Uploader Gian Cantorna told the Inquirer that she was drawing anime characters when she decided to start crocheting: “Para lang din po ako nagddrawing, [pero] 3D nga lang siya. ‘Illustration into reality’ po ang dating.” | @lainepomer, INQ trainee
She explained that she cannot afford to buy anime figure displays so she opted to doing handmade crafts: “Bukod sa tipid po sya, nagagawa ko po ung mga gusto [kong] characters. At pwede pa [akong] magdagdag ng iba pang characters.” | @lainepomer, INQ trainee
The amigurumi dolls shared by Catorna on the Facebook page “Home Buddies” were inspired iconic characters from the anime “One Piece,” namely Monkey D. Luffy and Roronoa Zoro, and from “Demon Slayer,” Kyojuro Rengoku. | @lainepomer, INQ trainee
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LOOK: Netizens were in awe after a Manila-based fashion designer and artist posted a photo of a sculpture inspired by presidential candidate and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo.
Jef Albea told the Inquirer that his art is all about women empowerment, freedom, and success in life. He added that his masterpieces represent love, equality, and courage to stand for what is right. | @lainepomer, INQ trainee
“Maria Leonor is a perfect example of how I describe every character in my sculptures. She is brave, dressed in pink, and full of hopes and dreams for my country, which is the Philippines,” Albea said. | @lainepomer, INQ trainee
LOOK: A wife from Sta. Maria, Bulacan shared to the virtual neighborhood “Home Buddies” how her husband made fun of her by putting a tarpaulin with her name outside their gate.
Jonalyn Mergal–Zamora jokingly wrote in her post that her husband gets mad whenever she asks him to receive her delivery parcels. | @pleasethelme, INQ trainee #BeAnINQUIRER
“Ang husband ko po mismo ang naglagay ng tarpaulin sa gate. Nakita ko po siyang may hawak noong paalis siya papuntang work, pero ‘di ko lang pinansin kasi lagi naman siyang may hawak na papel na nakarolyo dahil sa work niya,” Zamora told the Inquirer. | @pleasethelme, INQ trainee
In an interview with the Inquirer, Misuela said that it takes her about 2 to 3 days to complete a full face portrait and a day to finish a small frame portrait of pets.
LOOK: A materials engineer from Quezon City will soon conduct a pilot run of a fruits subscription service, in which customers can have their required fruit intake delivered daily or weekly, depending on the plan.
Engineer Paul Ceralde, 26, wrote in a Facebook post that his start-up business aims to collaborate with fruit street vendors to help them modernize their business. He intends to provide them with bicycles and a clean facility where they can prepare the fruits. | @alinea_arn
“We have a unique business model that is driven by a hyperlocal demand [wherein] the demand from that certain area needs to hit a certain threshold,” Ceralde told the Inquirer. | @alinea_arn, INQ trainee
Uploader Franz Brian Ballarta Dalumpines took to social media the video of his fellow seafarer who rescued the stray dog. | @ZushmitaDiazINQ#BeAnINQUIRER
In an interview with the Inquirer, Dalumpines said that they saw the dog around 7am and was hesitant at first to try and grab it out of the water as it might be hostile towards them and that they were all occupied and hard at work. | @ZushmitaDiazINQ#BeAnINQUIRER
In her caption, uploader Cristina Sofia Frencillo said that it was 10 p.m. in the evening when her sister saw Aurea, a guard from Leyte, with a lamp that barely provided light for his tracing paper while zooming in on his phone. | @alinea_arn
“Initially, nagulat po kami kasi ‘yung focus niya po ay sa work niya talaga, tapos everytime po na may dadaan naa-alarma siya kaagad. Kung wala namang tao siya ay nagdo-drawing,” Frencillo told the Inquirer. | @alinea_arn