(SPOT.ph) “Cool” has had to undergo many transformations over the past few years,  like your groovy Tito who’s had to do a lot of advanced-stage growing up for the changing times—otherwise, “Canceldt!” These days, cool can no longer denote a kind of snobbery, be accessible only to a few, or include brilliant personalities who have unfortunately problematic values. Cool has grown up and, dare we say it, become a little more friendly, approachable, a tad more worthy of admiration. Less artifice, more authenticity.Which is something you can also say of the people, places and stuff on this list. They still possess that OG quality of what cool is—“fashionably attractive or impressive,” (thanks Oxford!)— creations and creators as they are of this moment in the culture. But quite simply, the selections below are cool because they spark our sense of wonder and delight. It helps, too, that a great number of them represent just how excitingly creative, or creatively exciting Manila is at the moment.