4 days ago
Forging the Filipino future
A new year has just begun, but 2026 arrives with a bang, as if to remind us that the world…
7 days ago
Sea of faith
Every start of the year, an outskirts district from Manila becomes a place where the divine truly resides among a…
1 week ago
Lessons from the Bar
The waiting had already taught me how to disappear. For weeks after the Bar, I pretended I hadn’t taken it…
2 weeks ago
The comfort trap
Waking up at 5 a.m. had always been a constant struggle, and so, whenever possible, I deliberately chose my classes…
2 weeks ago
Meeting the new year alone
Around me, the night glows with bursting fireworks and the laughter of families celebrating the holidays. I, on the other…
3 weeks ago
Bearing the day, bearing the year
The last day of December is just another day to survive. The street smelled of salt and ice, mingling with…
3 weeks ago
Christmas is not for everyone
Christmas is not for everyone. It is not for the incomplete. I have known this since I was 7 years…
4 weeks ago
And so I pray
When did the people’s trust become a currency that the government spends so carelessly, as if our lives were small…
4 weeks ago
Has Christmas changed?
Has Christmas changed, or have we? Since I was young, Christmas has been one of the most awaited celebrations. No…
4 weeks ago
‘Sir, pa-cancel po’
In Metro Manila, movement is governed by delay. Last week, amid the December rush, I crossed the city by motorcycle,…
