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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). I’m hosting @axa.philippines’ “Women at AXA: Empowerment” talk on April 14, Wednesday, 3-4pm. Guest speakers Atty. Giselle Angelica Munoz (@wandergirlgis) and Mary Joy Sun-Castillo of BRAVE Women's Self Defense System will talk about harassment and how we can defend ourselves. This online event is for the employees of #AXAPhilippines. #womenempowerment #selfdefense #empowerment #axa #sexualassaultwareness #axaph #SAAM #eventhost
*FREEBIE ALERT* How are you holding up in quaran *FREEBIE ALERT* How are you holding up in quarantine? I’m giving away this care package from @inher_element. The Maskne Gel, ₽445, will help your acne issues caused by stress and all-day mask wearing. It contains cica, salicylic acid, and tea tree oil to calm irritated skin. The Butterlips Conditioning Color, ₽345, hydrates lips with a wash of color. It comes in three shades named after Filipino folklore goddesses—Mayari (clay brown), Tala (berry plum), and Hanan (bright coral). This shade is Tala, the goddess of the stars. How to win: 1. Follow me @replikate and @inher_element on IG. 2. In the comments section below, leave your name, IG username, and YouTube user name. This will help me verify if you followed all mechanics. 3. Follow me on YT: youtube.com/k8alvarez. 4. Watch my YouTube videos and leave comments. Each comment counts as a raffle entry. Leave as many comments as you want. Only comments from from April 4-9, (10am cutoff) will be considered. 5. Winner will be announced here and on my FB page (fb.com/k8alvarez) on April 9, 12nn. Prize will be delivered to the winner for free. Open to Philippine residents only. Good luck! 💋 #KateWasHere #freebies #giveawayPH #giveawaysPH #projectvanity #inherelement #inherelementPH
As we celebrate Women’s Month, I'm hosting @aies As we celebrate Women’s Month, I'm hosting @aiesecphl and @axa.philippines’ “March Forward: Women in the Workplace" tomorrow, March 19, 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Hear how women are creating a gender-equal workplace and what they #ChooseToChallenge. #womensmonth2021 #womensmonth #womensupportingwomen
Welcome to my office. 💻🍹 There’s a growin Welcome to my office. 💻🍹 There’s a growing number of Filipino freelancers and remote workers who’ve had enough of their cramped condo space and moved to the beaches or mountains, where they can do exactly what they’ve been doing on their computers in Manila, but this time by the ocean away from the stressors of the city. Read all about it in my blog, #KateWasHere.com. Link in bio. ☀️ #SeeHueBoracay #Boracay2021 #travel #solofemaletraveler #travelresponsibly #travelsafe #huehotelsboracay #HuesOfSummer @mgasiapr @hueboracay #travelwriter #bestpool #wearetravelgirls
When you walk past #DiniwidBeach, you’ll find a When you walk past #DiniwidBeach, you’ll find a cave (grotto) with a small opening that welcomes you to Station 1. You may crawl through the hole or walk around the ledge. I crawled. 🏝 ... ... ... #KateWasHere #boracay #boracay2021 #seehueboracay #beach #travel #wearetravelgirls #solofemaletraveler #travelingwriter #travelsafe #travelresponsibly #cave #curls #curlpower #curlyhair #curlypinay
Coco Mama’s coconut ice cream bowl is lactose-fr Coco Mama’s coconut ice cream bowl is lactose-free and vegan. You’ll get two scoops of coconut and/or pandan ice cream with fresh coconut, rice crisps, and mango in a coconut shell with an eco-friendly wooden spoon. Hooray for plastic-free serving! Get it for ₽150 at @cocomamaboracay, @stationxboracay. 🌴 #seehueboracay #spotPH #KateWasHere #cocomamaboracay #vegan #stationx #boracayeats #boracay #boracay2021 #stationxboracay #veganicecream #SpotTravels
My little ode to #SpiderHouse, which folded way be My little ode to #SpiderHouse, which folded way before the pandemic. Who remembers a drunken night or two in this cliffside spot along #DiniwidBeach? Local kids have turned it into a cliffside diving spot. For safety reasons, cliffside structures are no longer allowed in Boracay. ☀️ #KateWasHere #SpotPH #boracay #boracay2021 #seehueboracay #wearetravelgirls #solofemaletraveler #travel #diniwid #fujifilm #fujifilmxt100 #fujifilmph #fujifilmlifestyle #fujifilmlifestyleph
Tidbit: I’ve been to #Boracay many times before, Tidbit: I’ve been to #Boracay many times before, but I had never stepped foot on Willy’s Rock because there were always hordes of tourists. I only watched from afar. Well, now I can finally say I had #WillysRock all to myself. March used to be the signal of the summer season, but right now Boracay’s tourist influx is only 5-10% of what it used to be. Swipe left to see me finally on Willy’s Rock, but swipe right for me. ✌🏻😹 Just kidding, I hate dating apps. Photo by @vivasjules ☀️ Bikini from @cesaph #KateWasHere #boracay2021 #travelingwriter #travelsafe #socialdistancing #SeeHueBoracay #solofemaletraveler #boracay2021 #willysrock @spotph x @hueboracay x @mgasiapr
@spotph sent me on a mission to write about the he @spotph sent me on a mission to write about the health protocols and new tourism rules in the #Philippines. I wish this was just one of those annoying Instagram photos where I overuse the hashtags #vitaminsea and #travel, but in reality, this trip has been an eye-opener and a heartache. While the white beach is beautiful as always, my heart broke to see that more than half the establishments in Boracay have closed, are dilapidated, or facing uncertainty. I’m still in #Boracay, talking to locals about how the pandemic has affected their lives. It’s so easy for us privileged folk to scream “Stay at home!” while we make our dalgona coffees and TikTok to our heart’s content, but the tourism industry has left a lot of Filipinos hungry and jobless. One boatman told me that he’d be lucky to earn P30-P100 a day (1-2 USD) in the last year. His family relied on the ayuda (minimal government assistance) and donations from business owners stuck in Boracay. But that’s not enough. It’s hard to speak about travel these days without getting flack, but how can we sit leisurely in our furnished homes when the less privileged people of the Philippines have been hungry and unemployed for 12 months now? I can’t say I’m extremely pro-travel or anti-travel these days. I’m floating somewhere in the middle, where I #travelresponsibly once in a while for the sake of my #mentalhealth and to support the tourism sector. Every day I am educating myself on social realities and I prefer hearing stories directly from those experiencing it. For scientific developments, I listen to medical professionals. I can’t wait to finish my articles for #SpotPH and my blogs for #KateWasHere.com. Please stay tuned. I have so much to write. Photo taken by a coconut vendor. I paid him extra to take my photos. Of course I bought a coconut, too. P.S. I still wear a mask here and keep my face shield on while eating in restaurants. Boracay follows stricter safety precautions, especially after that recent mishap. #travelingwriter #travelsafe #socialdistancing #SeeHueBoracay #solofemaletraveler #boracay2021 Special thanks to @hueboracay, arranged by @mgasiapr
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