LIFESTYLE COLUMN | I’m Slowly Forgetting Your Face
Huli na pala natin ‘yon, sana sinulit ko na.
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Huli na pala natin ‘yon, sana sinulit ko na.
Behind our independence are journalists who stood for Filipinos.
Every student at any university or institution has the right to pursue their goals. In this process, goals should not be sacrificed for safety and health.
Ruling for over 333 years: that’s how long the Spaniards colonized and governed the archipelago with ruling power. After leaving their dominion region in Asia in 1898 after several resistance, rebellion, and uprising liberating movements, this was replaced by the Americans who stayed for 48 years.


At ang bawat hadlang na pilit itinatayo sa kanilang landas ay hindi dapat maging pader ng katahimikan, kundi haliging magpapatibay sa mas matinding paglaban. Sapagkat, hangga’t may kabataang handang magsulat, magsalita, at manindigan, hindi kailanman mananaig ang dilim sa liwanag, at hindi kailanman magtatapos ang laban para sa katotohanan.

But safety shouldn’t be a sales hook when the rest of the country is drowning—especially when the drowning stems from an eight-digit price tag and a five-digit paycheck that, in times like these, was never going to afford warmth to begin with.

"Ang edukasyon ay siyang lupa at ang kalayaan ay siyang araw ng sangkatauhan. " Wika nga ni Jose Rizal.

Kung may kaunting dangal pang natitira kay Escudero, dapat niyang harapin ang mga kasong maaaring isampa laban sa kanya. Ang kanyang pagpapatalsik ay simula pa lamang; ang tunay na hamon ay ang pananagutin siya sa korte at sa mata ng publiko kasama ang mga natitira pang buwaya.
Huli na pala natin ‘yon, sana sinulit ko na.
I didn’t realize I was growing up the day I stopped fighting for chicken skin.


I have never been whole.

Ang tunay na pagbibigay-lakas sa kabataan ay hindi nasusukat sa siklong pamilya—nasusukat ito sa tapang na kumilos at lumaban. Hindi kailangan ng pangalan ng pamilyang ito sa bawat hakbang; sa bawat bakas ng nakaraan, minumulto pa rin ang isip ng mga kwentong hindi napagbigyan.
Isang daan at dalawampu’t walong taon na ang lumipas mula nang kumawala ang Pilipinas sa mga kamay ng mga dayuhan.

But even after what I went through, the mistreatment and the loudest disrespect I got, I still chose to believe that love is everywhere. Love talks. Love heals. And maybe, it is not my biggest heartbreak at fifteen — instead, it is a lesson for me to take. To learn and to grow.

Floods are acts of nature. Epidemics that follow? Often acts of neglect. If the nation can find the will and the resources to build smarter, safer, and more sanitary cities, we could turn floodwater from a breeding ground for disease into a symbol of resilience, and responsibility.

Sa kabila ng resulta, nanatili ang buong bansa sa panonood, tila huminto ang oras sa bawat suntok at salag. Sa bawat round, hindi lang laban ni Pacquiao ang nakataya, kundi ang panibagong patunay ng ating pagkakaisa bilang sambayanan.

We act as if when she steps down, integrity dies, and decency leaves the hope for good and honest governance. This is not admiration anymore; this is idolatry. And it does a disservice to the very movement she tried to build— being a loyalist and a political fanatic.



