Jonathan Orbuda

Jonathan D. Orbuda, an Economics graduate, was a writer in college, when he served as a section editor (from 2007 to 2008) of The Pillar. Not surprisingly, after completing his degree, he ended up blogging, detailing his travels (sans much of the frills). He also established “Cute Pinoy”, an online social networking site for Filipino gay and bi men, eyeing to inspire closet gays to come out and learn to embrace themselves. Since finishing his schooling, he already worked for a bank and the BPO industry, among others. But his passion remains writing, and so he now travels as much as he can to discover what this world (and life) has to offer. As he keeps stressing: “I honestly don’t want to be rich; I just want to fly and be free.”

Stories By Jonathan Orbuda

#KaraniwangLGBT4 years ago

The day I almost died for being trans…

Meet Mandy, who believes she was victimized because of her trans identity. For Mandy, there is a need to find strength in number. “All I can...
LOVE AFFAIRS5 years ago

Vin and Scotty: Standing up for love

It started with a simple message from an online dating site, where Scotty asked Vin if he was a "foodie". “At first, I was offended,” Vin...
Op-Ed5 years ago

Finding Veejay Floresca

Jonathan Orbuda noted the glaring absence of the likes of Veejay Floresca and Vice Ganda at the 21st Metro Manila Pride March. And while “I know...
In the Scene5 years ago

FAB Bar: Still looking for the fabulous…

After approximately two years not visiting the party scene in the City of Manila, Jonathan Orbuda finds himself once again in the once capital of gay...
NEWSMAKERS5 years ago

United efforts needed to fight HIV – DOH

On its own, the Department of Health won’t be able to fight the spread of HIV in the Philippines. “We have to look (elsewhere to know)...
NEWSMAKERS5 years ago

TRR calls for youth inclusion in observance of World AIDS Day 2014

The Project Red Ribbon called for the engagement of the youth in its observance of the World AIDS Day 2014. In an event themed “Engaging the...
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE6 years ago

Living on the edge in a house on stilts

Contributing writer Jonathan Orbuda finds himself in the floating nipa huts of Laguna Lake, where he discovers that life may be harsh, but people try to...
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE6 years ago

Bringing Stone Age back…

Contributing writer Jonathan Orbuda meets Manuel Rozal, or just Mang Manuel, a 58 year-old widower, who continues to restore and work on rock statuettes for more...
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE6 years ago

Notes from a Gay-lera virgin

Jonathan Orbuda visits Puerto Gay-lera for the first time, and discovers the (in)famous gay landmarks of the place - "Jurassic Park" and "Rockwell". Here, he shares...