill those gaps families and teachers have to navigate around.”

Story by Lex Celera.

Read: https://industryindividual.com/journal/the-many-divides-of-philippine-education-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

25 million, or nearly one-fourth of the Philippines’ entire population, is composed of students. Spanning from kindergarten to Grade 12, these students form the base of the country’s education sector. Since the country’s decision to enter into a citywide quarantine state in March 2020, followe...

02/03/2021

"Though physical galleries provided a more intimate and personal experience between us and the artists, this year’s pieces offered a new insight on where we are now and how it translates to art. They provided us a fresh perspective through the artists’ works, reflecting their individual experiences during most of their time in quarantine."

We miss being in physical spaces, but the future of virtual "parks" and art in public spaces looks fascinating.

Read this review of last week's Art In The Park - which went online for its 15th year. Story by Nicole Chavez.

https://industryindividual.com/journal/between-art-form-and-freedom-art-in-the-park-2021

As it celebrates its 15th anniversary, Art in the Park went from being outdoors to being inside our screens throughout its week-long run last February 22 to 28. The art fair, which made the digital shift last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, was officially showcased through the Art in the Park we

26/02/2021

If there was still any doubt about how we, as individuals, have a direct relationship with our environment, we hope that this helps dispel it:

"Undoubtedly this crisis is not only a health issue but also a social and economic one – millions more, already considered as the most vulnerable in society, have been plunged into poverty and additional hardships.

However, one thing many people still fail to realize is that this pandemic is very much an environment and climate issue too. Simply put: the pandemic was caused by our abuse and misuse of the natural world, our failure to look after the health of the planet – and this will aggravate existing environmental problems and the climate crisis, which in the end will affect us humans even more."

Read this opinion piece by Atty. Grip Bueta on our website.👇
https://industryindividual.com/journal/covid-climate-the-environment-and-i-why-it-all-matters

The world is still in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the vaccine roll-out in many developing countries, that light at the end of the tunnel – though brighter – is still dim. New variants and strains, on-going mutations, and the continuing rise in infections and deaths prove that all ...

22/02/2021

"In a virtual session with journalists at the 2021 HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIV4RP) held from Jan. 12-Feb. 4, scientists and medical experts gave a grounded, but optimistic, take into the future of vaccine development for HIV.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said that there is good measure to believe that an HIV vaccine can be developed within his lifetime.

'Soon, we are going to get COVID-19 in the rear view mirror, but we are going to stare HIV in the headlights in front of us,' he said, adding that the development of COVID-19 vaccines have signalled promising direction for research on vaccines against HIV."

New article up, now on our website. Words by Purple Romero.



https://industryindividual.com/journal/ending-the-covid-19-pandemic-will-facilitate-ending-hiv

The significant push and progress in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - marked with the development and rollout of vaccines - invites corollary scrutiny into what has happened into efforts to come up with another vaccine for a pandemic which has affected the world since the

15/02/2021

"While a virtual venue certainly presents many challenges, Graphika was able to flex their creative and strategic thinking to solve a problem and adapt, giving us a visually stunning and almost seamless program. As a tribute to the year that passed, Graphika also produced an e-book filled with submissions from artists, designers, photographers, and illustrators following the theme 'Stories In The New Normal.'

This year, each speaker provided much insight into a creative life under siege by the pandemic (and in many cases an anxiety-inducing political climate), speaking not just from their experiences as professionals, but as human beings."

Read this writer's account of Graphika Manila's first virtual event, and the much-needed words of wisdom she plucked from the presentation of each speaker (GMUNK, Yuko Shimizu, Austin Kleon, Johnny Earle, Chris Do, Nico & Katwo Puertollano, Jeni Wamberg, Becca Clason, and Benja Harney) which struggling creatives can live by at a chaotic time like this.

Words by Angela Jed Silvestre.

https://industryindividual.com/journal/graphika-online-2021-finding-meaning-in-the-mess

“What would you do if you were stuck in one place, and every day was exactly the same and nothing that you did mattered?” This is what best-selling author Austin Kleon asked his audience on the last day of Graphika Online 2021; borrowing the question from the movie Groundhog Day, where lead char...

14/01/2021

Art in need: Creatives Convention for a Cause is kicking off tomorrow!

You can still buy tickets and check out the lineup of activities here: tinyurl.com/artinneed

Industry & Individual is with us also! Creatives convention for a cause is the very 1st reactive event in the Philippines to help the local creatives industry be aggile 🇵🇭

tinyurl.com/artinneed to get your tickets!

13/01/2021

"While not without fear and confusion, growing up in a household that addressed mental health issues created an environment where it was okay to seek help. It helped break the stigma that surrounded mental illness with false, unfair, and potentially harmful stereotypes."

An opinion piece about coping with mental health before and through a pandemic, and why we should regularly check on ourselves and the people around us—especially during these isolating times.

This article is dedicated to loved ones and strangers we've lost to mental illness, and to those still battling it on a daily basis.

Back alone in my own inner and outer space shaped by the pandemic, I still let myself be confronted by everything that is going on around my immediate and distant surroundings—both the beautiful things left to cherish, and the vile injustices that seem to grow exponentially. When it gets overwhelm...

04/01/2021

Helpful robot service dogs. The daily grind in a distant but strangely familiar dystopia. An unexpected rooftop rendezvous. Dating apps in the time of COVID-19Z. Maybe even... love?

First blood off our fiction section—read "Quaran10" written by veteran journalist and writer Karl R. De Mesa - Author now:
https://industryindividual.com/fiction/quaran10

Karl also co-hosts the fight culture podcast Dstry.Mnl Podcast and produces the culture and interviews podcast The Dead Drop. His newest book out is titled "Calling Out the Destruction—Meditations on Violence and Transcendence".

It was on the fifth day that Cal saw her. Sunbathing in a red bikini with white trim on the building across the street, looking like a raptor on downtime. 

28/12/2020

ICYMI, our article on Kwago x Palihan’s event “Low Resolution” written by Ivan Jethro Balagtas is up: https://industryindividual.com/journal/lowresolution

was launched under their learning platform, Center for Trial and Error. The first class, “Being and Technology” reflected on the philosophy of technology—something that we tend to gloss over as technology becomes more seamlessly integrated into our frenetic daily reality.

Looking forward to the next classes.👌🏼

16/12/2020

"As humans lead to a future more dependent on technology, it is everyone’s duty to demand that the insidious forces profiting from civilization’s collapse be in check. Due diligence on technology does not stop in knowing privacy settings or engaging in debates regarding privacy and security, but also in actively demanding that Atherton and Wall Street Billionaires moderate these platforms in a way that brings the best out of humanity, not its worst. We HAVE to."

Read this article about Kwago and Palihan Center for Trial and Error's first virtual class for "Low Resolution: Philosophy and Technology" titled "Being and Technology" held last December 6. Written by Ivan Jethro Balagtas.

https://industryindividual.com/journal/lowresolution

On December 6, independent research and publishing group Kwago held an event under their Palihan Central for Trial and Error platform discussing Being and Technology. The inaugural class in their Low Resolution: Philosophy and Technology series includes participants from the Philippines to the Nethe

14/12/2020

Website and first article are up.✨

“Science, Art, and the Collective Cure” is our mantra of sorts; the “why?” behind issue 0, why we love science and art, why we look forward to seeing the two disciplines intersect more, and why we think it takes collective action to heal (physically or otherwise).

Read it here: https://industryindividual.com/journal/scienceartcollectivecure

i & i was born out of a love for stories—particularly about science, art, and the special moments where the two meet. Taking cue from the growing movements in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and its evolving forms to include the Arts (STEAM), and Reading (STREAM), i&am

06/12/2020

05/12/2020

Low Resolution: Being and Technology is happening tomorrow!

You can still enroll here: https://isipkwago.carrd.co/

Read more about it: bit.ly/beingandtechnology

Excited to launch our newest program tomorrow! There are still slots left! Enroll here: https://isipkwago.carrd.co/

More details: bit.ly/beingandtechnology

11/11/2020

UPDATE: Event has been moved to December 6, 2020.

Have you ever wondered about how all the fast acceleration of new tech will reshape us as individuals and society as a whole - especially during a pandemic?

In 's and its first class for Low Resolution titled “Being and Technology”, guest speakers from around the world share their reflections on how technology is impacting our society, its socio-political implications, and effects on our physiology and psychology.

Class is on November 15 (Sunday)!

Read more: http://bit.ly/beingandtechnology

Enroll now:
https://isipkwago.carrd.co

10/11/2020

As we continue to navigate through one of humanity's most critical events in recent memory, we are forced to revisit and examine our inextricable bond with nature. As a fashion designer, Mariton helps us with this process—a reminder that everything starts, and ends, in nature.

09/11/2020

Pay close attention to your surroundings; its composition, perspective, and lighting. As an Aeropress champion and co-founder of Need Coffee, Daniel has the ability to distinguish these elements and create rich, well balanced, and textured visuals—much like how he handles his coffee.

08/11/2020

We’re stoked to be a media partner for Palihan Center for Trial & Error / Kwago’s Low Resolution: Classes on the Philosophy of Technology.👌🏼

Join the first leg titled “Being and Technology” by signing up here: https://isipkwago.carrd.co/

SPEAKERS
Ramon Guillermo
Sasha Stiles ()
Iain Thomson ()
MODERATORS
Margarita Blanco ()
Roy Voragen ()

Spread the word: http://bit.ly/beingandtechnology

05/11/2020

i&i and Modeka Art present: SALOOB(I/A)N
"Saloobin, Sa looban"

An online exhibit featuring works from our PANDEMIC:2020 issue.

SALOOB(I/A)N is a recollection of the times. It is a story of social structures, recurring memories, vulnerability, new beginnings, and an uncertain end.

To view the artworks, check out , hit them up via DM or email at [email protected].

02/11/2020

The sickness hung overcast, like a gray cloud in the sky. It made time feel like a sludge of days and cast a disorienting hue over cities, mountains, seaside towns, even deep in  the woods.

The symptoms that were grounds for apprehension became stranger by the day: a succession of three coughs could mean positive (or a covert code), a laugh, signs of curiosity, defiance, and even kind words or singing. The mouth suddenly seemed to be a receptacle of contagion and terror.

The pronounced symptoms were weirder deeper in the woods. Eventually, the people in the rural towns would only know of where the symptoms were found, as the government's armed enforcement sector would put an indelible red sticker on the households of those marked infected. The confinements probably happened in the dark shroud of night, because the red stickers would appear in the morning as the neighbors disappeared. But it was hard to tell because the streets were fairly quiet.

The scenario looked a little bit like The Passover, but in reverse.

Somewhere, a child with clear eyes and marked immune, heard through the silence. She heard the muffled cries, the internal suffering and resistance, and how things were actually kept under control. But there was no proof, as her parents didn't seem to hear any of it, or perhaps deafened by fear. But she had accounts of it all. One day, she would find a way to capture proof. And she would find others, somewhere, who could hear them too.

30/10/2020

What makes up a cityscape? Steel frames, concrete structures, an assortment of vehicles, the daily bustle... take a closer look and a whole different landscape unfolds. Letters and images pop out of surfaces, peer through cracks, and for a time, one word pops out amidst it all: NUNO.

29/10/2020

There are stories written all over the city. Art is one of the streets' most prolific authors. His letters, written on steel and concrete surfaces, brave the elements and bear witness to the passing of time.

26/10/2020

The best performances are the ones that forge a bond between the performer and the audience—an intimate, sometimes chaotic moment. Justin grew accustomed to this intimacy, as he’s caught it many times through his lens, in all its raw glory.

25/10/2020

The local creative scene is inclusive and diverse, or at least those who provide sanctuary for a variety of characters and personalities. Josh is one such character, both witness of and participant in this multiplicity. He has moved across different circles and genres, creating the aesthetic for underground movements

24/10/2020

11:47 PM, 04/01/2020:
* r/latenightthoughts *

My phone buzzes. "What We Know About the Virus" says an update from a Youtube channel I subscribed to a few weeks back. I've been having these weird headaches lately. "It might be a symptom?" I thought. 
*Click*
Six minutes into the video, another update—this time from Instagram. 
*Click* 
It was from a friend—a meme poking fun at a local politician. I replied with a ‘rolling on the floor laughing’ emoji, followed by another meme. 
Half an hour later i find myself in a rabbit hole: scrolling from one meme page to another, switching from app to app. 

*Click*Click*Click* 
One minute I'm laughing at Snapchat pranks and Tiktok videos; the next, terrified as clips of social unrest and overcrowded hospitals fill my Facebook feed. I've sent out quite a few messages and links in between; new findings about the virus to friends and family threads, warning them to be wary of fake information spreading online. This erratic behavior ensued for hours, as i jump from meme to news page, entertainment news to documentaries, emails and messaging apps, back and forth.

*Click* 
"You're offline" says Chrome. “What the..” 
I tried to reload it a second time, then a third...

*Click*Click*Click*Click*Click! 
After a few more failed attempts i threw my phone down and sighed, cursing in the dark as i lay in bed. I figured our internet connection is down again. It's been fu**in up lately, didn't even bother checking the router.

A million thoughts run through my mind. After hours of screen time, a residual of colors and afterimages form on the ceiling, much like a textbook example of a psychedelic trip. Every so often, the distant sound of sirens blow past, disrupting my old electric fans loud but steady hum. 
“Eerie”, I thought to myself, as I pondered on the frequency of the passing sirens. I counted 9 this past hour, and each time sounds and feels like they’re getting closer and closer. 
Anxiety creeps in at the realization that every siren indicates some kind of trouble is not too far away.

14/10/2020

After much confusion, at least one thing was clear: People had to shelter in place. This was on top of the preexisting fact that a lot of people didn’t have proper shelter to spend an indefinite amount of time in. Some were left to take refuge inward.

Not to say that the luckier ones didn’t experience a major shift. Some had similar recurring dreams. Some fell into a general stupor. Others adapted seamlessly into the new status quo, finding the lack of tactility comfortable. 

It looked like things would be that way for a while: everyone looking out to the world through black screens.

13/10/2020

Color adds life to the mundane; even the simplest of objects can turn into portals to another world. Cru's penchant for color and form makes for this kind of magical transformation—a whimsical take on an otherwise normal environment.

Peep her works in our first issue, PANDEMIC:2020.